Catalytic converter cache seized after Elmwood chase
The driver refused to stop and ultimately dumped the car on Parkside Drive in The Uplands neighborhood, police said.
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Suspects arrested after two-city commercial burglary spree
The crew hit nine Alameda businesses overnight Monday after breaking into seven shops in Berkeley, authorities said this week.
Burglary crew targets Berkeley cafes, including original Peet's
Other impacted businesses included Berkeley Espresso, Helacio's Deli, two other coffee or tea shops, a burger shop and Li's Knife Cut Noodle.
Crew targets Berkeley woman, 89, with rooftop raccoon scam
"I did nothing but shake for two days," the woman told TBS. "It finally came to me: My trust had been violated."
New Berkeley hate crime case for longtime felon
Police say David Denton struck a man with a rock while robbing him Friday night and then vandalized a Jewish center next to campus.
He said her daughter had been in a car crash. It was a scam.
The stranger told the 91-year-old woman "not to tell anyone else about their phone call" — a red flag, Berkeley police said.
After DNA hit on bloody towel, convicted burglar charged again
Authorities say they have linked Jatinder Pal Singh to at least three "hot prowl" burglaries of occupied homes in the neighborhood near UC Berkeley.