Sex crimes

Corner store clerk charged with sex crimes against 2 men

Police say Nafeh Gawbah offered both men work stacking boxes in a back room of the market, which is across from Berkeley Technology Academy.

Barback at Tigerlily in Berkeley charged with sexual assault

Berkeley police wrote that Carlos Salgado Cruz II pushed the teenager into a corner and told her, "You know you want it."

Berkeley sex crimes detectives ask for help to find victim

The victim, who appeared to be 16-18, was approached from behind and picked up by a man who reportedly licked her from her neck to her eye.

Berkeley sex crime attack near Cal: Suspect held to answer

Police say Wilmer Guerra Peña jumped out of the bushes and attacked an exchange student, carrying her toward the open trunk of his car.

Police: 'Peeping Tom' filmed young women near UC Berkeley

Berkeley police said they found 23 videos on the suspect's cellphone showing five women who had been filmed.

Man gets 40 years after rape of girl next door, escape to Mexico

Berkeley police say Omar Sosa Arenal lived next to the 16-year-old girl for two years and had a "clear view to her bedroom."

Man held to answer in sex crime attack on UC Berkeley student

Felony sex crimes are up 51% in Berkeley this year according to the latest BPD data. Many of the incidents are concentrated around UC Berkeley.