Update: Police say Berkeley attack was felony hate crime
According to police, Aaron Crayford "directed an anti-LGBTQ slur at the victim" during the assault. The 75-year-old man sustained a head injury.
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Berkeley police arrest boy, 14, after bizarre auto crime spree
He racked up more than a dozen auto crimes in Berkeley in less than three days, Berkeley police said in response to a Scanner inquiry.
Car crash knocks out power to Berkeley neighborhoods
A reader, who shared a photograph from the scene, told The Scanner the driver struck a power pole near Whole Foods.
Berkeley PD: Pot deal robbery led to gunfire outside Malcolm X
During the deal, police said, the driver hit the gas, leaving alleged shooter Saul Camacho Ballesteros "hanging out the driver's side window."
Crime log: Crash leads cops to drug stash; battery on Solano
Today's Berkeley crime blotter also has details on a recent robbery near Cal and a road rage case involving a gun.
Berkeley police: Shooting was not aimed at Malcolm X school
Witnesses saw a "vehicle swerving all over the road" near King and Ashby as someone held a gun out the window, according to early reports.
Burglars break into beloved Berkeley, Albany businesses
"We had no money in the place," said Greg Poulios, owner of Creekwood Restaurant in South Berkeley. "We don't keep it here."