Attempted murder charges filed after man set on fire in Berkeley
Berkeley police detectives arrested Bradley Marcrum, 24, on Wednesday morning during a warrant operation, according to booking records.
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July Fourth gunfire damages 6 vehicles in West Berkeley
A resident called Berkeley police around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday after finding bullet holes in a vehicle near Eighth Street and Channing Way.
Berkeley man, 68, lit on fire by stranger, in critical condition
Police say the assailant poured gasoline on the man and lit him on fire. Then he fled the scene.
Driver crashes into Berkeley coffee shop, taken to Highland
"The car was smoking and smelled of gas, so we got the driver clear while supporting her neck," a witness to the crash wrote on Twitter.
Berkeley warehouse fire keeps BFD busy Sunday night
Firefighters had to force entry into the 12,000-square-foot warehouse.
CHP: Freeway passenger shot at Berkeley work crew, no one hit
The passenger pointed a black handgun out the window and fired two rounds at a 14-person landscaping crew that had been hired by Caltrans.
Northwest Berkeley DUI crash sends 1 to jail, 1 to hospital
The collision, at Ninth Street and Hearst Avenue, happened just before 5 a.m. and woke the neighbors, a local resident said.