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.
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Berkeley sex offender hit with new child pornography case
A "cyber tip" led Berkeley police to Storea Hassas, court papers show. It wasn't his first offense.
Man hospitalized after self-injury at Berkeley cafe
Neighborhood surveillance footage showed him collapsing on the ground after leaving the cafe.
Man's body found in the water at Berkeley Marina
A gardener called police just before 10:15 a.m. to report what appeared to be a body in the water near the Berkeley Yacht Club.
Woman taken for eval after driving into San Francisco Bay
Witnesses said the woman got out of her car and began walking away after driving into the water in Berkeley.
Berkeley man recounts how he stopped alleged kidnapping
"I could see the fear in his eyes," the witness said, of the 10-month-old baby who was nearly taken. "I was trying to calm him down."
Police: Road rage suspect tried to hide in Berkeley creek
He was identified as 34-year-old Derrick Johnson.