Berkeley man charged with Lo-Cost Liquors shooting
Police say Curtis Verrett Jr., 18, shot the victim three times, leaving him with a gunshot wound to the leg.
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Man charged with groping woman outside Berkeley market
The Alameda County district attorney's office charged Randall Alston with misdemeanor sexual battery.
Man with gun arrested after crashing into Berkeley yard
The driver struck a fence and ran into some garbage bins but appears to have avoided hitting the home itself.
Man in stolen car fleeing cop in Berkeley crashes, escapes
Police said the man was driving a Honda Accord that he had stolen when he found it in Berkeley with the engine running.
Gun used in mid-day catalytic converter theft in Berkeley
There have been 134 catalytic converter thefts in Berkeley already this year, which appears to be keeping pace with last year when there were 845.
Flooring contractor dies weeks after fire at Bayer Berkeley
Ben Casillas Jr. had been working as a contractor on a flooring project at Bayer when the fire broke out six weeks ago.
Berkeley is seeing a spike in robberies; people are worried
"The mayor and police department have to do a better job to protect the area," one resident told The Scanner. "Things are getting worse."