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Berkeley police: Man arrested after threatening toddler at park
Abdurrahman Butler made a hand signal in the shape of a gun and pointed it at the child, saying, "I'm going to kill you," his nanny told Berkeley police.
Driver who ran over homeless woman while fleeing UCPD held on murder charge
Alexander McGee, now 32, ran over 58-year-old Bernadette Young Bear while fleeing from a UCPD officer nearly three years ago.
Police: Woman fired gun after trying to give child marijuana
Tiffany Payne fired her gun into the air and threatened the child's mother saying, "the next one is for you,'" Berkeley police wrote in court papers.
CHP, Berkeley police respond to gunfire on I-80 west
No injuries had been reported as of about midnight.
Cyclist in critical condition after car crash in Berkeley on Friday
Police are still working to determine the circumstances of the crash on San Pablo Avenue near Virginia Street.
2 displaced in West Berkeley RV fire; 1 RV lost, 1 damaged
The American Red Cross responded to Grayson Street to help with temporary shelter.
CHP K-9 helps arrest 3 who fled in stolen car on I-80 in Berkeley
Pinole police ultimately took all three people into custody in connection with a burglary or robbery in that city, authorities said.