Month: October 2025

Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy from Pinole who spent several days in Berkeley stealing cars and evading officers who tried to stop him, authorities report. The boy stole multiple…

Berkeley police have made an arrest in the case of a teenager they say pulled a gun during a street fight on Telegraph Avenue earlier this month. The fight itself…

Update, 9:50 p.m. A report of an armed bike thief at UC Berkeley prompted Wednesday night's safety alert to the campus community, authorities report. Police investigated the report and do…

Authorities investigated a report of possible gunfire near UC Berkeley early Tuesday morning. Officers arrived in the area at about 2 a.m. and found no signs of a shooting. Berkeley's…

Berkeley officials are expected to vote tonight to relinquish a critical public resource for timely news — but they still have time to change their minds. In recent weeks, Berkeley…

Berkeley police have just put forward a plan to launch a "near real-time" online call log with city officials likely to vote Tuesday night to suspend public access to police…

Authorities have arrested the suspect in a recent shooting in West Berkeley, The Scanner has learned. Berkeley police arrested Ernest Portlock, 44, in San Francisco on Friday shortly before midnight.…

More than 80 local residents and city staff crowded into a Berkeley elementary school Thursday night to share ideas about improving traffic safety on Claremont Avenue after a fatal crash…

A man police say followed an alleged car thief to Berkeley and then shot at him has been charged with multiple felonies this week, authorities announced. Berkeley police say Ramon…

More than 1,000 people lost power Wednesday night in Berkeley after a car crash at Telegraph and Ashby avenues. Shortly before 9 p.m., PG&E's outage map showed nearly 1,200 people…