Year: 2025

A coordinated team of armed law enforcement officers in camouflage uniforms sparked community concern in South Berkeley on Tuesday morning. The Alameda County sheriff's office told The Scanner the unit…

A man who was shot in the face during a standoff in April with Berkeley police has been ordered by an Alameda County judge to stand trial. Ricardo Ruiz, 34,…

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake shook Berkeley early Sunday morning, the first temblor in the city in quite some time. The quake's epicenter was just east of UC Berkeley's Clark Kerr…

The family of a man who died recently after a driver struck him on his evening walk in Berkeley has organized a candlelight vigil tonight to honor him. Dinh Le…

A man police say followed customers from local banks into Berkeley, and then robbed them, is now facing felony charges in three separate cases. In one of the incidents, authorities…

Berkeley police increased patrols around Berkeley High School in response to an email threat to campus Thursday morning, authorities report. In a message to the BHS community, Principal Juan Raygoza…

A woman was taken to Highland Hospital on Thursday after what police say was a solo bike crash on Tunnel Road near the Claremont Hotel. The roadway was closed until…

A woman drove into the San Francisco Bay in West Berkeley last week, resulting in a medical evaluation, authorities report. On Thursday night, Berkeley police and firefighters were dispatched to…

A driver was arrested in Berkeley on Wednesday following a car chase by Richmond police, authorities report. The chase ended at about 4:30 p.m. when the driver crashed at Martin…

A 75-year-old Berkeley man who was struck by a driver in a low-speed crash near Willard Park earlier this month has died, authorities report. Dinh Le had been taking his…