Year: 2025

We've rounded up details about several recent cases in Berkeley. If you have questions about local police activity, send a news tip to The Scanner. Photos are always appreciated. CAR STOP NETS…

The parents of a 19-year-old UC Berkeley student who died last month after a drowning at a frat party have filed a lawsuit against the fraternity, court papers show. The…

Authorities in Berkeley seized nine firearms this week from a local man who threatened to shoot "anyone that comes onto the property" after a neighborhood boy showed up to find…

A pedestrian was taken to Highland Hospital with a head injury after being struck by a driver near UC Berkeley on Wednesday morning. After the crash, the pedestrian — a…

The Alameda County DA's office has asked a judge to dismiss the case against former San Leandro police officer Jason Fletcher, who fatally shot Steven Taylor in a San Leandro…

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake rattled Berkeley on Monday afternoon, following eight quakes in San Ramon that began at 2:30 a.m. "Felt it on Northside. My wall rattled," wrote one Berkeley…

A woman who noticed a man following her after a party helped police catch him by leading him to the Berkeley police station, authorities report. The woman got off the…

Police are investigating a carjacking in West Berkeley on Friday night. A man called police to report the incident at about 11 p.m. He said he had been driving an…

A homeless man who attacked a Berkeley High student Wednesday for no reason has been charged with felony assault and child abuse, according to court records and police. Suspect Denarian…

Pamela Price, the former Alameda County district attorney who was recalled by voters last year, says she's not done yet. In a surprise press conference Thursday, Price said she would…