Thieves steal $25,000 in gear from Berkeley North Face
Police are investigating an apparent organized retail theft at the Berkeley North Face Outlet on Monday afternoon. The store reported six or more people who pulled up to the store…
UPDATE: Female pedestrian, 66, dead after Berkeley crash
Update: A 66-year-old woman is dead after being struck by a driver in North Berkeley on Sunday afternoon near Monterey Market, authorities have confirmed. BPD's Fatal Accident Investigation Team will…
2 Berkeley shooting reports: Man wounded; gunfire on I-80
Police in Berkeley are investigating two seemingly unrelated shootings Friday night: one, gunfire on the freeway, the other, the case of a man who showed up wounded at a local…
Remembering Robert Shadric, a longtime Berkeley presence
For a couple of weeks he was just a man found dead in a UC Berkeley bathroom on a chilly day in January. Unidentified and, in coroner-speak, unclaimed, because they…
Police make arrest in UC Berkeley sex crime case
Police have arrested the suspect in a UC Berkeley sex crime case that made headlines earlier this week. On Friday shortly after midnight, police arrested 33-year-old Andrew McNear at Ninth…
Police field 'swatting' call in South Berkeley
Berkeley police are investigating a fake 911 call this week that briefly caused concern at a local elementary school. The incident began around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday when Berkeley police got…
Rollover car crash knocks out power to thousands in Berkeley
A driver who fell asleep at the wheel in Berkeley late Tuesday night crashed into a utility pole, knocking out power to thousands of residents, according to preliminary reports. As…
UC police: Woman pepper-sprays man who grabbed her
A woman pepper-sprayed a man Tuesday night on the Berkeley-Albany border after he said he wanted to sexually assault her and pulled her off her bike, police report. The man…
Berkeley police investigate 2 shootings in 3 days
The recent three-day weekend saw two gunfire investigations by Berkeley police. No arrests have been made in either case and the investigations are ongoing, BPD said this week. The first…
Rider sustains serious injury in Berkeley motorcycle crash
A motorcycle rider was hurt Wednesday night after losing control and crashing into a pole on Arlington Avenue in the Berkeley Hills, authorities report. The crash took place at about…