Month: January 2026

Two longtime members of Berkeley's police oversight board abruptly resigned Friday, citing policy "rollbacks," trouble accessing records and a "consistent pattern of reversals" of misconduct findings. Kitty Calavita and Juliet…

The Berkeley Police Department provided the following statement about this week's hazmat incident on Colusa Avenue. The Scanner already reported much of this information in two reports — which include…

Berkeley will hold a community meeting this week about a new program, housed at a Berkeley motel, for people coming out of custody. Last fall, the city announced that the…

Berkeley firefighters extinguished a massive warehouse fire on Second Street early Tuesday morning. The response closed nearby streets and stopped local train service. No injuries were reported. An investigation into…

Update, 3:45 p.m. Seawall Drive and Shorebird Park in the Berkeley Marina have re-opened after authorities destroyed hazardous materials with a small explosion Monday afternoon. The blast — a sharp boom…

Local authorities coordinated throughout the weekend to determine how to dispose of hazardous materials that had been stored for years at a North Berkeley home. The coordination involved not just…

Police are investigating a scammer who targeted an elderly Berkeley woman last month by claiming her daughter needed money to get out of jail. The case began in December when…

Police are investigating gunfire over the weekend in South Berkeley not far from a shooting in the neighborhood earlier in the month. Limited information was available this week but, on…

A blood-stained towel helped police catch a convicted burglar who broke into the home of a Cal football player and his housemates while they slept, according to court papers. Police…

A man died Monday morning after being struck by a train in Berkeley, authorities and community members report. The fatal collision happened shortly before 11:45 a.m. near Hearst Avenue and…