Sheriff's office cuts daily arrest log, citing scam: Editorial
In the past week, a key resource for tracking local arrests has gone away, making it that much harder to report on police activity and public safety in Alameda County.…
Berkeley police: Park debris dispute leads to skillet attack
A walk in Berkeley's Aquatic Park turned violent Wednesday when police say a homeless man used a skillet and tree branch to attack pedestrians. A 67-year-old man was walking with…
Police: Man raped Berkeley High student after marijuana meetup
A Vallejo man has been charged with sexually assaulting a Berkeley High student after police say he used Instagram to arrange a meeting to give her marijuana. Last year in…
Berkeley power outage, road closures after hit-and-run crash
A driver who ran into a power pole, then fled the scene, knocked out electricity to more than a thousand PG&E customers in West Berkeley on Tuesday, according to police…
Berkeley father recovering after brutal College Avenue attack
Weeks after he was attacked and robbed while leaving work on College Avenue, Roman Becerra is still struggling to eat and speak. After the attack, Becerra, 45, was in the…
3 teenage boys arrested after violent street robbery
Berkeley police arrested three teenage boys who chased a man down and attacked him during a robbery Sunday evening, authorities report. The robbery took place at 7 p.m. at University…
Berkeley police arrest mini-mart armed robbery suspects
Three mini-mart armed robbery suspects are in custody Friday after police tracked them down using Flock cameras, authorities report. Officers seized ammunition, high-capacity magazines and "numerous replica pellet guns" during…
ICE detainee in Berkeley ID'd as 30-year-old Moroccan man
An individual arrested by federal agents last week in Berkeley has been identified as a 30-year-old Moroccan man, an ICE spokesperson told The Scanner today. The man had entered the…
Police: Man trapped woman in elevator during sexual assault
A homeless man police say followed a woman into her downtown Berkeley apartment building before sexually assaulting her is set for arraignment Thursday. The woman, who is in her 20s,…
ICE operation sees man detained in Berkeley
Federal agents detained a man in Berkeley last week amid a "civil immigration enforcement operation" led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, The Scanner has learned. The operation appears…