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…
He died on the UC Berkeley campus. But who was he?
By Vicente Vera Terrence Nash went out of his way to cultivate a land of adventure in Berkeley for his baby sister as they grew up in the pre-internet age.…
Elderly woman reports hot prowl burglary at Elmwood home
On a recent Monday morning, an 87-year-old woman was home alone in the Elmwood neighborhood when two men kicked in her front door. It was June 29, and not yet…
Solano Avenue bike lane plan gets early look in Albany
By Allyson Aleksey A plan adopted Monday by the Albany City Council lays the groundwork for a protected bike lane on Solano Avenue, a key commercial corridor for Albany and…
UC Berkeley police search underway near Haas
UC Berkeley authorities have asked people to shelter in place due to a police search near the Haas School of Business on Tuesday. The Scanner is working to learn more…