Berkeley sets March 9 deadline to leave Harrison encampment
Berkeley workers have posted a new round of closure notices announcing an end to the city's last large homeless encampment, on Harrison Street. The notice, posted Monday by city staff,…
Berkeley police make arrests linked to home repair scams
Berkeley police arrested multiple individuals Monday on Solano Avenue in connection with ongoing home repair scams targeting local residents. BPD credited its Flock camera system with leading officers to the…
Phong Tran case appears to totter as trial nears
With the star witness missing in a high-profile misconduct case against a veteran Oakland homicide detective, prosecutors appear to be rethinking how to proceed. In 2023, former Alameda County District…
Man arrested after pointing replica gun at passing drivers
Police in Berkeley have arrested a man who was reported to be waving a gun at motorists on Sacramento Street on Saturday evening. Officers ultimately used less-lethal rounds to take…
Female burn victim found in Berkeley dies at hospital
An unidentified woman found unresponsive today in Berkeley with extensive burns on her body was pronounced dead at the hospital Friday night, according to police and early reports. The call…
Woman charged with attempted murder after Berkeley shooting
A woman who forced her way inside a Berkeley woman's apartment in January and repeatedly shot at her has now been charged with attempted murder, police report. No one was…
New hit-and-run crash sparks concerns at Zachary's Corner
Seventeen years ago today, a driver struck and killed 5-year-old Zachary Cruz when he got off the school bus by UC Berkeley's Clark Kerr Campus. The city has pledged to…
Local dad still unconscious after being hit in Berkeley crosswalk
For Luis Soto, it all began with a mysterious voicemail from Highland Hospital saying his younger brother, Diego, might have been admitted. From the message, it was unclear what could…
Catalytic converter cache seized after Elmwood chase
Berkeley police recovered 11 stolen catalytic converters from a car abandoned during a brief chase in the Claremont-Elmwood neighborhood early Thursday morning. The culprits got away but police said they…
Driver charged after pedestrian crash with severe injuries
A pedestrian remains in the hospital with serious injuries this week after a driver struck him in a South Berkeley crosswalk in mid-February, authorities report. The driver, 32-year-old David Antonio…