Mary Bruns died in a Berkeley fire. Who was she?
When Mary Ellen Bruns was carried by firefighters from her smoldering house in early February, and soon declared dead, neighbors on the short dead-end Poe Street in central Berkeley were…
Scooter rider sustains serious injuries in Berkeley car crash
A scooter passenger sustained serious injuries Monday night when a driver struck him in downtown Berkeley, authorities report. The scooter rider, a man in his 30s, was not wearing a…
UCPD: Fire extinguisher used during e-scooter robbery
Berkeley police are looking for two people who discharged a fire extinguisher during a scooter robbery near campus Sunday, authorities report. The robbery happened just before 2:50 p.m. near Dwight…
UC Berkeley police: Grizzly Peak gunfire sees 2 men arrested
UC Berkeley police arrested two men early Sunday morning after getting reports of gunfire on Grizzly Peak Boulevard, authorities report. The men, whose names were unavailable pending the booking process,…
Gunfire amid Berkeley domestic violence call; man arrested
Berkeley police arrested a man early Saturday morning after getting reports of a shooting during a domestic violence call. It was the fourth non-injury shooting in Berkeley this year. The…
Berkeley man, 60, sustains serious injuries in apartment fire
A man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries this week after a fire broke out in his North Berkeley apartment near Solano Avenue, authorities report. Another resident of…
Man pronounced dead next to Ohlone Greenway in Berkeley
A man was pronounced dead Thursday afternoon in North Berkeley after a passer-by noticed he might need help and asked authorities to check on him. The witness called police just…
Berkeley names new interim director of police accountability
The Berkeley mayor's office has just put forward retired city staffer Kathy Lee to run the Police Accountability Board on an interim basis. Lee used to oversee the city's Police…
Berkeley ceiling collapse sends woman to hospital
The ceiling of a two-story building partially collapsed in Berkeley on Thursday morning sending at least one woman to the hospital, authorities report. Shortly before publication time, several other people…
Berkeley woman hit by driver while crossing Ashby Avenue
A driver struck a woman who was trying to cross Ashby Avenue on Wednesday night, sending her to the hospital with significant injuries, authorities report. The crash happened shortly after…