All in a day: Catalytic converter theft, robbery, stabbing
Flock cameras helped police find catalytic converter suspects, a mail carrier was robbed and a man was stabbed in Berkeley on Saturday. At 7:15 a.m., a local man called Berkeley…
Gunfire strikes Berkeley corner store early Saturday morning
A man shot at a central Berkeley convenience store early Saturday morning, striking the building, according to preliminary reports. The shooting happened at about 4:20 a.m. at Popeye's Tobacco &…
Berkeley District 1 race: Wrubel takes 55-vote lead
The race for Berkeley's open District 1 City Council seat has tightened dramatically, with Daria Wrubel now leading Laura Babitt by just 55 votes in the latest ranked-choice results. On…
Fatal hit-and-run: Witness, QR code helped police find driver
New court records reveal how a witness and a QR code helped police track down a suspected drunken driver after a fatal hit-and-run crash in Berkeley this week. The Alameda…
4-vehicle crash on Marin leaves 1 with minor injuries
A four-vehicle crash in the Berkeley Hills on Friday left one person with minor injuries and closed part of Marin Avenue, police said. The crash happened at about 2:30 p.m.…
TikTok meeting leads to child sex crime charges
A man who threatened to share explicit images of a 13-year-old Berkeley girl he met on TikTok is facing felony charges, authorities report. Raymond Pearce, 39, is accused of demanding…
Police: Man used shoe cameras to film women near UC Berkeley
A man police say used hidden cameras to secretly record women and girls near UC Berkeley and downtown has been arrested. Berkeley police say Noah Stein, a 35-year-old Oakland man,…
Tight District 1 contest; Tregub, Humbert ahead other races
Laura Babitt held a narrow lead over Daria Wrubel in Berkeley's District 1 City Council race Tuesday night, while incumbents Igor Tregub and Mark Humbert were ahead in their bids…
Police: DUI driver arrested after fatal hit-and-run
Berkeley police arrested a suspected DUI driver Tuesday night after a fatal hit-and-run crash, using a witness tip and Flock cameras to track him down. Nickolaus Messina was arrested on…
Update: Female pedestrian dead after Berkeley hit-and-run crash
Update, 8:45 p.m. A 64-year-old woman has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing Ashby Avenue near Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley on Tuesday night. Stay tuned…