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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Police have arrested suspects linked to a burglary spree spanning at least two East Bay cities this week. In a social media post, local authorities credited license plate reader technology…

Berkeley police are investigating seven overnight break-ins that took place within just 30 minutes this week at local eateries all over the city. The burglary crew hit the original Peet's…