Crime & Safety
Good Samaritans Grab Laptop Thief In Berkeley
One suspect was arrested and one got away in the noontime robbery at a cafe on College Avenue.
BERKELEY, CA —One person was arrested and one is at large following a strong arm robbery Friday morning in Berkeley across the street from the University of California at Berkeley, university police said today.
At 11:59 a.m. two people entered Cafe Strada at 2300 College Ave. and one stole a laptop off the table of a person using it in the cafe.
Police said the victim chased after the suspects on Bancroft Way. One of the suspects stopped and knocked the victim down causing minor injuries.
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The suspects ran into a parking garage. A group of good Samaritans stopped one suspect who was later arrested.
Police said the other suspect got away with the laptop.
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— Bay City News; Image by Renee Schiavone, Patch
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