Crime & Safety
Woman Robbed At Gunpoint Near People's Park
The armed robbery took place at about 8:30 p.m. Friday, police said as they asked for the public's help on social media.
BERKELEY, CA — A group of people, one of them allegedly armed with a gun, surrounded and robbed a person near People's Park in the 2400 block of Bowditch Street in Berkeley, police said in a social media posting.
The group of about three suspects took the victim's purse and cell phone about 8:27 p.m. Friday, police said.
The suspects left the area in a black Audi-style sedan, northbound on Bowditch Street.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Berkeley Police Department at (510) 981-5900.
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