Second Robbery Reported On Durant Avenue In Berkeley

BERKELEY, CA — A robbery early Saturday morning on Durant Avenue in Berkeley was the second in a matter of seven hours on that street, police said.

At about 2:50 a.m. Saturday, a person was robbed of cash by a male suspect who was with three or four other people in the 2500 block of Durant Avenue.

The suspect was last seen going east on Durant Avenue toward Bowditch Street.

Police said the suspect was described as Filipino, 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 7 inches tall with a thin build. He was wearing a black jacket and blue jeans.

Police said several hours earlier at about 8:30 p.m. Friday a robbery occurred at 2728 Durant Ave. where a man with a gun stole a laptop. The suspect was described as a black man in his 30s, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with the logo "Sean John" and black pants and carrying a black handgun.

Anyone with information about either robbery is asked to call Berkeley police at (510) 981-5900.

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