Richard Scott brandished an ax during a Sept. 30 Berkeley convenience store robbery, prosecutors said.
Alameda County experienced a 22 percent spike in homelessness over the same period that Berkeley saw a 5 percent drop.
The shooting is believed to be tied to a traffic collision, Berkeleyside reports.
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Fentanyl, heroin & $139K seized, DNA on shirt leads to robbery suspect, "kids" edibles and other police & fire news this week from East Bay.
The BUSD has seen an uptick in cases in many of the district’s schools, Superintendent Brent Stephens said.
Berkeley Councilmember Lori Droste cited personal reasons for the decision.
Suspects contact individuals either by telephone or video calls and pose as immigration or police officers, UC police said.
The checkpoint was held from 9 p.m. April 29 until 1:30 a.m. the next day at San Pablo Avenue near Cedar Street.
Berkeleyside on Tuesday announced the hiring of journalists Ximena Natera and Iris Kwok.
The university’s plans to replace all locks could take weeks, according to the report.
One of the suspects was identified as, Linetta Head, a 73-year-old Berkeley woman, police said.
Enikia Ford Morthel was chosen as the finalist in a meeting Sunday and the school board expects to approve her as superintendent May 18.
Woman & boyfriend accused in husband's death, pool party gunfire, teen killed on Hwy. 13 & other police & fire news this week from East Bay.
Press release from UC Berkeley News.
Andrew Kelly announced his plans to transfer to UCSB Wednesday in an Instagram post.
$2,500 in gift cards were awarded to Assistance League of Diablo Valley’s Common Threads to clothe homeless high school students.
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The shooting occurred Tuesday night in the 1100 block of Channing Way, Berkeleyside reports.
A vote to overturn Roe would send abortion access back to the states, of which at least 26 are certain or likely to ban reproductive rights.
Officers at around 10:40 p.m. responded to a complaint of a loud party on the 2200 block of Sixth Street, police said.
No one was injured but four people evacuated from the top floor of the building, according to the university.
The 1920s-era, Anna Head Alumnae Hall on Bowditch Street caught fire Monday, with four persons evacuated from top floor, officials said.
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Press release from the UC Berkeley Blog.
The burglary occurred at around 1:50 a.m. Friday at 2499 Piedmont Ave. UC Berkeley police said.
Arlene Blum’s research in the 1970s led the U.S. government to ban cancer-causing chemicals used in children’s pajamas.
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Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license, police said.
Lamar Bursey, a 32-year-old UC Berkeley student, is accused of making threats that triggered the school’s first closure since 1970.
Campus must address active shooter preparedness "before somebody gets hurt," UC Berkeley journalism Prof. William J. Drummond argues.
Johnny Dunbar, who is now 30, was convicted and sentenced for raping three women in 2008, Berkeleyside reports.
The Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek Marketing Team gave each donor a tote bag made of recycled cotton.
The campus reopened Friday, a day after the lockdown led to the cancellation of all classes and campus activities.
The suspect is described as a 20-to 25-year-old man with long dirty blond hair and facial acne, UC Berkeley campus police said.
The person at the center of Thursday's disturbance poses no immediate threat to campus safety, according to police.
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But it is not yet known whether the person believed to be at the center of the disturbance was located or if anyone was taken into custody.