Man Found With BART Ticket In Pocket ID'd

RICHMOND, CA — A young mute man was identified by sheriff's deputies Tuesday evening after they found him on a bus in Berkeley early in the day.

The man was contacted by deputies at about 5:20 a.m. near Shattuck Avenue and Allston Way, sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Ray Kelly said.

As of about 9:40 p.m. the man had been identified and was going to be reunited with his family in San Francisco, Alameda County sheriff's officials said on Twitter.

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