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Authoritative, independent public safety news in Berkeley and Alameda County. Founder: @emraguso, 2017 @SPJ_NorCal journalist of the year.
Berkeley, CA
Joined May 2022
I was just turned away from an announced press conference with elected @AlamedaCountyDA Pamela Price. Every other member of the media who came was let in without any checking of credentials. @FACoalition @rcfp @SPJ_NorCal
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EXCLUSIVE: More details have emerged about a man police say spent hours at a UC Berkeley sorority last weekend, watching women sleep and peering into occupied shower stalls. Residents said underwear and slices of pizza were missing after he left. MORE:
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Residents said their underwear and slices of pizza were missing after Courtney Alford left the sorority house Saturday.
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SCOOP: A man who spent hours inside a UC Berkeley sorority watching women sleep and possibly stealing their underwear has been arrested, police report. MORE:
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According to public records, a woman called 911 after waking up at about 6:20 a.m. Saturday to find a stranger in her bedroom.
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Berkeley crime log: Stolen puppy found, naked burglary suspect nabbed, 'malicious' fire at UC Berkeley. MORE:
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If you have questions about significant Berkeley police activity, please alert The Scanner. We may not know about it without you.
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A woman walking in Berkeley on Tuesday morning was taken to Highland Hospital after being struck by a driver on University Avenue, authorities report. MORE:
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Authorities said the woman, who was in her mid-60s, was conscious but struggling to speak at the scene.
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Campus authorities are advising the community about a "non-stranger sexual assault" that took place on the UC Berkeley campus Saturday. Very few details have been released. MORE:
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The University of California Police Department released a vague notification about the incident Tuesday afternoon.
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UC Berkeley police are investigating a robbery via gun that took place Monday night, according to preliminary reports. MORE:
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The robbery happened at about 10:25 p.m. Monday on Ridge Road, according to initial reports.
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UC Berkeley police are looking for a "male with a light complexion" who grabbed a woman's buttocks on campus on Halloween. MORE:
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Police said the assailant had light-colored hair and wore a black jacket and black shorts.
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Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy from Pinole who spent several days in Berkeley stealing cars and evading officers who tried to stop him, authorities report. MORE:
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He racked up more than a dozen auto crimes in Berkeley in less than three days, Berkeley police said in response to a Scanner inquiry.
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Happy Halloween! If your night includes some trick-or-treating or outdoor costume parades, it will be a pretty chilly night. Temperatures will start out around the middle 50s to the lower 60s, dropping into the 50s by midnight. Some coastal clouds may arrive later tonight. #CAwx
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Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy from Pinole who spent several days in Berkeley stealing cars and evading officers who tried to stop him, authorities report. MORE:
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He racked up more than a dozen auto crimes in Berkeley in less than three days, Berkeley police said in response to a Scanner inquiry.
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Berkeley police have made an arrest in the case of a teenager they say pulled a gun during a street fight on Telegraph Ave. It took place at about the same time a TikTok star said he was attacked nearby. Police say the gun arrest was unrelated. MORE:
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Berkeley police identified the suspect as 18-year-old Guilherme Alves of Hayward.
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UPDATE: A report of an armed bike thief at UC Berkeley prompted Wednesday night's safety alert to the campus community, authorities report. Here's what we know so far:
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Police do not believe there is any danger to the community, a campus spokesman said just before 10 p.m.
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Police at UC Berkeley have advised the public to avoid Evans Hall and Moffitt Library "until further notice." MORE:
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Police do not believe there is any danger to the community, a campus spokesman said just before 10 p.m.
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OP-ED: Berkeley has a proven track record as a champion for transparency. Will this City Council vote for government secrecy instead? MORE:
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Berkeley has a proven track record as a champion for transparency. Will this City Council vote for government secrecy tonight instead?
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SCOOP: Berkeley police have just put forward a plan to launch a "near real-time" online call log — with city officials likely to vote Tuesday night to suspend public access to BPD radio traffic. MORE:
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Berkeley police said they came up with the idea in response to "concerns" that had been raised about public access.
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SCOOP: Authorities have arrested the suspect in a recent shooting in West Berkeley, The Scanner has learned. MORE:
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Police arrested Ernest Portlock, 44, in San Francisco on Friday night.
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More than 80 local residents and city staff crowded into a Berkeley elementary school Thursday night to share ideas about improving traffic safety on Claremont Avenue after a fatal crash over the summer. MORE:
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Since 2013, there have been seven severe-injury crashes on Claremont Avenue and one, over the summer, that was fatal.
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Police say Ramon Lupian — a parolee with a 20-year record — witnessed a robbery and then shot at the getaway driver after following him to Berkeley. MORE:
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Police say Ramon Lupian — who has a 20-year record — witnessed a robbery and then shot at the getaway driver after following him to Berkeley.
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More than 1,000 people lost power Wednesday night in Berkeley after a car crash at Telegraph and Ashby avenues. A reader, who shared a photograph from the scene, told The Scanner the driver struck a power pole near Whole Foods. MORE:
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A reader, who shared a photograph from the scene, told The Scanner the driver struck a power pole near Whole Foods.
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A "surge of federal agents" is expected to hit the Bay Area this week, the San Francisco Chronicle reports today in an exclusive scoop. If you live or work in Berkeley and this has affected you, we'd like to hear from you. MORE:
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More than 100 federal agents are expected to arrive Thursday in Alameda, the Chronicle reports.
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