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A man in his 30s died Wednesday after a train struck him in Berkeley, according to early reports.
12/04/2025

A man in his 30s died Wednesday after a train struck him in Berkeley, according to early reports.

The Scanner has asked Amtrak for details and will update this story when the agency responds.

Police are investigating a shooting that woke the neighborhood and damaged multiple vehicles in West Berkeley overnight.
12/03/2025

Police are investigating a shooting that woke the neighborhood and damaged multiple vehicles in West Berkeley overnight.

The neighborhood has at times drawn police, including a non-injury shooting in October that saw two people arrested.

A Berkeley police officer doing surveillance on Fourth Street caught two people who tried to take more than $900 in good...
12/03/2025

A Berkeley police officer doing surveillance on Fourth Street caught two people who tried to take more than $900 in goods from Lululemon on Monday, authorities report.

Suspect James Talton Jr. works as a security guard, according to booking records. Deja Munson has retail theft and robbery convictions.

TRANSFORMATIVE NEWS for The Scanner — but we need your help: We hope to raise $50,000 by Dec. 31 thanks to a new $25,000...
12/02/2025

TRANSFORMATIVE NEWS for The Scanner — but we need your help: We hope to raise $50,000 by Dec. 31 thanks to a new $25,000 matching pool. The plan? Add staff next year to avoid burnout. ALSO: Your major gifts of $1,000 or more are now tax deductible. Smaller gifts also make a difference!

We hope to raise $50,000 by Dec. 31. Our plan? To use this money to hire more help in 2026 — and ensure we don't burn out.

A homeless man who was stabbed outside a downtown Berkeley bank two years ago took the stand recently to describe the un...
12/02/2025

A homeless man who was stabbed outside a downtown Berkeley bank two years ago took the stand recently to describe the unprovoked attack in dramatic detail.

"I hear a voice behind me say the words, 'Snipes, huh.' And then I felt like a hammer had hit the back of my neck," the victim testified.

UPDATE: Authorities identified the deceased motorcycle rider from Sunday's fatal freeway crash in Berkeley as 40-year-ol...
12/01/2025

UPDATE: Authorities identified the deceased motorcycle rider from Sunday's fatal freeway crash in Berkeley as 40-year-old Mikos Dickerson of Pinole.

Numerous callers said the motorcycle rider "was driving recklessly" before the collision, according to the California Highway Patrol.

FATAL CRASH: A motorcycle rider in the fast lane on eastbound I-80 was reportedly ejected over the center divide and tra...
12/01/2025

FATAL CRASH: A motorcycle rider in the fast lane on eastbound I-80 was reportedly ejected over the center divide and trapped under a car. We're working to learn more.

A motorcycle rider on eastbound I-80 in the fast lane was reportedly ejected over the center divide and trapped under a car.

Police in Albany are investigating multiple incidents of antisemitic graffiti in recent weeks, including at UC Berkeley'...
11/26/2025

Police in Albany are investigating multiple incidents of antisemitic graffiti in recent weeks, including at UC Berkeley's University Village family housing complex.

"Hateful" messages have been "plastered in and around the University Village student-family housing complex" in Albany, officials said this week.

Police have now classified a random attack against a pedestrian in South Berkeley on Saturday as a felony hate crime. Th...
11/23/2025

Police have now classified a random attack against a pedestrian in South Berkeley on Saturday as a felony hate crime. The incident sent the 75-year-old man to the hospital with a head injury, authorities said.

According to police, Aaron Crayford "directed an anti-LGBTQ slur at the victim" during the assault. The 75-year-old man sustained a head injury.

Berkeley police have arrested a man who attacked two people on Sacramento Street for no reason Saturday evening, authori...
11/23/2025

Berkeley police have arrested a man who attacked two people on Sacramento Street for no reason Saturday evening, authorities report. At least one of them went to the hospital, BPD said.

At least one of the victims was taken to the hospital for assessment, Berkeley police said at about 5:10 p.m.

Police are looking for a woman who carjacked a man at gunpoint while he ate fast food in his car in northwest Berkeley t...
11/22/2025

Police are looking for a woman who carjacked a man at gunpoint while he ate fast food in his car in northwest Berkeley this week.

Police said the carjacker was 40-50 years old with a medium build. She had black hair in a ponytail and was missing a "few front teeth."

A man who forced his ex-girlfriend into a car with her three toddlers and drove them to San Leandro is in custody Thursd...
11/21/2025

A man who forced his ex-girlfriend into a car with her three toddlers and drove them to San Leandro is in custody Thursday night, Berkeley police report.

Police said they arrested the suspect in San Leandro with the help of a CHP helicopter and SLPD drone.

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