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A magnitude 3.6 earthquake jolted Vallejo on Thursday afternoon, and at least some Berkeley residents also felt it.
11/13/2025

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake jolted Vallejo on Thursday afternoon, and at least some Berkeley residents also felt it.

Thursday's epicenter was in Vallejo but some Berkeley residents reported feeling it.

Police in Berkeley arrested a man with a sword Wednesday night after he cut an officer's hand, sending him to the hospit...
11/13/2025

Police in Berkeley arrested a man with a sword Wednesday night after he cut an officer's hand, sending him to the hospital, according to early reports.

According to preliminary reports, UCPD Tased the suspect prior to his arrest.

A woman who kicked and punched a local father at a Berkeley playground this week is now facing criminal charges, police ...
11/13/2025

A woman who kicked and punched a local father at a Berkeley playground this week is now facing criminal charges, police report.

Kelly Moy, described by police as a 49-year-old homeless woman, was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and attempted kidnapping.

A young man is in custody this week after stabbing his father at their northwest Berkeley home Monday evening, authoriti...
11/12/2025

A young man is in custody this week after stabbing his father at their northwest Berkeley home Monday evening, authorities report.

Isaac Bolton was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and elder abuse. He had been released from jail in June on his own recognizance.

Monday night's Turning Point USA event at UC Berkeley ended on a sour note, as attendees were forced to exit through a c...
11/12/2025

Monday night's Turning Point USA event at UC Berkeley ended on a sour note, as attendees were forced to exit through a crowd of protesters who taunted and cursed them.

"This is the free speech university," one protester said. "This university needs to be a hotbed of resistance."

Federal authorities say they will investigate whether UC Berkeley provided "adequate security" at Monday night's Turning...
11/12/2025

Federal authorities say they will investigate whether UC Berkeley provided "adequate security" at Monday night's Turning Point USA event on campus.

UC Berkeley said it would cooperate fully with the federal probe and also conduct its own investigation.

Police arrested four UC Berkeley students Monday on suspicion of felony vandalism in the run-up to a Turning Point USA e...
11/10/2025

Police arrested four UC Berkeley students Monday on suspicion of felony vandalism in the run-up to a Turning Point USA event planned on campus at Zellerbach Hall tonight.

Student protests are expected Monday night.

A man walking home near UC Berkeley was s*xually assaulted by a stranger overnight Saturday on College Avenue, authoriti...
11/10/2025

A man walking home near UC Berkeley was s*xually assaulted by a stranger overnight Saturday on College Avenue, authorities report. The s*xual battery, which police classified as the intent to commit r**e, took place in the 2300 block of College Avenue. Here's what we know.

The victim was identified as a Berkeley man in his 20s. Authorities said they did not know if he is a Cal student.

EXCLUSIVE: More details have emerged today about a man police say spent hours in a UC Berkeley sorority house last weeke...
11/07/2025

EXCLUSIVE: More details have emerged today about a man police say spent hours in a UC Berkeley sorority house last weekend, peeping into windows, watching women sleep and peering into occupied shower stalls. Residents said their underwear and slices of pizza were missing after he left.

Residents said their underwear and slices of pizza were missing after Courtney Alford left the sorority house Saturday.

SCOOP: A man who spent hours inside a UC Berkeley sorority watching women sleep and possibly stealing their underwear ha...
11/06/2025

SCOOP: A man who spent hours inside a UC Berkeley sorority watching women sleep and possibly stealing their underwear has been arrested, police report.

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.

A woman walking in Berkeley on Tuesday morning was taken to Highland Hospital after being struck by a driver on Universi...
11/05/2025

A woman walking in Berkeley on Tuesday morning was taken to Highland Hospital after being struck by a driver on University Avenue, authorities report.

Authorities said the woman, who was in her mid-60s, was conscious but struggling to speak at the scene.

Campus authorities are advising the community about a "non-stranger s*xual assault" that took place on the UC Berkeley c...
11/05/2025

Campus authorities are advising the community about a "non-stranger s*xual assault" that took place on the UC Berkeley campus Saturday. Very few details have been released.

The University of California Police Department released a vague notification about the incident Tuesday afternoon.

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