Byron White

Five robberies occurred in and around UC Berkeley within a span of 24 hours between Nov. 4 and 5, reflecting an increase in thefts and break-ins. 

The Berkeley City Council is considering authorizing the Berkeley Police Department’s request to hire 25 additional police officers and add 7 dispatch positions due to understaffing concerns, according to a special City Council meeting held Oct. 19. 

The Berkeley Police Department was awarded a grant from the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program to fund additional training, education and enforcement.

Berkeley Police Department has responded to two reports of shootings which occurred the evenings of Sept. 23 and Sept. 24.

The Berkeley Police Department and UCPD responded Wednesday to a man who climbed onto a ledge at Memorial Stadium and remained there into the night. 

Berkeley police were filmed standing behind two people who were hanging an antisemitic banner on a pedestrian bridge over Highway 80.

The Berkeley Fire Department and Berkeley Police Department responded to a fire that broke out on the roof of 2216 Blake Street Wednesday morning.

After Berkeley Police Department officers examining parts of a partially untested rape kit, the Alameda County District Attorney’s office levied new charges earlier this month against Keith Asberry, who has already been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and murder 

National Night Out is returning to Berkeley on Aug. 3, allowing city residents to participate in the event organized by the BPD Community Services Bureau.

A collision between a BPD vehicle and a pedestrian at the intersection of Sacramento Street and Allston Way on July 14 resulted in injury to the pedestrian.