Jennifer Coats

Berkeley Police Department searched for a suspect involved in a fatal shooting Tuesday evening near the intersection of Russell and California streets.

Students and city residents are criticizing Berkeley police officers for allegedly engaging in racial profiling during traffic stops, basing their findings on a seven-month period of data that showed black and Latino people were detained at a disproportionately high rate.

Berkeley Copwatch has criticized updates to police policy on the rights of onlookers, which they say will restrict citizens’ rights to observe and record police officer activities.

Three armed robberies have been attempted on or near the UC Berkeley campus in the last two weeks-- two successful -- reflecting a growth in robberies in the area over the last five years.

Police reopened roadways after searching for a suspect in an armed robbery southwest of campus Monday morning. The suspect was not located.

Berkeley police have reopened a roadway after investigating a suspicious package found near the intersection of Monterey Avenue and Hopkins Street on Wednesday afternoon.

Last week, members of Berkeley Police Department and the city’s parks department removed the property — including the bedding, blankets and clothes — of four homeless people at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.

Berkeley Copwatch, an activist group dedicated to monitoring police and protecting citizens, hosted a "know your rights" training event Tuesday night.

Police are investigating a robbery that happened Wednesday morning at a Berkeley bank.

Police arrested three teenage suspects in connection with three purse snatch attempts on the southwest side of the Berkeley campus Wednesday night.