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Authoritative daily crime and safety news for Berkeley, California. Founder: Emilie Raguso, 2017 SPJ NorCal journalist of the year.
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.
UC Berkeley students arrested as Turning Point event nears
Student protests are expected Monday night.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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.
A man walking home near UC Berkeley was sexually assaulted by a stranger overnight Saturday on College Avenue, authorities report. The sexual battery, which police classified as the intent to commit rape, took place in the 2300 block of College Avenue. Here's what we know.
Berkeley police investigate sexual battery on College Ave.
The victim was identified as a Berkeley man in his 20s. Authorities said they did not know if he is a Cal student.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A man walking home near UC Berkeley was sexually assaulted by a stranger overnight Saturday on College Avenue, authorities report. The sexual battery, which police classified as the intent to commit rape, took place in the 2300 block of College Avenue. Here's what we know.
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.
UC Berkeley sorority intruder ID'd as felon with sex crime case
Residents said their underwear and slices of pizza were missing after Courtney Alford left the sorority house Saturday.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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.
SCOOP: A man who spent hours inside a UC Berkeley sorority watching women sleep and possibly stealing their underwear has been arrested, police report.
Alleged UC Berkeley sorority intruder has been arrested
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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November 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
SCOOP: A man who spent hours inside a UC Berkeley sorority watching women sleep and possibly stealing their underwear has been arrested, police report.
A woman walking in Berkeley on Tuesday morning was taken to Highland Hospital after being struck by a driver on University Avenue, authorities report.
Pedestrian in her 60s struck by driver in Berkeley
Authorities said the woman, who was in her mid-60s, was conscious but struggling to speak at the scene.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A woman walking in Berkeley on Tuesday morning was taken to Highland Hospital after being struck by a driver on University Avenue, authorities report.
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.
'Non-stranger sexual assault' reported at UC Berkeley
The University of California Police Department released a vague notification about the incident Tuesday afternoon.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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.
UC Berkeley police are investigating a robbery via gun that took place Monday night, according to preliminary reports.
Armed robbery reported just north of UC Berkeley campus
The robbery happened at about 10:25 p.m. Monday on Ridge Road, according to initial reports.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
UC Berkeley police are investigating a robbery via gun that took place Monday night, according to preliminary reports.
Berkeley crime log: Stolen puppy found, naked burglary suspect nabbed, 'malicious' fire at UC Berkeley.
Crime log: Stolen puppy found, naked burglary suspect nabbed, 'malicious' fire at UC Berkeley
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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November 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Berkeley crime log: Stolen puppy found, naked burglary suspect nabbed, 'malicious' fire at UC Berkeley.
UC Berkeley police are looking for a "male with a light complexion" who grabbed a woman's buttocks on campus on Halloween.
Sexual battery reported at UC Berkeley on Halloween
Police said the assailant had light-colored hair and wore a black jacket and black shorts.
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November 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
UC Berkeley police are looking for a "male with a light complexion" who grabbed a woman's buttocks on campus on Halloween.
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.
Berkeley police arrest boy, 14, after bizarre auto crime spree
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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October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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.
Berkeley police have made an arrest in the case of a teenager they say pulled a gun during a recent street fight on Telegraph Avenue. The fight happened at about the same time a TikTok star said he was attacked on Telegraph — but police say the gun arrest was not related to that.
Teen arrested after pulling gun amid Telegraph street fight: BPD
Berkeley police identified the suspect as 18-year-old Guilherme Alves of Hayward.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Berkeley police have made an arrest in the case of a teenager they say pulled a gun during a recent street fight on Telegraph Avenue. The fight happened at about the same time a TikTok star said he was attacked on Telegraph — but police say the gun arrest was not related to that.
Police at UC Berkeley have advised the public to avoid Evans Hall and Moffitt Library "until further notice."
UC Berkeley safety alert: Avoid Evans Hall, Moffitt Library
"Police are responding to the scene," campus police said in an advisory that contained no other information.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Police at UC Berkeley have advised the public to avoid Evans Hall and Moffitt Library "until further notice."
OP-ED: Berkeley has a proven track record as a champion for transparency. Will this City Council vote for government secrecy instead?
Op-Ed: Berkeley can still lead the way on police radio traffic
Berkeley has a proven track record as a champion for transparency. Will this City Council vote for government secrecy instead?
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October 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OP-ED: Berkeley has a proven track record as a champion for transparency. Will this City Council vote for government secrecy instead?
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.
As Berkeley police encryption looms, BPD offers 'near real-time' call log
Berkeley police said they came up with the idea in response to "concerns" that had been raised about public access.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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.
SCOOP: Authorities have arrested the suspect in a recent shooting in West Berkeley, The Scanner has learned.
Berkeley police arrest Addison Street shooting suspect
Police arrested Ernest Portlock, 44, in San Francisco on Friday night.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
SCOOP: Authorities have arrested the suspect in a recent shooting in West Berkeley, The Scanner has learned.
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.
Claremont Avenue traffic safety meeting draws a crowd
Since 2013, there have been seven severe-injury crashes on Claremont Avenue and one, over the summer, that was fatal.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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.
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.
Gunfire suspect ID'd as parolee with open carjacking case
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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October 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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 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.
Car crash knocks out power to Berkeley neighborhoods
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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October 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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.
A "surge of federal agents" is expected to hit the Bay Area this week, the San Francisco Chronicle reports today in an exclusive scoop, citing "a source familiar with the operation." If you live or work in Berkeley and this has affected you, we'd like to hear from you.
Federal agents are coming to the Bay Area: SF Chronicle scoop
More than 100 federal agents are expected to arrive Thursday in Alameda, the Chronicle reports.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A "surge of federal agents" is expected to hit the Bay Area this week, the San Francisco Chronicle reports today in an exclusive scoop, citing "a source familiar with the operation." If you live or work in Berkeley and this has affected you, we'd like to hear from you.
Community members have begun to speak out about a push by @berkeleypoliceca.bsky.social to make all their radio transmissions private. Alternatives to full encryption exist. Will Berkeley police consider them?
Public begins to push back on Berkeley police encryption plan
Other police agencies in California have found solutions that avoid complete encryption.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Community members have begun to speak out about a push by @berkeleypoliceca.bsky.social to make all their radio transmissions private. Alternatives to full encryption exist. Will Berkeley police consider them?
GALLERY: Community members turned out in droves for Saturday's "No Kings" protest in Berkeley. Scanner readers shared scenes from the event.
Photos: Berkeley turns out for 'No Kings' protest
Share your photos and videos, and let us know what Saturday's "No Kings" protest in Berkeley meant to you.
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October 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
GALLERY: Community members turned out in droves for Saturday's "No Kings" protest in Berkeley. Scanner readers shared scenes from the event.
Six popular restaurants were burglarized on a single night in Berkeley this week and authorities say they believe the crimes are related. A jewelry shop also had its door kicked in.
6 Berkeley restaurants hit in overnight burglary spree
Someone also kicked in the door at a Berkeley jewelry shop but police said that incident appeared to be unrelated.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Six popular restaurants were burglarized on a single night in Berkeley this week and authorities say they believe the crimes are related. A jewelry shop also had its door kicked in.
Authorities in Berkeley responded Friday to yet another vegetation fire in Aquatic Park. It's at least the third fire in the area in recent weeks.
Another brush fire breaks out at Aquatic Park in Berkeley
One local resident told The Scanner it may have been the third fire in the area in the last two weeks.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Authorities in Berkeley responded Friday to yet another vegetation fire in Aquatic Park. It's at least the third fire in the area in recent weeks.
A man sustained minor injuries Thursday when he was carjacked while making a delivery in West Berkeley, authorities report. Police later found his car and made three arrests in Tracy.
Delivery driver carjacked in Berkeley on Thursday
The victim, a 39-year-old San Leandro man, told police the culprit got into his car when he left to make a delivery.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A man sustained minor injuries Thursday when he was carjacked while making a delivery in West Berkeley, authorities report. Police later found his car and made three arrests in Tracy.
Berkeley police have asked the City Council to rescind a longstanding directive that kept most of its radio traffic public. The department previously pledged to keep its channels open in favor of transparency. The plan has changed.
Berkeley police now seek to encrypt all radio traffic
In a new agenda item, posted Thursday, Berkeley police cite two main arguments for encryption: officer safety and state requirements.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Berkeley police have asked the City Council to rescind a longstanding directive that kept most of its radio traffic public. The department previously pledged to keep its channels open in favor of transparency. The plan has changed.