Berkeley home hotbed of crime and nuisance for decades
Bebo Turman describes the household at 1722 Ninth Street in Berkeley as “the neighbors from hell.” For more than 30 years the home, near Virginia Street in west Berkeley, has been a hotbed of criminal...
View ArticleShots fired early Saturday near West Berkeley park
The sound of numerous gunshots early Saturday morning woke Berkeley residents around University Avenue and Bonar Street shortly before 1 a.m., leaving many with questions about what had happened....
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Gang members arrested after hurling bottles at police
Berkeley Police officers arrested two men after they allegedly hurled glass bottles at a police officer and shouted insults at him Friday night, authorities said. Berkeley Police Lt. Dave Frankel said...
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Gang violence, drug use, graffiti spark renewed push to clean up West...
Stepped up police patrols, trimmed-back bushes and increased efforts to clean up graffiti around Strawberry Creek Park are among a slew of recent steps by the city following two troubling incidents in...
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San Leandro man to face murder, gang charges after 2013 Berkeley killing
A 24-year-old San Leandro man has been ordered by a judge to face charges in the murder case against him for a fatal shooting in Berkeley last year. According to evidence presented by authorities this...
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Gangs in Berkeley: Police break silence
This week, for the first time ever, Berkeley police were given carte blanche to speak openly about gang activity in town, and what can be done to help those who may be drawn to it.
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Police: Gang member arrested after he ran after ‘fleeing vehicle’ and shot at it
Police identified Jose Paz-Leja as a convicted felon and "documented West Side Berkeley" gang member who has other gunfire arrests in the neighborhood.
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Berkeley homicide suspect who fled to Mexico in 2010 is back in jail
The Border Patrol arrested Kevin Alvarado in late July and sent him back to Alameda County to face murder charges.
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