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I was just turned away from an announced press conference with elected @AlamedaCountyDA Pamela Price. Every other member of the media who came was let in without any checking of credentials. @FACoalition @rcfp @SPJ_NorCal
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SCOOP: UC Berkeley police arrested a summer camp staffer Saturday on suspicion of sodomizing a child overnight in a Cal dorm, authorities report. The suspect is an Oakland PE teacher who graduated from Cal, according to his LinkedIn page. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/…
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EXCLUSIVE: The man police say started a fire at the Berkeley Animal Shelter last weekend, and later tried to flood it, had his dog taken during a recent arrest, The Scanner has learned. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/…
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BREAKING: A deceased person was found on the UC Berkeley campus near Oxford Street on Friday morning. Gardeners found the body while working on one of the main campus pathways. The Scanner is the first to report this news. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/…
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SCOOP: Police say they have arrested the man who set a fire at the Berkeley Animal Shelter over the weekend. BPD arrested Peter Taraba on Thursday on suspicion of more than 40 counts of animal cruelty, police said in response to a Scanner inquiry. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/…
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SCOOP: A man with leptospirosis died in Berkeley in May after living in a "severely rat-infested RV" not far from Harrison Street, the city has confirmed. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/…
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OP-ED: Golden Gate Fields should include thoughtful housing development, not just a park, argues Andrew Fisher in today's guest essay. But that may not be possible under the current plan. Fisher says it's not too late to push for change. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/…
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BREAKING: Berkeley police have asked for help to determine who set the city's animal shelter on fire over the weekend. Security footage revealed that someone broke a window at the shelter Saturday night before the fire, police told us. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/…
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The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag warning this week for the East Bay Hills — including those in Berkeley. Residents who live in "high-risk areas" should prepare for evacuation, the city said Tuesday afternoon. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/…
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UPDATE: Citing smoke damage and sprinkler system repairs, the Berkeley Animal Shelter will be closed for at least three weeks after a suspicious fire Saturday. Adoptions and volunteer work are on pause. Don't miss the latest. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/…
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Authorities are investigating the cause of a suspicious fire at the Berkeley Animal Shelter. The fire was small and no animals were hurt or displaced, officials said. But the fire temporarily closed the shelter to the public. No ETA on re-opening. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/…
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BREAKING: Authorities have charged Demarcus Jones with the murder of a Berkeley woman, triggering the release of grisly new details Thursday in court papers. The Scanner is the first to report this news. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/…
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BREAKING: A shooting in West Berkeley damaged a vehicle on Wednesday night. Police are investigating. No arrests have been made. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/…
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SCOOP: Berkeley police have arrested a suspect following a murder investigation that began over the weekend, according to police and public records. A woman was killed. Police have not said how. Here's the latest. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/…
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Berkeley's 911 center has a 70%-80% attrition rate for new dispatchers. The city hopes a new system that aids dispatchers, by telling them what questions to ask, will help. MORE:
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BREAKING: Berkeley police are investigating a body found in an apartment building Saturday. The Scanner is the first to report this news. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/05/…
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A man trying to sell a piece of jewelry was robbed at gunpoint in Berkeley's Elmwood neighborhood Thursday evening. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/05/…
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Reed McNally Geritz was found dead outside in Berkeley last month. The night before, residents saw him on the ground but didn't call for help because they thought he was sleeping. We set out to learn more. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/05/…
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SCOOP: The Solano Stroll could "cease to exist" in Berkeley without significant city support — estimated at $300,000 over two years, records show. Organizers say they may have to hold the event in Albany alone this year. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/05/…
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Police say Anthony Kerman returned to Berkeley about 24 hours after taking $2,400 in coats from the North Face outlet store. He was wearing one of the stolen coats when BPD pulled him over, authorities say. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/05/…
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Days before one of the year's biggest meets, Berkeley High announced that its longtime head Track & Field coach no longer ran the program. His departure was "effective immediately," no reason provided. Here's what we know so far. MORE: berkeleyscanner.com/2026/05/…
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