The Berkeley Scanner

Authoritative news about public safety and politics in Berkeley, California. Founder: @emraguso, 2017 @SPJ_NorCal journalist of the year.

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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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A federal judge has hit pause on Berkeley's latest Harrison encampment closure plan, citing three questions that still need answers. MORE: https://t.co/6BLjKUN2Zy

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A man who burned a mezuzah at a Jewish student center serving UC Berkeley was found guilty this week of arson, authorities say. MORE: https://t.co/jmiVpdSikh

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An auto repairman has been charged with paying a teenage girl for sex in a trailer at the Berkeley U-Haul where he worked, court papers say. MORE: https://t.co/GjuBDi7EHX

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Vehicle thefts in Berkeley have been falling for the past two years. Now, they're going up. Police are paying attention. Here's the latest data and details on a recent case that took BPD to an Oakland chop shop. MORE: https://t.co/DD1rCrivx9

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EXCLUSIVE: Berkeley police have arrested the suspect in a recent shooting that left a young woman's teeth scattered in the roadway, according to court records. MORE: https://t.co/7P2IuzpDDy

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Despite a sharply divided public, Berkeley has approved protected bike lanes on Hopkins Street. CM Shoshana O'Keefe (who reps the district) called it "absolute madness." "This is about more than just a bike lane," countered CM Mark Humbert. MORE: https://t.co/FGkA9NDf5o

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"Todd has kept a lot of people alive." Friends say Berkeley is still feeling the loss of Todd Walker six months after his death. MORE: https://t.co/AFMwfOuSBm

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A man police say broke into his ex-girlfriend's apartment in the middle of the night, attacked her and her roommate and took their phones has been arrested. MORE: https://t.co/oWM0VABEG6

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Don't miss today's deep dive from Kate Darby Rauch, a tribute to Berkeley violence prevention guru Todd Walker. He would have been 65 today. "Todd has kept a lot of people alive," said Senon Nails, a @LiveFreeUS life coach who worked with him. MORE:
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EDITORIAL: In recent weeks, a key resource for tracking local arrests has gone away, making it that much harder to report on police activity and public safety in Alameda County. Here's what happened. MORE:
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WATCH: A lithium ion battery caught fire at a North Berkeley home Sunday, quickly spreading to a towering palm tree nearby, according to early reports. READ MORE: https://t.co/Q9RsBporlh

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Two women were taken to the hospital Sunday after crashing into a building on Shattuck Avenue, likely taking out a tree, authorities report. MORE: https://t.co/BeLQrn5uoM

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SCOOP: The Berkeley Animal Shelter will reopen to the public Saturday, July 25, after a seven-week closure by an arson fire. MORE:
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A man was stabbed by his son after an argument Friday morning at their North Berkeley home, authorities report. Police identified the weapon as a screwdriver and said the man is expected to recover. MORE: https://t.co/txtXctRhkk

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A car crash in South Berkeley knocked a cyclist unconscious Friday and sent him to the local trauma hospital, according to early reports. MORE: https://t.co/7bo6GZAhZ2

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A walk in Berkeley's Aquatic Park turned violent Wednesday when police say a homeless man used a skillet and tree branch to attack pedestrians. MORE: https://t.co/IBUq7c7Mzx

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A Vallejo man has been charged with sexually assaulting a Berkeley High student after police say he used Instagram to arrange a meeting to give her marijuana. MORE: https://t.co/pYMv9Gnh0c

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A driver who ran into a power pole, then fled the scene, knocked out electricity to more than a thousand PG&E customers in West Berkeley on Tuesday, according to police and community reports. MORE: https://t.co/nO3qeM2RvE

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Weeks after he was attacked and robbed while leaving work on College Avenue, Roman Becerra is still struggling to eat and speak. MORE: https://t.co/AvyiK3ouOH