Welcome to the Berkeley Police Department News Archive.  This page includes News Releases,  Crime Prevention & General Information news, as well as 
some Wanted or Missing Persons bulletins for 2005.

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2005

December 7th, 2005: Berkeley Detectives Arrest Triple Homicide Suspect in 25-year-old Case

November 21, 2005: Berkeley Police Begin Holiday Turkey Basket Distribution

November 14, 2005:Suspect Shoots at Police - Negotiators Broker Suspect Surrender

November 9, 2005: Berkeley Bank Robbery is Part of a Series - Suspect Photos Released ID Needed

October 13, 2005: Suspect Caught in North Berkeley Moments After Rape

September 25th, 2005: Second Suspect in Willis-Starbuck Homicide Arrested

August 30, 2005: Berkeley Investigators Arrest Man Responsible for North Aquatic Park Rape

August 23rd, 2005: Oakland Police Arrest of "Waistband Bandit" Helps Close Eight Berkeley Robberies

August 2nd, 2005: City of Berkeley Celebrates National Night Out

July 20th, 2005 Investigators Identify Suspects in Sunday's Shooting: One suspect Arrested and Other at Large

July 17th, 2005: South Campus Shooting Results in Berkeley's Second Homicide of the Year

July 5th, 2005: DNA Evidence Leads to Arrest in 1997 Rape Case

June 14th, 2005: Joint Investigation Uncovers Liquor Store Fencing Operation

May 26th, 2005: Suspect Sketch Released in Aquatic Park Rape

May 23rd 2005: Woman Raped While Exercising in Aquatic Park

May 17th, 2005: Berkeley Officer Shot While Chasing Suspect: Badge May Have Saved his Life

May 10th 2005: Robbery and Shooting Suspects Arrested After Brief Car Chase

April 18th, 2005 Suspect Photographed While Attempting to Rob Bank: Identification Needed

April 13th, 2005: New Parking Meters Accept Credit Cards: 
City Pilots New Solar Powered ParkEZ Stations in Downtown Area

April 7th 2005: Second Suspect in Berkeley Knife Attack Makes First Court Appearance

March 29th 2005:  Berkeley Police Department to Celebrate 100 years of Dedicated Service

March 23rd 2005: Parking Meter Vandalism: Police Department Reminds Citizens of Meter Procedures

March 18th 2005: Suspect in Knife Attack Identified and Arrested

March 17th, 2005: Elderly Woman Victim of Unprovoked Knife Attack

March 10th, 2005: Reward Offered in Berkeley's First Homicide of 2005

March 1st, 2005: Berkeley Police Employees Donate Their Hair  to Needy Cancer Patients

March 1st, 2005: Citizen Complaints lead to 10 Prostitution Related  Arrests

February 16th, 2005: Berkeley's Finest v. Berkeley's Bravest in Charity Basketball Game

February 15th 2005: Woman Sexually Assaulted and Raped at Gunpoint

January 20th, 2005 Auto Burglaries on The Rise (.pdf)

January 18th, 2005 Buckle-Up!  Berkeley Police to Focus on Seatbelt violations

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