The group scooped up the merchandise within just a few minutes, then fled the scene in a recently carjacked minivan, police said.

Violence against women was a recurrent theme throughout the night: "Women are being assaulted. Let’s not sugarcoat this," one woman said.

Sergio Morales-Jacquez was never charged with killing Jazy and Angel Sotelo Garcia — but he was identified as one of three teens who shot them.

Tuesday's filing is the first concrete sign that the recall effort against DA Pamela Price is going forward.

The skeleton was found in a crawl space that had been boarded up and marked with an ominous message, a worker told The Scanner.

"He was a neighbor. He was a father. And he was loved," prosecutor Peter McGuiness told the jury. But, to his killers, he was "an easy mark."

"The staff was not surprised," a community member wrote. "The guard just stood and watched."

Authorities say the men carjacked a UC Berkeley student outside a Cal fraternity Monday night as the student was helping a friend move in.

Tuesday's filing is the first concrete sign that the recall effort against DA Pamela Price is going forward.

The new guidelines go into effect Monday and will be retroactive, applying to cases sentenced within the past 120 days.

Judge Mark McCannon said from the bench that the DA's office has had an "incoherent approach" to the Delonzo Logwood case.

The driver pulled up beside them and came to an abrupt stop, then three people with guns jumped out of the car, authorities said.

Brandon McGlone was referred to Veterans Treatment Court. If he completes the program, the case against him will be dropped.

Police said armed men took a black 2021 Toyota Corolla during the carjacking of a student near campus Monday night.

Police arrested a 12-year-old and several others. BPD also investigated an armed robbery and a carjacking near campus over the weekend.

Berkeley police say the robbers used at least one assault rifle, possibly more, during the robbery at Center Street and Kala Bagai Way.

BPD said the same crew "may be responsible for several organized retail theft crimes" from the Berkeley Apple Store.

Both men will still face lengthy prison sentences if they are convicted. But, after Pamela Price's review, they will be eligible for parole within 25 years.

Last week, thieves struck twice at the Berkeley Apple store on back-to-back days, taking tens of thousands of dollars in goods.

Tuesday's filing is the first concrete sign that the recall effort against DA Pamela Price is going forward.

Several people familiar with the Alameda County DA's office said they saw the move as a vote of no confidence in the leadership of DA Pamela Price.

"I have never heard of anything like this before in Berkeley," a witness told The Scanner. "It was really terrible."

Jordan Gaines "denied any involvement and did not express any sympathy when shown photos of the injuries sustained by the victims," police wrote.

The recall petition is expected to begin circulating for public signatures in September. The campaign is already heating up.

OPD said several different robbery crews have been "brazenly victimizing individuals at alarming rates" in recent weeks.

The DA's office made Butch Ford's address public, in violation of state law and the union contract, when it charged him with a misdemeanor this week.

The student was riding near the Tilden golf course parking lot when a black Camry cut him off. Two people in masks ordered him off his bike.

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"I can't accept a plea to voluntary manslaughter for 15 years for an offense that involves the loss of three lives," Judge Mark McCannon said.

BPD says investigators hope to find two good Samaritans who helped the victim, a 21-year-old woman who was attacked on her scooter.

Critics say Price had contributed to Oakland's crime wave by being soft on crime. Supporters say Price is doing what she was elected to do.

Emilie Raguso was among eight journalists and news outlets recognized in the 39th annual James Madison Freedom of Information Awards.

"Emilie Raguso is welcome to attend future press conferences organized by the office of the Alameda County District Attorney," the office said.

A customer had bought the man a burger, Berkeley police said, after he asked diners at Lama Beans to provide food for himself and his pet rabbit.

In recent months, Price's office removed me from her media email list without explanation. Today, she refused to let me into her press conference.

The Scanner is one of 74 independent news organizations selected as finalists across 10 award categories.

The family of two brothers killed in Oakland are upset at a plea deal proposed for the shooter.

The woman's screams for help alerted her sorority sisters, who called police and held the man down until officers arrived, according to court papers.

The woman was left with a swollen eye and cuts and scrapes to the face, hand and knee, police said. Robberies are up 17% this year, data show.

The past few weeks have seen terminations, transfers and many of the most senior prosecutors put on leave.te

It's the second grand theft at the Berkeley Apple Store in less than a week.

Alameda County DA Pamela Price said James Vega should not spend decades behind bars "for a tragic mistake." Now he's out after 2.5 years.

The judge called the murders "the most depraved crime that I’ve handled in the criminal justice field in 33 years."

North Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb is holding a meeting about crime and violence next Tuesday, May 30.

Thursday night's public safety meeting with DA Pamela Price showed a divide in the community but also common ground.

One of the men brandished a rifle at the resident and the other pulled out a handgun, Berkeley police said.

Patti Lee says Price often made anti-Asian remarks and that the DA's office illegally withheld records about The Scanner's exclusion from a press event.

There have been at least two armed robberies from cyclists of expensive racing bikes: one that took place Sunday and the other Thursday.

The first arrest related to criminal threats, battery, public intoxication and probation violation, BPD said. He was later arrested on suspicion of DUI.

"The First Amendment prohibits the government from arbitrarily excluding specific reporters from access to press conferences," they wrote.

Members of the business community are pleading with the city to do more to tackle encampments and problematic behavior associated with them.

The UC Berkeley student was able to take a photograph of her assailant, which allowed police to identify him, BPD said.

"We will reopen as quickly as possible and we look forward to welcoming everyone back to the movies," said Ky Boyd, Rialto Cinemas owner.

The carjacker took a gray Toyota Camry from the victim and fled south on Shattuck, Berkeley police said.

The man told police he was angry and was taking his frustration out on inanimate objects, BPD said.

Charly Weissenbach said she's not comfortable in the spotlight — but felt it was her duty to speak out.

"You took everything from me," the victim told defendant Kevin Davis in court Monday, calling the sentence a "pathetic excuse for justice."

"I just want to stop whatever is happening," said market co-owner Preet Sandhu. "I want to feel safe."

Police say the assailant poured gasoline on the man and lit him on fire. Then he fled the scene.

The robberies happened Saturday, one in the Claremont neighborhood and the other in South Berkeley. In one, a 79-year-old woman was targeted.

The teenagers were released to their parents, Berkeley police said.

They will be mounted at 10 key intersections where authorities hope they will be more likely to record people entering and exiting Berkeley.

This has unquestionably been the most challenging, satisfying and thrilling year of my professional career.

"I was living with an angel," her father said Sunday. "She was as near perfect as perfect can be in a human being."

"I am not the low-hanging fruit or scapegoat for the debacle this case has become," Judge McCannon said Wednesday.

Carjackings are way up this year in Berkeley compared to prior years.

Two women share their experiences of violent crime in Oakland: "It’s everywhere," one said. "People are acting with impunity like it's a sport."

"They were pulling cords, running to different tables trying to get as many as they could," a reader who was in the area told The Scanner.