The Berkeley Police Department frequently releases cases of village interest, that embody incidents that engage assault or weapons or that people in a city have asked about. In 2018, BPD rubbed about 73,000 incidents and done some-more than 2,000 arrests. Every month, there are some-more than 300 Part 1, or vicious felony, crimes in Berkeley. Arrestees are trusting until proven guilty.
ARMED ROBBERY A masculine with a gun attacked a 19-year-old Berkeley lady in a 2400 retard of Parker Street of her backpack, military report. Last week Tuesday, Apr 2, a lady was walking only after 11 p.m. on Parker nearby Dana Street when a masculine forked a gun during her and demanded her bag. Her laptop was inside. The masculine took a trek and ran easterly on Parker. Witnesses pronounced he was black, in his 30s, about 6 feet high with a complicated build. He wore a black beanie cap, a black hooded top, a light-colored shirt and dim pants.
LAPTOP ROBBERY AND THEFT Sunday only before 6:45 p.m. dual people went into Sack’s Coffee House and took laptops from dual business there, according to police. First, one of a culprits threw a crater of lemonade in a 22-year-old Berkeley woman’s face and took her computer. Police pronounced a other laptop was taken when people ran out of a store after a robber: His associate afterwards took a laptop that had been left unattended by a Berkeley masculine who ran out to assistance with a chase. Police pronounced no descriptions were available. The coffee shop, that is renouned with UC Berkeley students, is located during 2701 College Ave., during Derby Street. The coffee emporium has been targeted repeatedly by thieves and robbers, including in February.
TWO MORE LAPTOP THEFTS AT BERKELEY CAFÉS Police rubbed dual other laptop thefts from Berkeley coffee shops final week, from Berkeley Espresso (1900 Shattuck Ave. during Hearst Avenue) and Alchemy Collective Café (1741 Alcatraz Ave. during Ellis Street).
On Apr 1 during 6 p.m., a 49-year-old Berkeley masculine was sitting inside Berkeley Espresso operative on his mechanism when a immature masculine snatched a laptop and ran off with a partner, military said. BPD pronounced a initial masculine was described as black, 18-22 years old, 5’6″-5’8″ high with a slim build, in a black hooded tip and black pants. The other masculine was described as Hispanic, of identical age and height, with a complicated build, wearing a multi-colored jacket.
Two days later, Apr 3, a 22-year-old Oakland lady was sitting inside Alchemy during 12:55 p.m., with her mechanism on a list in front of her, when dual people — including a masculine in a facade — ran in and took it. The strangers ran off. Police pronounced a masked masculine was described as black, in his 20s and about 6 feet tall, wearing a black beanie tip that had eyeholes cut out of it. No outline was supposing for a other thief.
CELLPHONE THEFTS FROM FOUR WOMEN Police also rubbed dual cellphone thefts within about 30 mins Apr 1, followed by another one Saturday.
On Apr 1 during 8 p.m., a 20-year-old Berkeley lady was walking in a 2400 retard of Bancroft Way nearby Dana Street. As she used her phone, a masculine foreigner grabbed it, afterwards rode divided on a skateboard, military said. Witnesses pronounced he wore a black hooded tip and shorts. They did not know his race.
About 25 mins later, a 22-year-old El Monte lady was walking on Allston Way (at Shattuck) when a masculine foreigner grabbed a phone and ran off. He was final seen streamer west on Center Street. The burglar was described as about 5’6″-5’8″ high with a spare build, in a black hooded top, dim pants and white shoes. His competition was unknown.
Saturday, dual immature Berkeley women, ages 18 and 22, were watchful for a train during about 4:50 p.m. during College Avenue and Derby Street when dual strangers grabbed their phones from their hands, military said. The thieves got into a car and another masculine gathering them away.
One of a group was described as black, 5 feet 8 inches high with a middle build, with brief black hair, wearing a black T-shirt. Another was described as a black masculine who seemed 28-30 years old, 5 feet 10 inches high with a spare build, black hair, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and ripped jeans. The third — a motorist — was described as a Hispanic man, 18-20 years old, with a “buzz cut” hairstyle, wearing a white T-shirt.
UPDATE FROM JANUARY LAPTOP THEFT Police arrested a Richmond masculine who has now been charged in tie with a laptop thievery during Passione Caffe in downtown Berkeley in January. In that incident, a 33-year-old Berkeley masculine was sitting with his laptop in front of a café, during 91 Shattuck Square (at Addison Street), when a masculine ran adult and took a computer. Detectives questioning a box eventually identified 20-year-old Lonnie Deshun Jacobs as a culprit. BPD got a aver and arrested Jacobs on Apr 4 on guess of transgression theft, BPD reports.
According to justice annals online, a Alameda County district attorney’s bureau charged Jacobs on Monday with grand thievery from a person, a felony. He entered a not guilty plea, according to annals online. Jacobs was convicted in 2014 of home burglary, that was listed online as a strike, according to justice records. He stays in control with a bail of $20,000 and is set for a pretrial conference Tuesday during a René C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland.
AUTO BURGLARY ARREST AFTER INTERRUPTED VEHICLE THEFT Police arrested a masculine on trial Saturday who was acid by one car after perplexing to take another one, according to police. Saturday during 8 a.m., a proprietor in a 1800 retard of Alcatraz Avenue (near Adeline Street) listened someone perplexing to start his vehicle. The proprietor went outward and found a masculine inside a car who afterwards rode off a bike. About 10 mins later, a military officer found a masculine “rummaging by a car parked several blocks away,” according to police. Officers searched a masculine and found thievery collection and drug paraphernalia, military said. Officers arrested Ernest Bennett, 42, whose chateau is unknown, in tie with attempted car theft, theft, possession of thievery tools, possession of narcotics outfit and defilement of probation, military said. Bennett stays in control during Santa Rita Jail. He is incompetent for bail since of his trial status, according to justice annals online. He is scheduled for prosecution Thursday morning during East County Hall of Justice in Dublin.
Note: This story was updated shortly after publication, when BPD supposing a information, with a Jacobs detain and plant cities of residence.
