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Below are a few cases over the past few days that may be of the community's interest.
 
Indecent Exposure
On October 1^st between 3:30 pm and 4 pm, an unknown man exposed himself while making lewd comments to some female high school students.

The suspect is described as white male with a beard, in his 50's, 5'08" tall, with a skinny build and brown/wavy shoulder length hair.  The suspect was wearing a light brown or beige men's dress suit jacket with matching colored dress pants. The jacket had stains on the shoulders and collar area as if from a liquid. The suspect was not wearing a shirt or underwear.
 
If you have any information about this case, please contact BPD’s Special Victims Unit at (510) 981-5715.
 
Gun Recovered during Car Stop
On October 12^th at 9 pm, officers conducted a traffic stop at 66th Street and Acton Street.  During the traffic stop, officers discovered two firearms and a bag of powder cocaine.  The two occupants were arrested.
BPD Case 18-57500
 
Felony Battery
On October 13^th 12:10 am, a woman was walking on Hillegass—approaching Dwight Way when an unknown suspect ran up to her and started hitting her in the arm with a crowbar.  The suspect left soon after, but was described as a 26-27 year old man with a dark complexion, thin build, short dreads, and wearing dark clothing.
 
If you have any information about this case, please contact BPD’s Homicide Unit at (510) 981-5741.
BPD Case 18-57539
 
 
Recent Robberies
On October 12^th at 10:19 pm, a man was robbed on Arch Street (just south of Hilgard Avenue) by three suspects.  All three suspects were described as in their 20’s, approximately 5’10”, wearing baggy clothing and hats--two of the suspects armed with knives.
BPD Case 18-57518
 
On October 13^th between 2:30 am-3:30 am, a man and woman were robbed at gunpoint while they were sleeping in their car on the 2500 block of Haste.  The suspect was described as man in his 30’s, wearing dark clothing.
BPD Case 18-57580

On October 13^th at 9:15 pm, a man was robbed in the area of Arch and Virginia Street by three suspects.  Two suspects exited a car (being driven by a third suspect) armed with knives and demanded the victim’s property.  The suspects were described as in their 20’s, approximately 5’10” tall, wearing baggy clothing and hats.
BPD Case 18-57730

We later learned that just prior to Arch and Virginia robbery, there was another robbery (attempt) in the area of Berryman Street and MLK Jr Way. In this case, two suspects jumped out of a sedan and approached the victim. The victim ran away until the suspects stopped chasing him.
BPD Case 18-57955


On October 14^th at 2:05 am, a man was walking westbound on Allston Way (just east of Milvia Street) when two suspects approached him.  Armed with knives, the suspects demanded the victim’s property. The suspects were described as in their 20’s, approximately 5’7”, and both wearing hats.
BPD Case 18-57769
 
On October 14^th at 2:15 pm, a suspect tried to rob a woman while she was walking on Acton Street (towards Prince Street).  The suspect tried to rip the woman’s cell phone from her hands, but she was able to hold on to it.  The suspect was described as a 13-14 year old boy, with a thin build, dark complexion, dark clothing, riding a bicycle.
BPD Case 18-57834
 
On October 15^th at 12:56 am, a man was robbed on Parker Street just east of College Avenue.  According to the victim, two suspects put a knife to his throat and took his backpack.  The suspects were described as two men, 30-35 years old, one with a mustache and the other wearing a hooded sweatshirt.
BPD Case 18-57921
 
On October 15^th at 10:40 pm, a women was robbed on the 1600 block of Oxford Street.  In this case, two suspects robbed the victim—one of them armed with a knife.  The suspects were described as male, in their twenties.
BPD Case 18-58109
 
If you have any information about these robberies, please contact BPD’s Robbery Unit at (510) 981-5742.  We also encourage people who live in the area to check their video surveillance systems for any footage that may aid in the investigation of these incidents.
 
You can also register your addresses video surveillance system with the Berkeley Police Department with our Security Camera Registry—(https://www.cityofberkeley.info/police/security-camera-registry/).