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Authorities have charged Demarcus Jones with the murder of a Berkeley woman, triggering the release of grisly new details Thursday in court papers.

Police have identified Jones as the woman's boyfriend. A close friend of hers told The Scanner this week that their relationship did not rise to that level.

The name of the woman who was killed has not been released an...


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A shooting in West Berkeley damaged a vehicle on Wednesday night.

Police are investigating. No arrests have been made.

Berkeley's


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Berkeley police arrested a suspect Tuesday morning following a homicide investigation that began over the weekend, according to police and public records.

Damarcus David Jones, 28, was arrested on suspicion of murder, according to booking records. ...


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Berkeley's 911 center delivers inconsistent responses and sometimes misses chances to provide life-saving instructions, the city says.

The fix? A nine-year, $1.7 million contract for a new system, called "


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Berkeley police are investigating a body found in an apartment building Saturday.

Details were limited as of publication time. The Scanner was the first to report this news.

A reader asked TBS for details after seeing eight police cruisers on...


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