Crime & Safety
Berkeley Armed Robbery Probed: Report
Two suspects flashed at least one weapon and took a boy's mountain bike according to the report.
BERKELEY, CA — Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating the suspects in the armed robbery of a juvenile cyclist over the weekend, The Mercury News reports.
The incident occurred Saturday afternoon on Grizzly Peak Boulevard between the 12- and 13-mile markers according to the report.
UC Berkeley officers responded at around 2 p.m. between, the report said.
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Two suspects flashed at least one weapon and took the boy’s mountain bike according to the report.
The suspects fled in a vehicle that resembled a Volkswagen Jetta according to the report.
The boy didn’t suffer any injuries, the report said.
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Several incidents similar in nature have been reported in the area, the report said.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the UC Berkeley police at 510-642-6760 or the Oakland Police Department’s robbery division at 510-238-3326.
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