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Foiled Robbery 

A clerk at a San Pablo Avenue jewelry shop single-handedly stopped a woman from stealing $1,400 worth of jewelry Sunday. According to police, a woman walked into the store on the 2300 block of San Pablo Avenue, snatched a handful of jewelry from a display rack and bolted for the door. The clerk raced after her and corralled her outside the shop. The burglar punched the clerk in the face, bit her arm and pulled her hair, police said, but the clerk held on until officers arrived, arresting Kamella Lemmons, 21, of Oakland. During a search, they found she was carrying heroin and needles. 

Robbery 

A man claiming to be carrying a gun robbed a pedestrian late Saturday night at the corner of Eighth and Grayson Streets. According to police, the victim was searching for a house party when the robber approached him, threatening to shoot if he didn’t hand over his wallet. The victim complied and the robber escaped in blue Chevrolet Astrovan. 

Fistfight 

Two men were arrested for fighting on the 1500 block of Oregon Street yesterday afternoon after a witness saw the pair squaring off to fight and called police. When an officer arrived, the two had just started to brawl and about eight onlookers rushed to encircle them and watch the fight. The officer called for backup and then tried to stop the fight. Neither combatant wanted to quit, so the arriving backup officers had to subdue both. Charles Durant, 28, of Berkeley and Eric Perry, 39, of Berkeley were each arrested for battery. 

Reward in Berkeley Murder 

The city of Berkeley is offering $15,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for the murder of a Mark David Sorensen, a 29-year-old Berkeley resident. Sorensen was shot to death and dumped from a moving car at the corner of Alcatraz and Adeline Avenues at 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 5. Witnesses described the car as silver, similar to a Nissan, with tinted windows. Police have no suspects or motives at this time.