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Ronald White, 45, of Berkeley was arraigned in an Oakland courthouse yesterday on three counts of carjacking and three counts of kidnapping for robbery. He was referred to a public defender and denied bail, said Deputy District Attorney Mike Nieto. 

Berkeley Police arrested White on Thursday in connection with four carjacking and robbery cases targeting women drivers from November through February. Police said ATM photographs and testimony from victims led them to White. 

All of the cases involved lone female drivers, forced at knifepoint to surrender control of their car, police said. In three of the cases the victim was forced to withdraw money from bank accounts at ATM machines. In the other case, the victim was sexually assaulted. 

Police said White surrendered himself peacefully after relatives alerted him that investigators planned to speak with him about the crimes. 

—Matthew Artz