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Threatens Gun, Receives Cash 

A man wearing a multicolored sweater and claiming to have a gun walked into the Bank of American branch at 1536 Shattuck Ave. at 5 p.m. Thursday and demanded cash. 

When tellers complied with his demand, he fled on foot southbound along Shattuck, said Berkeley Police spokesperson Officer Joe Okies. 

Vandal Scratches N-word On Door 

A Berkeley resident who lives near the intersection of University and Shattuck avenues called police shortly before 5 p.m. Friday after discovering that someone had scratched the N-word into his front door. Police are classifying the incident as a hate crime, said Officer Okies. 

Verbal Fray Takes Nasty Turn 

A vocal spat between two Berkeley residents turned mean Friday evening when one of the pair pulled out a pistol and threatened his co-disputant. Police are still seeking the suspect.  

Loud Frat Party Draws Warning 

For the second time since the start of the school year, angry neighbors called police early Saturday morning to report an overly boisterous party at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house at 2400 Waring St., said Officer Okies. 

After police arrived at the party at 4:07 a.m., officers issued a second response citation—which means that the house must post a prominent notice warning that any further calls to the house will result in escalating fines. 

Andronico’s Wells Fargo Hit Again 

In yet another robbery at the Wells Fargo branch in the Andronico’s Market at University Avenue and Acton Street, a 40-something man clad in a multicolored sweater walked up to a teller at high noon Saturday and presented a note demanding cash. 

Greenbacks in hand, the robber was last seen fleeing through the market’s parking lot, said Officer Okies. 

Assault With Deadly Vase 

Police arrested a 36-year-old South Berkeley woman on charges of assault with a deadly weapon at 3:30 Saturday afternoon after she threw a vase at a fellow citizen. 

Teenage Girls Stage Carjack 

Two girls in their late teens yanked a hapless motorist out of his car shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday and drove off with his wheels. If police find them, the duo face being charged with carjacking. 

Duo Snatches Purse  

Two men approached a woman walking near the corner of Alcatraz and College avenues just after 10 p.m. Saturday, then grabbed her purse and fled on foot.i