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Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 01, 2005

Fast Bandit Grabs Cash  

Four men entered a gas station at the southwest corner of Shattuck and Ashby Avenues around 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, grabbed the contents of register and fled in an older model gray Japanese import, said Berkeley Police spokesperson Officer Joe Okies. 

 

Armed Trio Robs Pedestrian 

Three men in their late teens to early 20s, at least one of them armed with a pistol, confronted a 24-year-old man near the corner of Sacramento and Cedar streets just after midnight Friday and relieved him of his cash. 

 

Second Trio Uses Knife 

A band of three juveniles, one armed with a knife, robbed a 63-year-old Berkeley man and his companion just before 9 p.m. Thursday, making off with the man’s cash and his companion’s purse. 

 

Cell Phone Robbed 

A heavy-set robber used his fists to persuade a 19-year-old Berkeley man to surrender his cell phone in the 2700 block of Channing Way just before 2 a.m. Friday. 

 

Another Trio Uses Feet, Fists 

Kaiser Oakland called Berkeley Police Saturday morning to report that a patient had been robbed. Investigating officers discovered that a gang of three had approached the 44-year-old man in the 3100 block of California Street, then struck and kicked him until he surrendered his cash. 

 

Robber Employs Screwdriver 

A man called police just before 11 a.m. Friday to report that a robber had confronted him with a screwdriver in the 2700 block of San Pablo Ave. and demanded he surrender his wallet and cash. The victim complied and the perp fled. 

 

Supertech Robbed 

A gunman walked into Supertech Communications at 82 Shattuck Square at 4:30 p.m. Friday and made off with the cash from the register. 

 

Verizon Deregistered 

The gunman who walked into the Verizon Wireless store at 1100 University Ave. less than an hour later wasn’t satisfied with just the cash. He also departed with the register. 

 

Ex-Boyfriend Busted 

Police arrested a 40-year-old man Saturday afternoon after he allegedly entered his former girlfriend’s 63rd Street residence, made violent threats and trashed her belongings. He faces three criminal charges, said Officer Okies. 

 

Gunman Grabs Purse 

A gunman confronted a 32-year-old Berkeley woman in the 2600 block of Regent Street around 11:30 p.m. Saturday and successfully demanded her purse. 

 

Confronts Cops with Chain 

When a resident of the Haste Street and Shattuck Avenue neighborhood spotted a stranger messing with his motor scooter Sunday afternoon, he confronted the man—who promptly produced a chain and threatened him. 

Police arrived moments later and searched for the suspect. The officers ran him down and presented him with a chain of their own, the one linking the two locked bracelets they fastened to his wrists before they escorted him to a new accommodation which featured even-sturdier steel bars. 

 

Takes Cell, Cash 

A gunman confronted a man near the intersection of Claremont Avenue and Hillcrest Road shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday and made off with his cash and cell phone.›