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Attempted Murder 

Police have few leads in the attempted murder of a Berkeley man who was found unconscious in the parking area of a building in the 2100 block of Dwight Way about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday night, said Berkeley Police spokesperson Officer Joe Okies. 

The victim was rushed to a local hospital, where he remains unable to speak. 

Okies declined to give the name of the injured man. 

Wrench Assault 

A wrench attack on a bicyclist in Peoples’ Park early Monday ended in the arrest of two suspects on charges of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. 

Iris Chantel Hodges, 19, and Hank Travis B. Williams, 29, were booked in city jail after Berkeley Police responded to a call for help.  

Home Invasion 

Two young gunmen men appeared at the home of a 59-year-old Berkeley woman about 9 p.m. Wednesday night and forced their way into the home near the corner of Dohr and Oregon streets, said Officer Okies. 

They left with her purse and contents. 

Stabbing Suspect Arrested 

Police arrested a 49-year-old man on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after a 31-year-old man was attacked in the 2100 block of Oxford Street just after 5 p.m. Tuesday. 

Officer Okies said the victim received a non-life-threatening laceration to his neck.›