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Police Blotter By MATTHEW ARTZ

Friday May 20, 2005

Computer Violence 

Police were called to an apartment at College Avenue and Channing Way Wednesday morning when an argument between two women became violent. According to Police Information Officer Joe Okies, one woman shoved a computer keyboard into another woman’s stomach. Police have not arrested the accused attacker. 

 

Phony Cops Rob Boy 

A 14-year-old boy walking along the 800 block of Tacoma Avenue was robbed by two men around 11 p.m. Tuesday, Officer Okies said. The two men at first told the boy they were police officers and once they stopped the boy ordered him to hand over cash. They remain at large. 

 

Reported Assault 

A resident on the 1700 block of San Pablo Avenue found her neighbor at the door late Wednesday evening with bruises on her face. The victim, a 21-year-old female, reported that she had been assaulted. The suspect, believed to be a 35-year-old male, has not been arrested. 

 

Macho Men 

Two construction workers working a building project on the 2100 block of Milvia Street came to blows, just before 9 a.m. Tuesday morning. Police were summoned, but made no arrests, Okies said. 

 

Unwelcomed Guest 

Police arrested a 19-year-old Berkeley man Tuesday afternoon at Berkeley High School, where he is not enrolled, after he got into a fight with a student. 

 

Graffiti Taggings 

Police received reports of separate graffiti taggings at 8:51 a.m. and 8:53 a.m. Monday. The first report was of vandalism to a building at Gilman and Tenth streets. The second came from a home on Summit Road where the vandal painted a “1” on the resident’s garage.›