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Pizza guy robbed 

A strong-arm bandit robbed a pizza delivery person of cash and a pie as he was attempting a delivery near the corner of Alcatraz Avenue and Idaho Street just before 1 a.m. last Monday. 

Strong-arm pair 

A caller told Berkeley police at 5:37 p.m. last Monday that two bandits in their late teens had just robbed a pedestrian on Shattuck Avenue just outside the Shattuck Cinemas. 

The robbers were last seen fleeing into the gym area of the Berkeley High School campus, said Officer Okies. 

Masked rat pack 

A gang consisting of at least eight teenagers wearing hockey and ski masks attempted to rob a 39-year-old man of his bike and backpack near the corner of Prince and Ellis streets just after 6 p.m. last Monday. They also tried to rob two others, but may have been scared off when neighbors noted the attack. 

Tall armed robbers 

Two men, one 6’2” tall and the other 6’11”, both about 20 years of age, robbed a pedestrian of his wallet near the corner of Francisco and Chestnut streets at about 6:20 p.m. the same evening. 

They were last seen running eastbound on Francisco Street, said Officer Okies. 

Tall carjacker 

A 6’4” bandit weighting about 240 pounds staged the strong-arm carjacking of a blue Kia driving by a 27-year-old man near the corner of Fifth Street and Hearst Avenue just before 8 p.m. Monday evening. 

Armed duo 

Two men in their early 20s robbed a 24-year-old woman and a 21-year old man in the 1500 block of Prince Street just before 12:45 a.m. last Tuesday, said Officer Okies. 

The duo made off with a cell phone and a wallet. 

Wallet stolen 

Two strong-arm robbers in their teens robbed a man of his wallet in the 2100 block of Oxford Street at 2:15 p.m. last Tuesday. 

Ice pick carjack 

Two men, one wielding an ice pick, approached a 25-year-old man in his Saab sedan in the 600 block of Bancroft Way just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and forced him to hand over his vehicle. 

Alert caller 

A citizen called police at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday to report that a man was attempting to steal a car in the 2900 block of Garber Street. 

Equipped with a description of the stolen vehicle, officers were able to stop the car near People’s Park on Dwight Way and apprehend the 29-year-old driver, who turned out to be holding computer equipment stolen in a home burglary. 

Hoodie heisters 

Two robbers, both clad in dark hooded sweatshirts, approached a 22-year-old woman from behind as she was walking along the 2800 block of Ellsworth Street Wednesday morning and robbed her of her canvas shoulder bag. 

Masked rat pack redux 

Police arrested five juveniles wearing hockey masks who robbed a man in the 3100 block of Shattuck Avenue at 7:41 p.m. Wednesday. 

In addition to robbery charges, they were also booked on suspicion of harassment based on race, religion or sexual orientation. 

Officer Okies said the suspects may include some of the same crew who staged the botched rat pack robbery two days earlier.