Features

Police Briefs

Matthew Artz
Tuesday October 01, 2002

n Student Fall 

An 18-year-old UC Berkeley student fell from the roof of his three-story apartment building on the 2400 block of Haste Street at 10:24 a.m. Saturday morning. According to police an employee of a nearby restaurant heard a thud and found the victim laying on the pavement beside the building. The victim is currently at Eden Hospital. Police did not have an update on his condition. There were no signs of foul play or drug use, police said. 

n Drug Bust 

Narcotics officers found 5 grams of rock cocaine and packaging for cocaine sales at a home on the 1200 block of Hearst Street Friday. Gary Lee Gordon, 28, was arrested for possession of cocaine with intent to sell.  

n Gunshots Fired 

Gunshots were fired on the 1200 block of Haskell Street at 2:25 p.m. Saturday. According to police, neighborhood witnesses saw a group of people quickly disperse after they heard several shots fired. Police investigators found 9 millimeter casings on the block as well as bullet holes in a nearby tree.