POLICE
SUSCIR-SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE - (Theft Felony (over $950): PC 487 (A) - (parts) — GRAND THEFT VEHICLE PARTS)
Location: 1200 BLOCK JOSEPHINE ST, BERKELEY
Incident details
Location
1200 BLOCK JOSEPHINE ST, BERKELEY
Time (Created)
Jan 5, 2026, 3:51 AM
Incident Numbers
- # 2026-00000494(BPD)
Priority
Level 2
Call Type
Progress
Cleared
Disposition
PRIMARY CASE (CASE OR COLD THEFT)
Source
911 Call
Dispatch
Jan 5, 2026, 3:53 AM
Arrived
Jan 5, 2026, 3:55 AM
Cleared
Jan 5, 2026, 4:50 AM
Last Update
Jan 5, 2026, 5:00 AM
Incident update history2 updates Open timeline
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BPD catalytic-theft details added
BerkeleyCrime first linked BPD catalytic-converter theft details to this incident.
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BPD crime-report details added
BerkeleyCrime first linked a BPD crime report or case record to this incident.
Case record details
Case number
2026-00000494
Case status
Suspend
Recorded location
1200 JOSEPHINE ST
Catalytic-converter theft details
Incident number
2026-00000494
Case number
2026-00000494
Occurred from
Jan 5, 2026, 3:30 AM
Occurred through
Jan 5, 2026, 3:50 AM
Item
CATALYTIC CONVERTER.
Case status
Suspend
Disposition
,Primary Case (Case or Cold Theft)
Bureau
Property Crimes
Crime Report Filed
Report type
Theft Felony (over $950)
Primary charge
PC 487 (A) - (parts) — GRAND THEFT VEHICLE PARTS
Occurred
Jan 5, 2026, 3:30 AM
Case number
2026-00000494
Internal ID: 1389bdd0-d36e-4ede-ba32-fa6a0cb099c1