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484-PETTY THEFT - (Brandishing a weapon: PC 487 (A) - (parts) — GRAND THEFT VEHICLE PARTS)
Location: 1900 BLOCK ESSEX ST, BERKELEY
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Incident details
Location
1900 BLOCK ESSEX ST, BERKELEY
Time (Created)
Jan 5, 2026, 2:19 AM
Incident Numbers
- # 2026-00000487(BPD)
Priority
Level 2
Call Type
Progress
Cleared
Disposition
MDT NARRATIVE ONLY, PRIMARY CASE (CASE OR COLD THEFT)
Source
911 Call
Dispatch
Jan 5, 2026, 2:22 AM
Arrived
Jan 5, 2026, 2:27 AM
Cleared
Jan 5, 2026, 5:12 AM
Last Update
Jan 5, 2026, 5:15 AM
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BerkeleyCrime linked Resident threatened at gunpoint amid catalytic converter theft from The Berkeley Scanner to this incident.
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BPD catalytic-theft details added
BerkeleyCrime first linked BPD catalytic-converter theft details to this incident.
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Case record details
Case number
2026-00000487
Case status
Suspend
Recorded location
1900 ESSEX ST
Catalytic-converter theft details
Incident number
2026-00000487
Case number
2026-00000487
Occurred from
Jan 5, 2026, 2:19 AM
Occurred through
Jan 5, 2026, 2:19 AM
Item
CATALYTIC CONVERTER
Case status
Suspend
Disposition
,Primary Case (Case or Cold Theft),MDT Narrative Only
Bureau
Property Crimes
Crime Report Filed
Report type
Brandishing a weapon
Primary charge
PC 487 (A) - (parts) — GRAND THEFT VEHICLE PARTS
Occurred
Jan 5, 2026, 2:19 AM
Case number
2026-00000487
Internal ID: 1b7946db-3eab-4a8a-9057-404ee5cbb3bb