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WORKING FIRE - (Arson: PC 166 (A)(1) — CONTEMPT OF COURT: DISORDERLY/ETC BEHAVIOR)

Location: 1300 BLOCK 66TH ST, BERKELEY

Incident details

Location
1300 BLOCK 66TH ST, BERKELEY
Time (Created)
May 24, 2026, 4:31 PM
Incident Numbers
  • # 2026-00007239(BFD)
  • # 2026-00023026(BPD)
Priority
Level 1F
Progress
Cleared
Disposition
PRIMARY CASE (CASE OR COLD THEFT)
Source
911 Call
Dispatch
May 24, 2026, 4:32 PM
Arrived
May 24, 2026, 4:36 PM
Cleared
May 25, 2026, 12:59 AM
Last Update
May 25, 2026, 12:59 AM
First Arriving Unit
Truck 5
Dispatch Time
37s
Turnout Time
50s
Travel Time
3m 22s
Total Response Time
4m 49s
Cancelled Enroute
Battalion 7
Response District
RD 1
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Case record details

Case number
2026-00023026
Case status
Arrest
Disposition
Pending D.A. Review
Recorded location
1300 66TH ST

Fire unit activity

Truck 5
May 24, 04:31:59 PM
Assigned
Engine 1
May 24, 04:31:59 PM
Assigned
Engine 6
May 24, 04:31:59 PM
Assigned
Engine 3
May 24, 04:31:59 PM
Assigned
Battalion 8
May 24, 04:31:59 PM
Assigned
Engine 5
May 24, 04:31:59 PM
Assigned
Truck 2
May 24, 04:31:59 PM
Assigned
Medic 1
May 24, 04:31:59 PM
Assigned
EMS 2
May 24, 04:31:59 PM
Assigned
Duty Chief
May 24, 04:31:59 PM
Assigned
Patrol 5
May 24, 04:31:59 PM
Assigned
Battalion 7
May 24, 04:31:59 PM
Cancelled enroute

Crime Report Filed

Report type
Arson
Primary charge
PC 166 (A)(1) — CONTEMPT OF COURT: DISORDERLY/ETC BEHAVIOR
Occurred
May 24, 2026, 4:31 PM
Case number
2026-00023026

Arrest / booking record

Arrest made during officer contact
ⓘ
Jun 24, 2026, 9:30 AM
Arrest record
Subject: DALE LIPKE, age 54
Charges
  • 451(B)
    ARSON:INHABITED STRUCTURE/PROPERTY
  • 166 (A)(1)
    CONTEMPT OF COURT: DISORDERLY/ETC BEHAVIOR
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