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SUSCIR-SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE - (Theft Felony (over $950): VC 10851 (A) — TAKE VEHICLE W/O OWNER'S CONSENT/VEHICLE THEFT)

Location: 2500 BLOCK COLLEGE AVE, BERKELEY

News coverage

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NEWS

Catalytic converter cache seized after Elmwood chase

The Berkeley Scanner
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Incident details

Location
2500 BLOCK COLLEGE AVE, BERKELEY
Time (Created)
Feb 26, 2026, 3:25 AM
Incident Numbers
  • # 2026-00009133(BPD)
Priority
Level 2
Progress
Cleared
Disposition
PRIMARY CASE (CASE OR COLD THEFT)
Source
911 Call
Dispatch
Feb 26, 2026, 3:31 AM
Arrived
Feb 26, 2026, 3:43 AM
Cleared
Feb 26, 2026, 11:53 AM
Last Update
Feb 26, 2026, 12:38 PM
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  1. News coverage added

    BerkeleyCrime linked Catalytic converter cache seized after Elmwood chase from The Berkeley Scanner to this incident.

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Case record details

Case number
2026-00009133
Case status
Suspend
Recorded location
2500 COLLEGE AVE

Crime Report Filed

Report type
Theft Felony (over $950)
Primary charge
VC 10851 (A) — TAKE VEHICLE W/O OWNER'S CONSENT/VEHICLE THEFT
Occurred
Feb 26, 2026, 3:20 AM
Case number
2026-00009133
Internal ID: 5d18945c-991d-4e6d-9415-13c9feff938e