POLICE
ARREST / BOOKING
SEC-SECURITY CHECK - (Narcotics Violation: PC 530.5 (A) — GET CREDIT/ETC OTHER'S ID BY IMPERSONATION)
Location: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, ALLSTON WAY / CENTER ST, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, BERKELEY
Incident details
Location
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, ALLSTON WAY / CENTER ST, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, BERKELEY
Time (Created)
Jul 21, 2026, 1:43 PM
Incident Numbers
- # 2026-00031651(BPD)
Priority
Level 4
Call Type
Progress
In Progress
Disposition
Primary Case (Case or Cold Theft)
Source
Officer Initiated
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Case record details
Case number
2026-00031651
Case status
Arrest
Disposition
Interest Of Justice
Recorded location
2100 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY
Crime Report Filed
Report type
Narcotics Violation
Primary charge
PC 530.5 (A) — GET CREDIT/ETC OTHER'S ID BY IMPERSONATION
Occurred
Jul 21, 2026, 1:43 PM
Case number
2026-00031651
2 arrest / booking records
Jail booking
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Jul 21, 2026, 2:03 PM
Subject: JAMES RUSSELL RAINEY Jr., age 56
Booking: 2026-00001917
Booked: Jul 21, 2026, 2:14 PM
Booking agency: CA0010300
Disposition: MEDICAL
Charges
- 530.5 (A)GET CREDIT/ETC OTHER'S ID BY FALSE PRETENSES
- 11364 (A)Possess narcotics paraphernalia
- 1203.2 - FPROBATION VIOLATION: REARREST/REVOKE
Arrest made during officer contact
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Jul 21, 2026, 1:43 PM
Subject: JAMES RAINEY, age 56
Charges
- 1203.2 - FPROBATION VIOLATION: REARREST/REVOKE
- 530.5 (A)GET CREDIT/ETC OTHER'S ID BY IMPERSONATION
- 11364(A)POSSESS UNLAWFUL PARAPHERNALIA
Internal ID: 65287e9d-95c9-4747-a2ff-eb903fb33757