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Senior reporter, public safety, @berkeleyside. Formerly @marinij, @AsburyParkPress, @ConnPost, @StamAdvocate, @Middletownpress and @NewOrleansMag.
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ICE seizes person in Berkeley in operation in which little is known

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By Alex Gecan Verified, Vanessa Arredondo Verified
| Berkeleyside Verified
ICE agents detained someone near Telegraph Avenue and Woolsey Street July 9, 2026, shown here four days later. Credit: Daniel Ekonde/Berkeleyside Editors’ note: This article was first published July 14 and updated July 16 with additional information. Federal agents detained a 30-year-old visa holder near Telegraph Avenue and Woolsey Street on July 9 and, by all appearances, did so without telling anyone in city leadership or law enforcement.
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Council gives Berkeley police easier access to other agencies’ dogs, helicopters

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By Alex Gecan Verified
| Berkeleyside Verified
Berkeley’s City Council has made it easier for police to request air support from other agencies like the California Highway Patrol, which operates this helicopter. Credit: CHP Golden Gate Division Air Operations In a narrow vote Tuesday the City Council gave the Berkeley Police Department more latitude to ask other agencies to send dogs and helicopters into the city.
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ICE, State Department run immigration operation in Berkeley, won’t share details

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By Alex Gecan Verified, Vanessa Arredondo Verified
| Berkeleyside Verified
Two federal agencies from two U.S. Cabinet departments executed an immigration enforcement operation in Berkeley and, by all appearances, did so without telling anyone in city leadership or law enforcement.
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