Stranded Berkeley Motorist Arrested On Weapons Charges

Berkeley CA

04 June, 2021

12:57 PM

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BERKELEY, CA — A stranded motorist was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of weapons charges, the Berkeley Police Department said. An officer who at around 1:30 a.m. stopped to assist a stalled vehicle on University Avenue near West Frontage Road saw a loaded handgun under the driver's seat, police said. The suspect tried to run away from the scene but other officers in the area responding to a police radio report of the incident found him on the east side of the freeway, authorities said. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of carrying a loaded/concealed firearm and resisting arrest, police said.