Crime & Safety

2 People Assaulted, Robbed in Berkeley; Police Seeking Suspects

Berkeley police are seeking 2 people suspected in a Friday night robbery in which they shoved 2 victims to the ground and took their phones.

BERKELEY, CA -- Police are looking for two people suspected in a Friday night robbery in which they shoved two victims to the ground and took their cell phones.

The robbery was reported about 10 p.m. Friday, when two pedestrians in the 2700 block of Dwight Way were pushed to the ground. Two suspects grabbed their phones, and immediately got into a car driven by a third person.

That car was last seen headed east on Dwight Way from the scene. Police say the victims were not seriously injured.

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Anyone with information on the case is asked to call police at (510) 981-5900.

Bay City News contributed to this report.

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