BERKELEY — An individual was arrested and two others have been sought in reference to an assault Sunday at Individuals’s Park that authorities have been investigating as an anti-transgender hate crime.
In accordance with restricted statements and social-media posts, College of California police stated officers responded simply after 7:40 a.m. to the park within the 2500 block of Haste Road for a report of tried aggravated arson and assault involving a baseball bat.
When police arrived at a development website within the park, they discovered a sufferer affected by accidents and took them to a hospital for remedy. Investigators discovered that three folks attacked the sufferer with their toes and a shovel. One individual was arrested a short while later; the opposite two folks weren't discovered on the scene.
Based mostly on preliminary data, investigators stated they believed the aggravated assault that came about was an anti-transgender hate crime, due to bias towards the sufferer.
Anybody with data might name UCPD at 510-642-6760 and reference Case No. 22-01817.
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On 08-21-2022 07:42:00, an aggravated assault occurred on the development Website on 2500 Block Haste Road.
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On 08-21-2022 07:41:00, an arson occurred on the development website on the 2500 block of Haste Road.
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On 08-21-2022 07:45:00, a hate crime – aggravated assault was reported to have occurred at Individuals's Park Housing Building Website.
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Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.