Man, 19, charged with 'bank jugging' robberies in Berkeley
In one of the incidents, authorities say Elijah Simpson and another man chased down a UC Berkeley swim coach and stole two backpacks from her.| The Berkeley Scanner
In one of the incidents, authorities say Elijah Simpson and another man chased down a UC Berkeley swim coach and stole two backpacks from her.| The Berkeley Scanner
The suspects, Mateo Haro Rodriguez and Daniel Cestoni Montenegro, fled from Berkeley police, resulting in a brief pursuit.| The Berkeley Scanner
David Hill III, 20, was already facing felony gun charges in Alameda County in addition to being on probation after a carjacking.| The Berkeley Scanner
Police spotted the suspects in the neighborhood about 25 minutes after the robbery and arrested them.| The Berkeley Scanner
Police said the crimes were "part of an escalating pattern that detectives quickly recognized and linked together."| The Berkeley Scanner
Police say Christian Jensen admitted to "asking people for money with his lighter, which was shaped like a firearm."| The Berkeley Scanner
"The suspects pushed the victim to the ground, kicked him while he was down and stole his gold iPhone," authorities said.| The Berkeley Scanner
