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Berkeley police were stationed outside 1988 California St. during a homicide investigation on May 30, 2026. Credit: Zac Farber\/Berkeleyside<\/p>\nBerkeley police were stationed outside 1988 California St. during a homicide investigation on May 30, 2026. Credit: Zac Farber\/Berkeleyside<\/p>\n
Police arrested a 28-year-old Berkeley man Tuesday on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend, who was found dead in a California Street apartment Saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 37-year-old woman, whom authorities have not yet identified, \u201cappears to have died after a physical assault,\u201d Berkeley police spokesperson Officer Byron White said in an email.<\/p>\n A property manager called police around noon Saturday after discovering the woman, police said.<\/p>\n Police did not clarify how they arrived on the woman\u2019s boyfriend, Damarcus David Jones, as their suspect. They arrested him Tuesday in Dixon, and he was in custody at the city jail as of Tuesday night.<\/p>\n The Alameda County Prosecutor\u2019s Office has not formally charged Jones yet, according to court records. He is scheduled for arraignment Thursday in Oakland.<\/p>\n The Alameda County Sheriff\u2019s Office\u2019s Coroner\u2019s Bureau has yet to finish an autopsy, police said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are grateful for the community\u2019s ongoing support and thankful we were able to swiftly bring this suspect to justice,\u201d White wrote.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRelated stories<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\tBerkeley police investigate city\u2019s first homicide in 16 months<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\tMay 30, 2026May 30, 2026, 6:41 p.m.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\tBerkeley crime data shows drops in thefts, burglaries, robberies, car crashes<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\tMarch 27, 2026March 28, 2026, 8:14 a.m.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\tGun violence in Berkeley has plummeted. They helped make it happen<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 15, 2026Jan. 15, 2026, 3:35 p.m.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n “*” indicates required fields<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex N. Gecan joined Berkeleyside in 2023 as a senior reporter covering public safety. He has covered criminal justice, courts and breaking and local news for The Middletown Press, Stamford Advocate and…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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