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Gunshot 

Someone capped off a round near the corner of Ellis and Fairview streets shortly after midnight Thursday. No one was injured, Okies said. 

Strong-arm heist 

A 15-year-old was robbed of his valuables near the corner of Allston Way and Martin Luther King Jr. Way just after 3 p.m. Thursday. The robber was a big fellow between 17 and 20 years of age and standing about 6’3”. 

Rape averted 

A 47-year-old woman narrowly averted rape after a man grabbed her as she walked into an alleyway in the 2000 block of Shattuck Avenue at 9:20 a.m. Friday, Okies said. 

The victim described her assailant an a bald African American man in his early 20s who stands about 6’3” and weighs about 180 pounds. 

He was wearing a dark baseball cap, a dark zip-up sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers. Anyone with information about the crime is requested to contact the department at police@ci.berkeley.ca.us orthe department’s Sex Crimes detail at 981-5735. 

Callers may remain anonymous. 

iPod ear-jacking 

Three teenagers staged a strong-arm robbery of a Berkeley man who was walking along the 2000 block of Allston Way at 4:25 p.m. Thursday. 

Their loot? The earpieces through which their victim was listening to the sounds of his iPod MP3 player. 

Police arrived in time to apprehend the miscreants and recover the listening gear. 

Stomping busts 

Police arrested four suspects on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and battery after they stomped a 31-year-old man in the 3000 block of Shattuck Avenue shortly before 5:30 Friday afternoon. 

The victim, who was later treated at a hospital emergency room, was able to describe the red vehicle in which his assailants had fled and officers arrested them moments later. 

Sex grab arrest 

A 21-year-old woman flagged down a police car moments after a man had groped her as she walked along the 2400 block of Haste Street. The officers were able to quickly locate and arrest the 21-year-old man the victim identified. 

He was booked on suspicion of sexual battery. 

Bizarre robbers 

A man in a bathrobe and accompanied by four would-be felons clad in more traditional garb approached a man in his car in the 2500 block of Park Street and asked for money at 3 a.m. Saturday. 

When the driver refused, the odd assemblage began pounding on his window. The driver and his car escaped, possessions intact. 

Hallo-weenies 

The seasonal counterparts of the Grinch made off with two pumpkins a resident of the 700 block of Contra Costa Avenue had on display outside his home Saturday morning. 

The three gourdnappers were last seen departing the scene of the crime in a white Monte Carlo, said Officer Okies. 

Party-bashers 

A group of young men drove to the 2600 block of Regent Street at 11:21 p.m. Saturday and attempted to crash a party then under way. 

In the course of their efforts, one of the group bashed one of the legitimate revelers over the head with a bottle before the group fled the scene. 

Armed robbery 

Two men robbed a 38-year-old man of his cash, laptop computer and other belongings near the corner of Cedar and Franklin streets just before 9:45 p.m. Sunday, then fled in late model American car. c