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A 21-year-old man was arrested Friday afternoon after he allegedly hit a Berkeley police officer who stopped the vehicle because of an expired vehicle registration. 

The incident happened around 3 p.m. near the intersection of Bancroft Way and Ninth Street. According to police reports, the officer was attacked as he approached the vehicle. 

After the unprovoked attack the officer’s partner called for help as a fight ensued involving the driver, the police officer and two women who were riding in the car. 

Berkeley Police Lt. Allen Yuen said a crowd formed around the fight, and about 15 police officers arrived to calm the crowd. The three suspects in the car all were arrested: one of them for assault on a police officer, another for battery on a police officer and the other for inciting a riot. Their names were not immediately available.