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Occupy protest puts senior housing, Whole Foods project in Albany put on hold

UC asks Albany to postpone consideration of Gill Tract development »

BART closes more greenway segments in El Cerrito, Albany for seismic work

Transit agency will be performing seismic work on portions of elevated track in El Cerrito and Albany »

Albany, Saratoga students in the top 10 of the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search

Three Northern California students placed in the top 10 of the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search, an elite and demanding national high school research competition. »

Albany police log

SUNDAY, Feb. 26 DUI -- Around 6 a.m. officers arrested a Richmond woman on Buchanan Street near the I-80 interchange for suspicion of DUI. She was taken to North County Jail. »

Another Bay Area city moves against rodent poisons

Richmond joins San Francisco and Albany in asking merchants to clear shelves of worst offenders »

Albany man held on child sexual abuse charges

Raymond Henri Anderson is well-known in Albany »

Albany moves ahead on University Village

Senior housing and Whole Foods project gets city council's OK. »

Muggers punch, rob students in Albany

ALBANY -- Three muggers wearing dark clothing and black beanies punched three pedestrians and stole their things Tuesday night on the BART path.Two men and a woman walked south on the path near Albany Middle School about 6:20 p. »

ALBANY POLICE CALLS

SUNDAY, Dec. 4 DISTURBANCE -- At about 5:30 p.m., employees at Albany Bowl on the 500 block of San Pablo Avenue called to report that a woman was blocking the front door and refusing to leave. »

Albany police log

MONDAY, Nov. 21 VANDALISM -- During the day someone smashed the window of a car parked in the rear parking area at Ocean View School on Jackson Street and stole a purse from inside. »

Albany police calls

SUNDAY, Oct. 30 DANGEROUS FIND -- Around 1 p.m. officers contacted the UC police department and stood by as UCPD responded and disposed of a canister about 15 inches long with "danger, explosive, contact PD or Military" written on it. »

Albany police calls

SUNDAY, Oct. 23 TRESPASSING -- At about 3 p.m., officers responded to the Christmas tree lot on Solano Avenue on reports of a person standing in the lot with a fire extinguisher. »

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