Armed man safely surrenders to Berkeley police, multiple firearms recovered

BERKELEY, Calif. - Berkeley police say they safely negotiated with an armed man passed out inside of a vehicle on the 1400 block of Prince Street. Officers recovered multiple firearms and several hundred rounds of ammunition from the vehicle. 

Berkeley police asked the public to avoid the area bounded by Ashby Avenue, Dohr Street, 66th Street and Sacramento Street after receiving the call at 1:17 p.m., Thursday. Around 4:30 p.m., police said the man safely surrendered at the scene and was taken into custody without incident. Officers left the scene about an hour later.

Negotiators responded to the scene and used a loudspeaker to communicate with the suspect before they safely surrendered. Two armored police vehicles also were used, although the second armored vehicle was just arriving to the scene when the man peacefully surrendered.

This photo from Berkeley police shows what they recovered from inside the vehicle. Officers found a handgun, a rifle, a collapsible baton, several hundred rounds of ammunition and four replica firearms (on the left side of the photo).

The man's name was not made public, but he is said to be a 52-year-old Berkeley resident. He was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication, along with several weapons violations.