Crime & Safety

Man Shot by Berkeley Police in Castro Valley Detained for Drug Charges

Steven Oliver Moore of Pittsburg was the subject of a narcotics investigation, according to police. Moore, 48, allegedly rammed his vehicle into a Berkeley police officer in Castro Valley Wednesday.

The man shot by Berkeley police after has been identified as 48-year-old Steven Oliver Moore and the subject of a narcotics investigation, according to Berkeley police.

Police said Moore was on parole for federal drug and weapons charges at the time of his arrest, Berkeleyside reports. He is now being detained on new narcotics charges after Police found half a pound of cocaine in Moore's possession and at a nearby house in Castro Valley with which he was connected.

Moore was taken to  to be treated and is in critical but stable condition, police said. The Berkeley police officer, who has yet to be identified, was taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland for leg and hand injuries and was released Wednesday night. 

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Moore is the member of a former South Berkeley family whose Oregon Street house was the site of numerous drug-related arrests, reported Berkeleyside Thursday afternoon. Moore also has a record of drug-related offenses, according to court documents.

The shooting occurred Wednesday at around 5 p.m. near Center Street and Grove Way in Castro Valley, Alameda County sheriff's Sgt. J.D. Nelson said. 

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Two undercover police officers from the Berkeley Police Department were attempting a traffic stop to take Moore into custody when the suspect backed his car into one of the officers, pinning him against the police vehicle. The officer's partner opened fire, shooting Moore — who was sitting in the driver's seat — in the chest.

The Berkeley police officer who shot Moore has been placed on paid administrative leave per the department's policy, according to police. An investigation will be conducted by the Alameda County Sheriff's Department and the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.

Berkeley police held a police conference Thursday afternoon. Patch will provide more information as it becomes available. Click "keep me posted" below for updates.


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