Berkeley police are investigating what they described as a “well-orchestrated home invasion armed robbery” on Fifth Street last month.
Police say the robbery crew was inside the home for “an extended amount of time” and fled to Oakland afterward in a car with a stolen license plate.
According to police, four people in masks — at least one of whom had a semi-automatic firearm — kicked in the door to a northwest Berkeley apartment in the 1700 block of Fifth Street on April 17 at about 3:15 a.m…