Police: Man with sword arrested after cutting officer’s hand

Police in Berkeley arrested a man with a sword Wednesday night after he cut an officer’s hand, sending him to the hospital, according to early reports.

Details were slim, but readers reported a large police presence at Willard Park at about 8:30 p.m.

“Major police action at Willard Park,” one person told The Scanner. “20+ officers on site holding someone on the ground. Ambulance unloading a stretcher now.”…

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