After a man was arrested for allegedly breaking down the door of a Riverside home, his father said the 34-year-old suspect was previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
There was a time when Saad Patel had hopes and dreams. He studied biology at UC Berkeley with plans of becoming a dentist. But his family says mental illness slowly chipped away at the future he once imagined.
“He was always in a (Gifted and Talented Education) program. He is very, very smart person. He got into Berkeley without no money — all scholarships,” his father, Mohammad Patel, said…