Would-be thief asks undercover Berkeley cop to be his lookout

Would-be thief asks undercover Berkeley cop to be his lookout

A man hoping to steal a motorcycle asked a stranger to be his lookout — only to end up in handcuffs when the stranger turned out to be a cop, court papers show.The officer, a sergeant with the University of California Police Department, was parked near UC Berkeley property in Emeryville when a man on a bike rolled up to him, according to charging papers.The officer was on duty, but wearing a windbreaker and sitting in an unmarked car near Inters…