Oakland Police Department

Amy Schneider, Jeopardy! champ, robbed by gunman in her hometown Oakland

Oakland resident and reigning "Jeopardy!" game show champ Amy Schneider was robbed Sunday by a gunman and another person.

2 years ago

Two suspects arrested in fatal shooting of KRON-TV news crew security guard

Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of Kevin Nishita, the security guard shot while he was…

2 years ago

Sex trafficking charges involving daughter of Richmond police chief dropped

A judge dismissed the case against a man who Richmond Police Chief Bisa French and her husband, Oakland Police Sgt.…

2 years ago

Seeking accountability, Oakland hires first-ever independent police inspector general

The Oakland Police Commission has hired Michelle Phillips as independent inspector general in a move to increase the Police Department's…

2 years ago

Oakland City Council votes 6-1 to add 60 police officers to force

Oakland will have two more police academies over the next two fiscal years to hire more sworn officers.

2 years ago

Reimagine police into public safety, adopt community-based priorities, says Anti Police-Terror Project

The Anti Police-Terror Project says OPD is focused not on violent crime but is wasting time on non-criminal and non-violent…

2 years ago

Reward fund grows in search for shooter who killed security guard

As the Oakland Police Department continues its homicide investigation following the death of a security guard shot Wednesday while assigned…

2 years ago

News crew security guard dies three days after shooting

The security guard who was shot in an attempted armed robbery of a news crew in downtown Oakland Wednesday has…

2 years ago

Suspect allegedly fired at officers, tried to ram them with vehicle before being fatally shot

Oakland police shot and killed a carjacking suspect Saturday afternoon, after he fired a gun at them and used a…

2 years ago

Police investigate Chinatown graffiti as possible hate crime

Graffiti found in Oakland's Chinatown last week is being investigated as a possible hate crime, police said Monday. The vandalism…

2 years ago

Saturday morning shooting injures two people in Oakland

Two people were hospitalized in the wake of a shooting in east Oakland early Saturday morning, police said. Officers responded…

2 years ago

Fox Theater cancels Wednesday show after nearby shooting

A woman was wounded in a shooting near Oakland's Fox Theater on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Police are investigating the…

2 years ago

Pinole woman dies at scene of MacArthur Boulevard shooting

A Pinole woman died in a shooting late Thursday night along MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland, police said. The shooting occurred…

3 years ago

Alcohol may have played role in three-vehicle crash that killed Hayward woman

Alcohol appears to have played a role in a crash that claimed the life of a Hayward woman early Sunday…

3 years ago

Police detain five youths after collision in carjacked vehicle

Five youths were detained by police Wednesday morning in Oakland following a collision involving a carjacked vehicle, police said. The…

3 years ago

East Oakland shooting leaves one man dead, another injured

One man died and another was injured in a shooting late Sunday night in East Oakland, police said late Wednesday.…

3 years ago

One person injured in shooting near McClymonds High School

One person was wounded in a shooting late Wednesday morning near McClymonds High School in West Oakland but students, teachers…

3 years ago

Man dies, woman suffers injuries in Friday night shooting

An Oakland man is dead and an Oakland woman is wounded in the wake of a shooting Friday night, police…

3 years ago

At-risk woman missing from Oakland located safely

A woman has been located safely after she went missing last Saturday from Oakland, police said Friday. Kimberly Cooper, 53,…

3 years ago

Woman with Alzheimer’s disease missing from Oakland since Saturday

Kimberly Cooper, 53, went missing Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. She was last seen in the 6000 block of San Pablo…

3 years ago

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