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Judge orders one-year OPD ‘sustainability’ period beginning June
A judge ordered Oakland Police Department to start a one-year sustainability period that could lead to the end of federal oversight.Read More
As OPD hits oversight milestone, Schaaf praises commission she was accused of interfering with
In Wednesday’s briefing about Oakland Police Department’s federal oversight “milestone,” Mayor Libby Schaaf praised the police commission she was once accused of interfering with. Read More
Person dies after being pinned between pickup truck and light pole
A person's death is under investigation after being found pinned between a truck and a pole Wednesday night.Read More
Dead body found inside torched vehicle
A body was found early Wednesday morning inside a burned vehicle in East Oakland, police said. Police are investigating the case as a homicide, which they said occurred just...Read More
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.Read More
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 protecting a KRON 4 news crew.Read More
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 accountability. Read More
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.Read More
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 issues.Read More
Mayor says nine Oakland officers engaged in ‘racist and sexist’ social media
An investigation launched in January led to discipline for nine Oakland police officers who engaged in "racist and sexist" social media.Read More
Council redirects $18 million in police spending to alternative violence protection
Oakland city councilmembers redirected $18 million from proposed police spending to alternative methods of violence prevention when the council passed a $3.8 billion budget Thursday evening. The vote came...Read More
Oakland PD investigates officers’ social media activity related to Capitol attack
An investigation has been launched into allegations of involvement by some of its officers on “social media accounts that contain objectionable or offensive content,” the Oakland Police Department announced...Read More
Oakland police arrest 13-year-old SF shooting suspect
A third suspect has been arrested in connection with an Aug. 20 shooting near Market and Sixth streets in San Francisco. Surveillance footage of the incident led the Oakland...Read More
Police identify 26-year-old Oakland homicide victim
A man who died on Saturday after being shot in downtown Oakland last week was identified by police on Monday as 26-year-old Andre Bradley of Oakland. Bradley was shot...Read More
Oakland police emergency phone lines go down for hours
Oakland police said Monday evening that their emergency and non-emergency phone numbers are working again.Read More
Person in handcuffs escapes Oakland police vehicle
A handcuffed individual escaped from Oakland police custody Friday afternoon.Read More
Police cruiser stolen at Raiders game recovered with minor damage
An Oakland police vehicle stolen from the Oakland Coliseum during Monday night's Raiders game was later recovered with minor damage reported.Read More
Oakland police officer injured in crash
A police officer critically injured Monday morning in a crash with a big-rig at the Port of Oakland is undergoing surgery.Read More
Oakland police slam brakes on I-880 sideshow
Oakland police towed two cars Sunday night after they attempted to start a sideshow on southbound Interstate Highway 880, police said. The drivers of the vehicles were allegedly trying...Read More
Attorney says officer should be charged in shooting
Civil rights attorney John Burris said Tuesday that a BART police officer who fatally shot a suspect near the West Oakland BART station last month should be prosecuted for...Read More