Oakland police officer arrested for stalking ex, a city employee
An Oakland Police Department officer was arrested on Monday for stalking a city employee they had a relationship with, police said.
Illegal fireworks to blame for 3-alarm brushfire in Oakland
The fire near Howard Elementary School and Interstate Highway 580 was reported shortly after 3 a.m. and was quickly elevated to three alarms, with 56 firefighters responding.
Oakland police share details of Sunday morning carjack-related arrest
Officers on patrol about 10 a.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of Kirkham Street in West Oakland connection saw a parked car that had been reported stolen in a carjacking.
Oakland police locate 12-year-old girl reported missing
Oakland police have found a 12-year-old girl who was reported missing earlier this week.
Oakland overrun by illegal fireworks
Germaine De Luca has had it with illegal fireworks in Oakland.
Federal judge rules against Oakland police on use of tear gas, rubber bullets during protests
A federal judge has sided with civil rights attorneys representing the Anti Police-Terror Project and other individuals with a temporary restraining order that limits Oakland Police Department use of tear gas and other weapons in protest situations.
Oakland police, FBI investigating fake body found hanging from a noose near Lake Merritt
The fake body was removed from a tree on the 2100 block of Lakeshore Avenue, next to Lake Merritt before officers had arrived.
Policing to dominate Oakland politics, funding
Policing in the city of Oakland will be a big topic of conversation at Oakland’s City Council meeting Tuesday afternoon.
As council considers reforms, Oakland police chief says there's no room for cuts
Oakland's interim police chief Susan Manheimer says the department has already gone through several budget cuts and can’t reduce their officer to service call ratio any further.
Oakland council considers tear gas ban, reallocating $25M from police budget
The motions come as cities nationwide are grappling with similar issues of criminal justice reform in the wake of years of systemic abuse and racial inequities.
'Tsunami of cases:' Oakland agency receives complaints against police
Complaints began pouring in after May 29, when protests were held in Oakland, and throughout the world, to denounce systemic racism and police brutality.
Business looted, several small fires set late Friday night in Oakland
There were no immediate reports of injuries or arrests.
OPD chief says she'll investigate crowd control tactics within 6 months; civil rights attorney sue
But the police chief's words did not ring true with several people who were at the protests and civil rights lawyers who said the chief is exaggerating the mayhem her officers and the city experienced
OPD: 3 CHP officers shot Salgado after he rammed their vehicles
Oakland Police Department says three California Highway Patrol officers opened fire on Erik Salgado killing him last Saturday after he rammed their vehicles with a stolen car.
Oakland police asks public for clues in hit-and-run that left elderly woman in critical condition
Police were called about 10:36 p.m. to the scene in the 1400 block of Fruitvale at International Boulevard, where the driver of a GMC pickup truck had turned off International onto Fruitvale and struck a pedestrian in the crosswalk before fleeing.
Oakland man barricaded in home with young children and rifle peacefully surrenders
A police spokeswoman said that the man had barricaded himself inside the home in the 5700 block of Harmon Avenue with two children, ages 6 and 8. They would not confirm if the children are his own, although they did say it is the children's residence.
Noon update from Oakland police regarding standoff
Two children are inside of the residence with a man that police say was shooting from a window in the home.
Oakland city auditor critical of citizen-led police commission
In a 142-page performance review made public Wednesday, Courtney Ruby found that the commission was falling short of 13 tasks out of 105.
Despite protest that ran past curfew, Oakland police make no arrests
"Oakland was the site of two peaceful demonstrations that exemplified our city’s long tradition of raising community voices in protest without violence, destruction or mayhem," the city statement read.
FBI identifies federal officer killed outside Oakland federal building
Dave Patrick Underwood and a second unidentified federal officer were each shot multiple times around 9:45 p.m. in an apparent drive-by shooting.