OPD

The suspect is described as an African American man, approximately 25-35 years old, between 6' and 6'1" with a medium build and medium complexion.

Police were called just before noon Friday about the grenade found in the 4900 block of Daisy Street, just off Interstate Highway 580 near Mills College, Oakland police Officer Felicia Aisthorpe said Saturday.

The Oakland Police Department's helicopter followed the fleeing car and directed patrol officers in cars to the fleeing driver, police said.

Oakland homicide investigators are working to determine who fatally shot an adult woman and wounded an adult male.

The Oakland Police Department this weekend is continuing its extra staffing on duty specifically to combat and prevent "sideshows," the impromptu gatherings at which cars spin in the street and where spectators sometimes get injured, or where vandalism sometimes occurs.

52-year-old Angela Dunakin of Roseville died at a Sacramento hospital Monday, a day after a truck crashed into her car at an intersection in Yuba City.

A victim in Oakland's Upper Rockridge neighborhood was confronted by two men wearing masks. The suspects took the victim to a downtown Berkeley ATM and demanded cash.

Commission chair Regina Jackson called Riles' arrest a "travesty" during Thursday's meeting, where Riles and dozens of supporters spoke out.

Riles was released from Santa Rita Jail late Thursday night after posting $20,000 bail, he said.

Police said a preliminary investigation indicates the man was walking in a marked crosswalk when a vehicle struck him and fled the scene.