Fired OPD chief claims new report vindicates his actions

Former Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong claims that a new report from an administrative hearing officer exonerates him of wrongdoing after he was fired by Mayor Sheng Thao in February.

NAACP, community leaders blast Oakland mayor over missed deadline for public safety grant

The NAACP Oakland chapter blamed Mayor Sheng Thao Monday, demanding an independent investigation and questioning what led to the failure to meet the deadline to receive millions from the state to combat organized retail theft.

2nd Oakland woman shot while sleeping in own home

A woman was shot and wounded while sleeping in her East Oakland home, days after another woman was killed by a stray bullet as she slept in her home in the Laurel District. 

2 shot to death in separate incidents, Oakland police say

Two people were shot to death in separate incidents Friday night and early Saturday, the Oakland Police Department said.

Person in wheelchair wanted in connection of East Oakland shooting

Oakland police are searching for a person in a wheelchair potentially involved in a shooting that left a man injured in East Oakland. 

5 detained for carjacking of woman with child in Piedmont: Police

A carjacking was reported out of Piedmont Sunday morning involving a woman with a child, police said. Police have since recovered the car and arrested a suspect.

3rd suspect arrested in Oakland's Skyline High School shooting case

A third suspect has been taken in connection with the shooting at Skyline High School in Oakland, according to authorities. 

Oakland moves to fire 2 officers after deadly, unauthorized chase: sources

The Oakland police department has moved to fire two officers who allegedly launched a chase without permission that killed a bystander.

Witnesses: Innocent woman at Lake Merritt injured by stray bullet in crossfire

A woman who was walking along Lake Merritt in Oakland was shot and seriously injured on Monday afternoon; witnesses said she was struck by a stray bullet during a gun battle between people in two vehicles.

Suspect arrested after string of crimes in Oakland

Oakland police said that a suspect involved in a shooting, and who had evaded capture, allegedly vandalized multiple properties before setting fire to a home on Friday.

OPD at risk of losing state funds for slow 911 response times

State funds for Oakland Police Department dispatchers may be in jeopardy if the department does not improve its 911 response times, state officials recently warned.

Suspect arrested in Oakland March homicide

A suspect was taken into custody over a homicide back in March in Oakland.

2 shot, 1 killed in industrial part of Oakland, police investigating

The Oakland Police Department says officers nare investigating a homicide shooting that happened Wednesday afternoon. One person was killed.