Oakland police investigate death of mystery patient with distinctive tattoos

Oakland police are investigating the death of a man with distinctive tattoos who showed up at Highland Hospital earlier this year with unexplained trauma.

5 Oakland officers wrongly fired in killing of homeless man, judge rules

Alameda County Superior Court Judge, Frank Roesch, ruled that the five Oakland police officers who fatally shot Joshua Pawlik, a homeless man, were wrongly fired.

Oakland police chief blames violent crime on lenient courts

Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong said some violent crime is due in part to leniency from the courts.

15-year-old girl shot in Oakland dies of injuries

A 15-year-old girl was shot in Oakland over the weekend and died of her injuries, police said.

Oakland police: 5 people shot in 7 hour span

It was a violent weekend in Oakland, with 5 people shot in a 7-hour span, according to the Oakland Police Department.

Homicide near Oakland's Lake Merritt was robbery that resulted in shooting, police say

Oakland police are investigating a deadly shooting near Lake Merritt, at least the fourth such homicide in the last six months. The chief of police on Thursday says the homicide appears to have been a robbery that resulted in a shooting.  

Thieves steal touring band's passports and green cards in Oakland

A touring Venezuelan rock band discovered their van had been cleaned out by thieves in Oakland. They are now missing documents including green cards, passports, and Social Security cards.

Oakland police asking for help in finding 79-year-old missing man

Oakland police on Tuesday asked for the public's help in finding a 79-year-old who went missing a day earlier and is considered at risk because of his age.

Oakland police seek man possibly connected to February homicide

OPD is asking for the public's help in identifying a person of interest in a February homicide. The case involved the shooting death of 26-year-old Robert Crawford as he walked near 35th Avenue in Oakland.

Oakland double shooting leaves man in 'grave condition'

Oakland police are investigating a double shooting that happened Saturday night. A man and woman were found shot and taken to a local hospital.

2 men die in Oakland crash after suspect flees police

Two men died after a driver decided to flee a traffic stop and crash into a car carrying three innocent people in Oakland.

Theories about Oakland's 'mummified' body arise, death unexplained

A mummified body was found inside the wall of the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland on Wednesday by construction crews who are working to revitalize the facility.

'Mummified' body found in wall of Oakland's Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Oakland police say they are investigating the discovery of a body in the late stages of decay found inside the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center. 

Shooting at Oakland hotel leaves 3 teens hospitalized

Three men, all aged 18, were shot during a party in a room at an Oakland hotel near the city's airport.