Increased police presence in East Oakland after 73-year-old woman killed on her way to work

A 73-year-old woman is being remembered after a hit-and-run driver killed her as she walked to work in East Oakland. KTVU has learned this incident and others have prompted police to position more officers in the area.

Oakland Police Department begins yearlong period that could end with removal of federal oversight

Wednesday and the start of June also marked the start of a yearlong probationary period for the Oakland Police Department that could end with the department being released from two decades of federal oversight.

Oakland police seek missing at-risk elderly woman

Oakland Police are looking for an elderly woman who is at-risk due to dementia who was first reported missing at 11:40 a.m. on Monday. 

Gunshots fired in Oakland near freeway; victims found in overturned car

The California Highway Patrol is investigating yet another shooting; this time in Oakland just off I-580 after gunshots were fired causing injuries to people discovered inside an overturned Nissan sedan.

Oakland First Fridays fill street where Cinco de Mayo sideshow chaos erupted

Businesses in Oakland anticipated another chaotic night in the Uptown District, as the streets were bustling with Oakland First Fridays vendors and visitors.

Oakland council president urges crackdown after 4 killed near Lake Merritt

By day, the stretch of Lakeshore Avenue is popular spot for joggers and dog walkers. By night, though, it's become a haven for mayhem and bloodshed.

Police officer injured during West Oakland shooting

A Sunday shooting in West Oakland allegedly left one officer injured, according to the Oakland Police Department.

Oakland police complete 51 of 52 required reforms

A federal monitor declared Wednesday that the Oakland Police Department has completed 51 out of 52 reforms required under the 2003 "Riders" case settlement.

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.