Oakland Police Department

As the police reform debate and a rising homicide rate have both loomed large in Oakland, the city council on Tuesday voted 6-2 to add a fifth police training academy to the four already planned and consider adding a sixth academy next year.

Lisa Chavez says Robert Herron found a way to help others despite his own struggles. In her words, he was a success story with a sad ending. He was one of 100 people killed in Oakland this year.

Oakland's relentless pace of violence continues to hold a tight grip over the city, which has logged more killings in 2021 than this time last year.

Oakland police say one man died and several others were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning.

Police in Oakland are looking for a missing at-risk 23-year-old woman last seen Wednesday afternoon. 

The City of Oakland confirms that personnel with Oakland Police Department have been disciplined for their use of a now-deleted Instagram account that contained racist and sexist material, officials say. 

Oakland police are investigating a fatal shooting Monday by an FBI agent, who is part of a U.S. Marshals task force. 

A frightening encounter between the wife of Oakland Athletics pitcher Jake Diekman and a mentally ill man has prompted the major league player to request a restraining order.

An Oakland city councilmember thinks the council will have enough votes later this month to provide more officers to the police department.

Sheng Thao said if the number of officers fails below 678, Oakland will no longer be able to collect Measure Z taxes, which help fund among other things fire safety and violence prevention programs.

Police in Oakland are searching for an 18-year-old missing woman Friday evening who was last seen earlier in the day. Lakeisha Pitts is described as an African American female, 5'6" tall and weighing 160 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.

Federal oversight began in 2003 following a civil rights case in 2000 by 119 Oakland citizens over police misconduct. Four officers known as the Riders, allegedly beat Oakland residents, made false arrests, and planted evidence on them.

Oakland police are investigating a shooting that left one person with injuries just before noon on Friday.

There have been more than 400 shootings in the city this year, nearly 50 percent higher than last year, and more than 700 armed robberies, also up 50 percent from last year.

A San Leandro man died on Monday following a shooting at an Oakland barbershop over the weekend. 

A shooting at an Oakland barber shop Saturday has left two people wounded as police continue their investigation into the evening searching for answers as well as the shooting suspect, according to an Oakland police spokesperson.