Oakland Police Department

Oakland police said the "violent caravans" of armed robbers appear to be similar to post-protest looting in May and June, a phenomenon occurring in other cities across the region. 

The new inspector general would be able to review and investigate how the city is handling police misconduct.

The Oakland Police Commission has narrowed the list of candidates for police chief to four.

Officers tried to pull over the car, but the teen driver led them on a chase, entering the Highway 4 and exiting at Hillcrest Avenue.

On Friday the Oakland Police Commission announced the four finalists for the city's police chief position. 

Police received a call of a dead body in a parked car in Oakland Thursday afternoon. 

Officers have made four arrests in five recent killings.

Oakland police say a 57-year-old man arrested was charged on Thursday with hate-crime enhancements for painting swastikas and phrases at an Oakland synagogue. 

The standoff began before noon when police asked the public to avoid the 1600 block of High Street.

Officers investigating a shooting report just before 1 a.m. in the 9900 block of MacArthur Boulevard located a wounded San Francisco woman. 

Oakland Police say it appears a confrontation on the street ended in a deadly shooting Wednesday.

Police decried that the violence took place in "broad daylight" in a residential area.

A 25-year-old man was shot and killed while he sat in his car on Clara Street.

The shooting was reported at 11:22 p.m. in the 2100 block of MacArthur Boulevard.

Voters in Oakland are being asked to decide whether to beef up the commission that oversees the city's police department.