Vacaville man arrested in missing Vallejo woman’s homicide

Vacaville police say they arrested a homicide suspect linked to a missing Vallejo woman in Santa Clara Friday morning. 

Next Oakland top cop must meet a lot of criteria

Being the Oakland police chief is hard enough as it is. But the job posting for the city's next top cop is not for the weak.

Social justice rallies Friday night in San Jose, Oakland

Hundreds of protesters are marching through the downtown streets of two of the Bay Area's three largest cities Friday evening.

Oakland police seek 'vehicle of interest' in teen's killing in mid-August

Oakland police released a photo of a silver minivan they say is connected to the mid-afternoon shooting of Davaun McNeal, 18, on August 14 in East Oakland.

Several arrests from Jacob Blake protests, but none are Oakland residents

After midnight, Oakland police described that up to 600 people took part in what they described as "violent & destructive protests." 

Former police chief sues Oakland alleging retaliation for reporting corruption

Former Oakland police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that she was fired in February in retaliation for exposing corruption and abuse of power by the city's Police Commission. 

Federal watchdog slams Oakland Mayor Schaaf for silence over OPD's shooting of homeless man

This is the first time that Robert Warshaw, a federal monitor whose job it is to keep the Oakland Police Department on task with its police reforms, took on Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. 

Oakland police: Gang violence may be behind recent surge in homicides

Oakland police are linking at least some if not most of a recent surge in gun violence in the city to conflicts among gangs and groups.

Man dies in East Oakland shooting early Sunday morning

Officers were called about 12:20 a.m. to the 8600 block of Holly Street, where they found two men, one with gunshot wounds who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide investigation underway in Oakland

Officers were called to the area at 5:56 p.m. for a reported shooting. Once on scene, officers located a man with at least one gunshot wound.

Cars vandalized, but lot owner is angry with Oakland police response

A used car lot owner in East Oakland tells KTVU his business has been targeted repeatedly by criminals. They've stolen from him and vandalized cars.