Oakland police investigating three homicides in 7-hour span
Police say there have been 52 homicides in Oakland in 2020.
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.
Guns seized from driver sleeping in car parked near Lake Merritt
Officers tried to wake the driver, who was the only person in the vehicle, but initial attempts failed.
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.
Major Oakland power outage prompts numerous elevator rescues
The outage, which according to PG&E was reported at 5:20 p.m. Sunday, is affecting an area west of Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland.
Judge orders preliminary injunction against Oakland police over crowd control policy
Anti Police-Terror Project, an Oakland based activist group, was awarded a preliminary injunction against the City of Oakland in how its police department can use less-than lethal weapons, including tear gas, in crowd-control situations.
1 shot and killed near Oakland's Lake Merritt
Officers responded to the scene around 6:17 a.m. where they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Oakland police investigating unexplained death near Estuary Park
Police did not respond to a request Friday for any more details on Corpening's death.
Oakland voters will decide whether to strengthen powers of police commission
If it passes, the ballot measure will establish a civilian inspector general's office within the commission
Oakland police plans to hire more dispatchers, seek 911 center funding
The planned changes follow a grand jury's findings that police dispatchers are overworked and the center is short-staffed and underfunded. KTVU highlighted these issues in a special report this week.
Oakland police aim to interrupt recent spike in gun violence, interim chief says
Interim Police Chief Susan Manheimer said part of the increase in violence may be the disproportionate effect of COVID-19 on communities of color.
Oakland Police Commission votes for tougher ban on neck holds
The Oakland Police Commission adopted a strict policy that goes beyond the existing ban of chokeholds by police officers to include a prohibition on the carotid hold.
Oakland police officer arrested for stalking ex, a city employee
An Oakland Police Department officer was arrested on Monday for stalking a city employee they had a relationship with, police said.
Illegal fireworks to blame for 3-alarm brushfire in Oakland
The fire near Howard Elementary School and Interstate Highway 580 was reported shortly after 3 a.m. and was quickly elevated to three alarms, with 56 firefighters responding.
Oakland police share details of Sunday morning carjack-related arrest
Officers on patrol about 10 a.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of Kirkham Street in West Oakland connection saw a parked car that had been reported stolen in a carjacking.
Oakland police locate 12-year-old girl reported missing
Oakland police have found a 12-year-old girl who was reported missing earlier this week.
Oakland overrun by illegal fireworks
Germaine De Luca has had it with illegal fireworks in Oakland.