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.

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 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.