Oakland residents call for change to police pursuit policy

The Oakland Police Department’s pursuit policy was the focus of a heated community discussion Wednesday night as the citizen-led Police Commission held a town hall to give the public a chance to voice their opinions as it considers potential changes to the rules around chasing suspects in patrol cars. 

Cars spin out at Oakland sideshow

A sideshow in Oakland took place late Sunday night where cars were seen spinning around residential streets.

Oakland mulls whether to loosen police pursuit policies

The Oakland Police Commission is considering whether to loosen the city's police pursuit policies. Currently, city officers cannot chase suspects for activities such as sideshows, reckless driving, burglaries, and other property crimes.