Reforming police oversight board is key to its function
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Oakland police chief warns of more arrests after dirt bikes take over Bay Bridge
Police in Oakland released additional details and vowed more arrests would be made, after dozens of riders on…
Seven injured after car plows through crowd near Oakland First Fridays event
(KRON)– Seven people were injured after a car plowed through a crowd in Oakland’s Uptown district, just after…
Oakland leaders push to strip police commission powers, setting up voter showdown
OAKLAND — The city’s leaders may ask voters this November to scale back the wide-ranging powers of the…
Oakland police shoot and kill armed man
A man who was allegedly brandishing a firearm on Auseon Avenue in East Oakland was shot and killed…
Arrest made in Oakland Thursday morning shooting
(KRON) — One person has been arrested following a shooting Thursday morning, according to the Oakland Police Department.…
A quiet crime is causing internet outages across Oakland
Copper theft, a persistent problem across the Bay Area that has disrupted 911 service and closed a DMV office,…
One killed in West Oakland shooting, police say
A person was shot dead in West Oakland on Thursday morning and police made an arrest related to…
Oakland’s illegal dumping strategy isn’t working. A new report explains why
One year ago, as a team of city officials was walking through West Oakland, they noticed two men…
4 juveniles nabbed in East Oakland armed carjacking robberies
(KRON) — The Oakland Police Department said four juveniles linked to a series of armed carjacking robberies in…
Oakland police illegally keep information from those who request it, says attorney
Nearly six years ago, a group of Bay Area journalists and privacy activists sued Oakland’s police department for…
Copper thefts leave Oakland Hills neighbors without internet for third time in a week
The Brief Copper wire thieves have struck the Oakland Hills three times in a single week, causing repeated…