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Seven Oakland May Day protesters end up in custody after altercations with police
Oakland police arrested seven people Saturday night during May Day protests in which two officers were injured. Police say a group of about 70 demonstrators began marching at 8:44...Read More
Oakland invites resident applications for police oversight commission
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is encouraging residents to apply for the city’s police commission, which she called the most powerful and independent in the country. In a statement released...Read More
Update: Authorities locate at-risk man missing from Oakland
Update: Roldan was found safe in Castro Valley by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, police said Friday. Police in Oakland are asking for the public’s help in locating a...Read More
Hiker discovers body of teen reported missing in Oakland
Tatiana Sunshine Dugger, 19, was reported missing in Oakland on Jan. 9. Her body was discovered last week by a hiker in Siskiyou County. According to a statement released...Read More
Man dies in East 12th Street Oakland shooting
A man was shot and died early Wednesday morning in East Oakland, police said. A possible shooting was reported at 2:25 a.m. in the 2200 block of East 12th...Read More
Driver injures three Oakland police officers
Two Oakland police officers are in stable condition at a local hospital Thursday afternoon after they were struck by a car while on a traffic post in east Oakland....Read More
Shooting near church leaves one dead in East Oakland
An Oakland man died following a shooting last week in the eastern part of his hometown, police said Tuesday. Officers responded at 7:10 p.m. last Wednesday to the 2400...Read More
Police say speeding driver dies at scene after causing four-vehicle collision
A San Lorenzo man died and two other people were injured in a four-vehicle collision late Tuesday night in East Oakland, police said. Officers were on patrol at 11:46...Read More
Police investigate Mosswood Park encampment death as homicide
A person found dead in a tent Sunday evening in Oakland’s Mosswood Park had reportedly suffered traumatic injuries, police said Tuesday. Someone reported the death to police at about...Read More
City to hire police liaisons to serve non-English speaking communities in Chinatown, Fruitvale
Oakland’s new police chief announced with the mayor the city’s plans to create two new positions to build connections with non-English-speaking communities. The plan includes two new police liaisons...Read More
Shooting injures six men two blocks from police headquarters
A shooting early Saturday near downtown Oakland injured six men, police said. The shooting was reported about 1:05 a.m. in the area of Ninth and Washington streets in the...Read More
Amid calls for police reform, task force invites public input in ‘reimagining public safety’
Oakland city officials are seeking public input on improving public safety through the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, which was created amid efforts to defund the Police Department. The...Read More
Police seek suspect who assaulted three people in Chinatown Sunday
Oakland police are asking for help Thursday afternoon to identify a man suspected in three assaults in the city’s Chinatown. A rise in assaults in Chinatown has police on...Read More
Unexplained death of 2-year-old boy prompts investigation
Police are investigating the unexplained death of a 2-year-old boy Sunday in East Oakland. Officers were sent at 3:34 p.m. to the 1200 block of 83rd Avenue to look...Read More
Man dies in shooting near McClymonds High School
A man from outside of Oakland was shot and killed Monday night in the city’s western neighborhoods, police said Tuesday. Officers were sent at 7:59 p.m. to the 1000...Read More
Body of swimmer gone missing Christmas Eve turns up near Bay Bridge
The body of a man who went missing last month after swimming near the Emeryville Marina was found late Monday morning in the water near the Bay Bridge. The...Read More
Oakland PD investigates officers’ social media activity related to Capitol attack
An investigation has been launched into allegations of involvement by some of its officers on “social media accounts that contain objectionable or offensive content,” the Oakland Police Department announced...Read More
One man dies, another suffers gunshot injuries in two East Oakland shootings
Two shootings in the last 24 hours in East Oakland left one man dead and another wounded, police said Thursday. Dispatchers received a report at 6:34 p.m. Wednesday of...Read More