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Public Briefly Allowed Back Inside OPD Headquarters After Toilet Pipe Flooding Problem
After reopening briefly Wednesday morning, Oakland police headquarters has been closed to the public again until further notice because of water damage caused by a plumbing problem, a police spokeswoman said.
Oakland Begins Implementing Community Policing Plan To Fight Crime
Starting Saturday, Oakland will take a big step towards fully implementing its neighborhood policing plan by assigning officers to one of five newly identified districts in the city.
Local Rapper Among 2 Dead In Oakland Shootings
Keith Head, a 22-year-old San Francisco rapper known as K-O Da Bandit, was shot and killed near 13th Street and Broadway at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night.
Oakland Neighbors Policing Their Own Streets As They Lose Faith In Cops
Oakland’s crime problems have gotten so bad that some people aren’t even bothering to call the cops anymore. Instead, they’re trying to solve and prevent crimes themselves.
2 Facing Charges After Shooting Of Undercover Oakland Officer
Court documents are shedding new light on the details surrounding last week’s shooting of an undercover Oakland police officer, allegedly by a 23-year-old man who has been identified as Damien McDaniel.
Phil Matier: Oakland Vote Set On Hiring Of Policing Heavyweight Bratton
A big vote is slated for Tuesday night, when the Oakland City Council will formally weigh in on the proposed hiring of police consultant William Bratton, formerly Los Angeles Police Chief and New York Police Commissioner.
Family Feeling Threatened After OPD Blames Crime Wave On Woman’s Murder
The family of a Oakland teenage girl shot and killed last summer is taking issue with police who blamed the city’s rising violence on her murder and are calling it defamation of character.
Police Ask For Help Identifying Oakland Bank Robbers
Police have released photos of two suspects in the latest robbery at an Oakland bank branch that was robbed twice in December.
Former LA Police Chief Hired To Help Oakland Reduce Crime
Besieged by spikes in murders and violent crime, Oakland city officials said Thursday they have hired former New York City police commissioner and Los Angeles police chief Bill Bratton as a consultant.
Judge Approves Plan For New Oakland Police Oversight
A federal judge approved an agreement Wednesday to have a powerful outside compliance director oversee the Oakland Police Department and its implementation of reforms mandated by the settlement of a 12-year-old civil rights lawsuit.
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