Oakland mayor says police chief's leave is not punitive
As Oakland mayor Sheng Thao waits for an investigation to conclude, community leaders are defending Chief LeRonne Armstrong, who's extremely popular in the city.
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As Oakland mayor Sheng Thao waits for an investigation to conclude, community leaders are defending Chief LeRonne Armstrong, who's extremely popular in the city.
Newly elected Oakland mayor Sheng Thao said the decision to put the city's police chief on leave was not punitive. Da Lin reports. (1-21-23)
More community leaders are speaking out after Oakland Police Chief Armstrong was placed on administrative leave. Betty Yu reports. (1-20-23)
Additional details surfaced Friday regarding the actions of an Oakland police sergeant that led to a scathing report on department misconduct investigations and Chief LeRonne Armstrong being placed on paid leave.
The present turmoil following an investigation of the Oakland Police Department highlights the problems of staffing in a city plagued by violent crime. Da Lin reports. (1-20-23)
Oakland's police chief was placed on administrative leave Thursday after an investigation concluded he failed to properly handle serious misconduct by an officer.
Another alleged case of misconduct in the Oakland Police Department is triggering strong responses from those who have worked to reform the department.
Another alleged case of misconduct in the Oakland Police Department is triggering strong responses from those who have worked to reform the department. Andrea Nakano reports. (1-19-23)
Police in Oakland on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a man suspected in two stabbings this week, one of which left a West Oakland woman dead.
Police in Oakland are asking for the public's help locating a 12-year-old girl who went missing early Wednesday.
A New Year's Day shooting in Oakland resulted in the city's first homicide of 2023, police said Monday.
Homicide detectives in Oakland are trying to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of a two-year-old boy whose body was discovered in Napa County last week.
Police on Wednesday released photos and video of suspected burglars who rammed a West Oakland business with a car earlier this week.
Three men suspected of belonging to an Oakland gang were arrested last week in connection with a lay-in-wait ambush that occurred in November in San Bruno, the police department there announced on Tuesday.
Police in Oakland on Friday confirmed the recent arrests of three suspects in connection with carjackings as officers deal with a slight increase in that type of crime this year.
Oakland city councilmembers voted Tuesday to allocate nearly $780,000 to measures aimed at improving safety in the city this holiday season.
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong announced Monday that a crime plan implemented in response to rising gun violence would be extended through the end of the year.
Police in Oakland are investigating an incident Sunday night involving an apparently armed man who fled onto the I-880, forcing authorities to shut the freeway down.
A person is in critical condition following a shooting early Monday morning in Oakland, police said.
Police in Oakland arrested a man Sunday morning on suspicion of kidnapping after he allegedly failed to return his daughter to her biological mother after having visitation.
The Oakland Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying a vehicle that is suspected to be involved in a kidnapping.
Police in Oakland are searching for a man wanted in a deadly shooting in East Oakland late last month.
Police in Oakland are investigating a stabbing at McClymonds High School where one student attacked a second student earlier this week, sending them to the hospital.
Police in Oakland are investigating after three people were wounded following two separate shootings in the city on Friday night and early Saturday morning.
The use of force by police resulting in the 2020 death of Juan Carlos Ayon Barraza in Richmond was "reasonable under the totality of the circumstances," according to a report from the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office released Thursday.
