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A highly decorated Oakland police officer has filed a lawsuit against top city and police officials alleging that they retaliated against him for suspecting that rookie Officer Brendan O'Brien killed his wife in 2014.
New Oakland police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said Monday that reducing crime and restoring her department's relationship with the community are two of her biggest goals.
Oakland city officials on Thursday night retracted a just instituted "see and report" policy for Oakland police officers regarding illegal parties and living spaces.
Newly released documents show Oakland Police knew in even greater detail just what was going on at the Ghost Ship warehouse, long before last year's deadly fire.
The federal judge overseeing reform efforts for the Oakland Police Department plans to retire this year after a storied law career dating back to the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
Anne Kirkpatrick takes over a police force that has been under federal court oversight since 2003 and without a chief for seven months.
Protests over the presidential election are leading to more scrutiny of the Oakland Police Department and how it handles crowd control.
Prosecutors charged a retired Oakland police captain for his alleged role in the Bay Area's widespread police sexual exploitation scandal involving a teen girl.
Police say two young men have been arrested in a shooting outside an Oakland nightclub that left eight people hurt, including the two men.
A fourth Oakland police officer has been criminally charged in connection with a sprawling police sexual exploitation scandal that has been growing over the last year, according to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
One of the Oakland Police Department's most highly decorated veteran officers alleged Tuesday that top police and city officials retaliated against him for suspecting that rookie Officer Brendan O'Brien killed his wife in 2014.
A 27-year-old man died when the car he was a passenger in struck three Oakland police cars and other vehicles early Tuesday morning, according to police.
An Oakland police officer who allegedly warned a sex worker of the location and times of police crackdowns on prostitution was charged Thursday on obstructing justice and prostitution charges.
A decorated Oakland police sergeant faced no criminal charges for his domestic violence arrest last year and remains in his position despite evidence of a history of abuse turned over by his ex-girlfriend and video evidence.
Protesters rallied at Oakland's Frank Ogawa Plaza after some protesters chained themselves to the doors of the Oakland police headquarters.
he Oakland City Council will consider a proposal creating a citizen police commission that would have the power to fire the police chief.
Citing a litany of grievances, including a sex misconduct scandal involving Oakland Police, a group of activists announced their intention Monday to circulate a petition to recall Mayor Libby Schaaf.
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office said Thursday that a veteran Oakland homicide detective who had his girlfriend help him by transcribing audio recordings in major cases didn't engage in any criminal misconduct or compromise any prosecutions.
Of all the scandals plaguing the Oakland Police Department right now, it's the investigation into a homicide detective's alleged unlawful actions could affect the ongoing trial of a suspected killer.
The sex scandal that has rocked the Oakland Police Department will make it difficult, if not impossible for the city's mayor to keep a campaign promise to make the city safer.
The attorney for a veteran Oakland homicide detective who has been placed on leave for allegedly having his girlfriend help him write police reports said Tuesday that he expects the detective to be cleared of any wrongdoing.
The Oakland Police Department may still lack a proper chief, but on Monday a new ranking officer was placed in charge of day-to-day operations of the embattled force.
At a Friday night press conference, mayor Libby Schaaf said Paul Figueroa, the latest temporary chief of the Oakland police department, has been removed after only two days on the job.
The latest cop added to the growing list of Oakland police officers placed on administrative leave is accused of having his girlfriend help him write up his police reports, according to sources
