Oakland Names Interim Chief Sean Whent As Permanent Top Cop
Whent was named interim chief last May and has been seen as one of the leading candidates to head the department.
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Whent was named interim chief last May and has been seen as one of the leading candidates to head the department.
While more than three quarters of Oakland residents said there is not enough police, they are also wary about raising parcel taxes to pay for more officers, according to a new KPIX 5 / SurveyUSA poll released Wednesday.
Oakland police have made arrests in two different sexual assault and human trafficking cases, both of which involved juvenile victims.
Forty-seven new officers joined the Oakland Police Department on Friday in a graduation ceremony for what the department said was the largest recruiting class in its history.
Oakland Police Department says a 17-year-old is dead and a 22-year-old is recovering from a gunshot wound to his leg in a pair of shootings early Monday.
Oakland Police Department are asking the public's help with an investigation of a kidnapping, sexual assault that happened this week on San Pablo Ave. during broad daylight.
Oakland Police said in a preliminary report released on Monday that while blacks comprise 28 percent of Oakland's population, they accounted for 62 percent of nearly 15,000 police stops during an eight-month period last year.
About 150 people gathered at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland Friday morning for a memorial Mass in honor of four Oakland police officers who were killed by a wanted parolee five years ago.
The Oakland Police Department says it's on track to hire 100 new officers by the end of the year signaling a potential turnaround for the force that has struggled with dwindling numbers for years.
Authorities said they uprooted a significant criminal enterprise Tuesday when armed FBI and swat teams raided a home in East Oakland.
While some on the Oakland Police Department are pushing to do away with ShotSpotter technology, the City of Richmond says it couldn't do without it.
The son of two Oakland police officers was hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself in the arm at his Danville home.
U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson announced in a report on Wednesday that he was removing Thomas C. Frazier from his post as compliance director.
An Oakland police spokeswoman said Wednesday that there are many unknowns about what was reported to be a carjacking and kidnapping at the Lincoln Square Shopping Center on Tuesday afternoon.
Oakland police announced on Monday that they made arrests in connection with a weekend homicide and a home invasion robbery last month in which a woman was shot and wounded.
A rookie Oakland police officer was arrested last weekend for allegedly brandishing a gun in a San Francisco restaurant to impress a woman, San Francisco police said Friday.
An internal survey at the Oakland Police Department finds officers on the force are feeling stressed out and unappreciated, but the results have yet to be discussed internally within the department.
The 14-year-old Oakland boy suspected in the fatal shooting of his 17-year-old sister last week, turned himself in to police while accompanied by family members.
An independent monitor appointed to review court-ordered reforms for the Oakland Police Department says the agency is falling behind in its efforts.
Oakland police are asking for the public's help in tracking down the man they believe is responsible for the shooting death of a 48-year-old man in East Oakland last August.
A carjacking suspect was arrested following a pursuit that shut down Interstate Highway 880 near the Oakland Coliseum Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
Mirroring the national trend, the Bay Area's biggest cities ended 2013 with some of the lowest numbers of homicides in decades.
Oakland police are hoping that a picture an armed robbery suspect took of himself using his victim's cellphone will lead to his arrest.
The arrest of a 13-year-old boy for the carjacking of a 78-year-old man in Downtown Oakland on Friday is prompting reflection as the police department has noticed an increase in these types of incidents.
The Oakland Police Department started a new lateral academy Tuesday designed to help rebuild its understaffed force. While city officials had hoped between eight and 15 recruits would sign up, only four officers have enrolled.
