Oakland Preparing To Launch 'Operation Ceasefire' Anti-Crime Program
Operation Ceasefire has been credited with helping to significantly reduce crime in New York and other cities since it was implemented.
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Operation Ceasefire has been credited with helping to significantly reduce crime in New York and other cities since it was implemented.
Dual investigations by the City of Oakland and the Federal Communication Commission have determined AT&T cellphone towers are responsible for the interference plaguing the Oakland Police radio system.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said she's working with the city's police chief on crafting what she's calling a "loitering law" that would target getting teenagers off the streets.
The Oakland Police Department has seen a marked increase in the number of juveniles committing crimes this year.
An Oakland city auditor is criticizing the Police Department for squandering nearly $2 million on technology systems that were never used or were underutilized.
KCBS, CBS 5 and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier said it's possible the department could taken over following the latest report from a federal court appointed monitor.
A major portion of Oakland's year-old police radio system failed during President Barack Obama's visit to the city this week, in one what one lieutenant described as a "train wreck."
Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said residents are looking to take their neighborhoods back.
One person has been taken into custody and another remained at large after a police standoff in East Oakland that began Monday and lasted into Tuesday morning, Oakland police said.
A five-year-old was shot in the neck in East Oakland Saturday afternoon but is in stable condition, Oakland police said.
Envelopes containing white powder have turned up at a San Francisco police station and an Oakland police station, the fifth and sixth packages delivered to Bay Area police stations this week.
The family of an Oakland teenager shot and killed by police rallied with supporters Thursday to demand the release of official accounts of what led officers to the fatal encounter with the high school senior.
Summer may be in full swing, but school safety is already on the mind of Oakland's police officers - some of whom will be deployed this fall on a new assignment.
A federal grand jury in Oakland recently indicted 40 reputed members and associates of the Burn Out Family Mafia gang for drug trafficking, identity theft and firearm possession charges.
The head of the Oakland City Council is asking for help from the community following the murders of seven people over the past week.
The city of Oakland has seen seven homicides in as many days.
Oakland's top cop is looking to reorganize his department, after a new report shows violent crime is up in the city.
The plan shows that while crime was cut in some areas, there were alarming spikes in other parts of the city.
Oakland police are responding to two fatal shootings and a non-fatal officer-involved shooting Friday evening, according to a spokeswoman.
Dozens of people have been arrested in Oakland on drug, weapons and murder charges following a sweep by local and federal authorities.
The Salvation Army on Webster Street at 7th Street was evacuated after the device was found around 9:30 a.m, according to a spokeswoman for the Oakland Police Department.
Oakland's Mayor Jean Quan has admitted to some statistical mistakes with her 100 Blocks plan, but is defending it and pushing forward despite criticism.
Already dealing with low staffing levels, the Oakland Police Department has a growing number of officers on medical leave.
An independent report said that the Oakland Police's handling of a violent protest involving anti-Wall Street demonstrators was flawed due to inadequate staffing, poor planning and training.
