Oakland's Police Chief Gives Himself Tough Grade As Violent Crime Rate Rises
One of the reasons Chief Jordan says things are looking up is because Oakland is launching its first police academy in nearly four years.
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One of the reasons Chief Jordan says things are looking up is because Oakland is launching its first police academy in nearly four years.
A convicted felon who was shot and wounded by an Oakland police officer in an incident last month filed a $10 million lawsuit in federal court Wednesday accusing the officer of violating his civil rights.
About 300 people gathered at an auditorium at Oakland police headquarters Wednesday morning to pay tribute to four officers who were killed by a wanted parolee three years ago.
The lawyers for two men whose pants were pulled down by Oakland police on a public street are getting more than $832,000 in legal fees paid by the city.
Crime and violence are words that have become synonymous with the city of Oakland, but the police chief said that he is working to change that by asking the community to help police.
Police have stepped up patrols in the Oakland hills after a series of burglaries in the Montclair neighborhood, as well as a home invasion robbery at an elderly woman's house.
After a bloody incident 15 years ago, California lawmakers allowed police officers to arm themselves with high-powered guns. But the rule didn't consider what happens when an officer retires.
An elderly man was found dead inside a home in the Oakland Hills Thursday morning and police were treating the case as a possible homicide.
Tony Jones, whose cousin was Oscar Grant III, was seriously injured in the shooting and was left unable to walk, according to his attorney.
Oakland police say an officer who shot and wounded an armed robbery suspect has been placed on paid administrative leave.
This comes as the city is expected to lay off up to 40 employees later this month.
An initiative to fight violent crime in the most dangerous parts of Oakland has so far focused on illegal weapons, drugs and prostitution in East Oakland, city officials said Friday.
Oakland police secured the scene of a reported shooting in East Oakland Friday afternoon and said there were no victims or suspects located.
Occupy protesters shouted down members of the Oakland City Council during a meeting at which the board was planned to vote on bolstering enforcement of protests in the city.
Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said Tuesday the city had 14 homicides so far this year, which is two more than it had at this time last year.
Oakland police are gearing up for another busy weekend as Occupy protesters have vowed to take to the streets Saturday night.
Police have released surveillance video they say shows Occupy demonstrators breaking into City Hall during the protests in Oakland Saturday night.
Oakland city officials Wednesday named interim police Chief Howard Jordan to head the Police Department on a permanent basis.
Members of Occupy Oakland stood on the steps of Oakland City Hall on Wednesday, making claims of excessive force and baseless arrests during demonstrations Saturday.
A federal judge in California has ruled that an Oakland police officer who covered his nameplate during a November Occupy protest seriously violated court-approved conduct standards for the city's police department.
Friends and coworkers left bouquets of flowers in front of the Oakland home of Susan Poff and Robert Kamin and continued to mourn three days after their murder.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said she has had it with a small, violent fringe element within the Occupy Oakland protests and claimed it is using the city as a "playground."
Oakland police have arrested a 15-year-old boy they say killed his own parents in a double homicide discovered Friday night.
A judge says the scandal-plagued department will go under federal control if it fails to quickly make good on reforms agreed to nine years ago.
A police standoff involving a barricaded suspect with a child in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood ended peacefully Monday morning, according to authorities.
