Oakland Police Arrest Man, Seize Marijuana And Guns
olice seized a large quantity of marijuana, confiscated four guns and arrested a 33-year-old man during a raid at an apartment near an Oakland elementary school.
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olice seized a large quantity of marijuana, confiscated four guns and arrested a 33-year-old man during a raid at an apartment near an Oakland elementary school.
City officials say they've stepped up enforcement in a 100 block area in west and east Oakland, where they say 92 percent of the crime in the city takes place. There will be intensive enforcement for three months, and then it will be reevaluated.
An Oakland police officer was suspended and his superior demoted for failing to report the blocking of his name badge with tape during an Occupy Oakland protest. The video was posted on YouTube.
The police captain who approved using beanbag projectiles against Occupy Oakland protesters and the SWAT officer who fired a beanbag round at a demonstrator have been reassigned during an investigation into the tactics.
Newly released records show Oakland police approved using tear gas on protesters leading to a violent clash with Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in late October.
The Oakland Police Department on Monday began its first police academy since the City Council voted to lay off 80 officers in July 2010 in a budget-cutting move.
While riot police sweeping through Occupy Wall Street tent cities recently may suggest a coordinated national effort, authorities maintain it was a coincidence.
Oakland police served anti-Wall Street protesters with written notice that they must disband their camp immediately Friday night.
A 30-year-old Oakland man has said a police officer shot him with a rubber bullet or beanbag while he was videotaping last week's standoff between law enforcement and a small group of people who took over a building and lit fires after a day of peaceful anti-Wall Street protests.
Oakland officials Friday said the Occupy Oakland protests have cost the city more than $1 million so far, and business owners say the protests are hurting them financially too.
Police said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the arrest of U.S. Army veteran Kayvan Sabeghi, who was hospitalized after an arrest during this week's Occupy Oakland protests.
Groups of Occupy Oakland protesters broke off from a main rally near the city hall plaza to picket at nearby banks during a day where activists called for a general strike.
The use of tear gas against Occupy demonstrators Tuesday night may have violated Oakland Police Department crowd control policies drafted after the controversial use of non-lethal projectiles at an Iraq War protest.
Oakland's acting police chief defended the use of force this week during Occupy Oakland protests as national criticism mounted over his and Mayor Jean Quan's actions in breaking up protester encampments.
A crowd of at least 1,000 people, many holding candles, attended a vigil Thursday for the Iraq War veteran who suffered a fractured skull during a clash between demonstrators and police.
Mayor Jean Quan released a written statement Thursday night addressing "Occupy Oakland" demonstrators, after being booed as she tried to speak to protesters.
Following a violent clash between Occupy Oakland protesters and police earlier this week, a new round of protests in Oakland could be a bellwether on whether police have agitated or suppressed the movement, according to some analysts.
The Iraq War veteran who was critically injured in a clash between police and Occupy Oakland protesters earlier this week was upgraded to fair condition on Thursday, doctors said.
Protesters gathered at Frank Ogawa Plaza again Wednesday evening, looking to reclaim the site of the "Occupy Oakland" encampment.
Speaking at a news conference at City Hall that was packed with reporters, Quan said, "We saw some of the best of the city and some of the worst."
A Marine who had served two tours of duty in Iraq was critically injured during an altercation between police and protesters on the streets of Oakland Tuesday night.
Police at Oakland's Frank Ogawa Plaza deployed tear gas on protesters Tuesday night during a demonstration over Tuesday morning's raid of the "Occupy Oakland" encampment.
A group of Oakland residents has filed a petition seeking to recall Mayor Jean Quan, saying she is ignoring public safety as the city's most pressing issue.
Ahead of the safety summit, Quan would only talk in general terms about efforts to improve public safety in Oakland, including maximizing the value of more than 60 police officers being added to the police department.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan announced Thursday that Assistant Police Chief Howard Jordan will serve as acting police chief for the city following the surprise resignation of Chief Anthony Batts earlier this week.
