NAACP Meets With Oakland Police After Allegations Of Excessive Force
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held a hearing Thursday in Oakland over issues of excessive force by police.
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held a hearing Thursday in Oakland over issues of excessive force by police.
The FBI agreed Wednesday to a request from Oakland's police chief to investigate last month's fatal shooting of an unarmed man by officers.
The Oakland Police Department's staffing has decreased so much that some patrol beats are uncovered and investigations are taking longer, Deputy Police Chief Eric Breshears admitted Monday.
About 30 people gathered in front of the Alameda County Administration Building in Oakland Tuesday evening to protest the fatal shooting of barbershop owner Derrick Jones by two Oakland police officers on Nov. 8.
Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts is heading to Washington, D.C., where he will lobby for federal funding for a pilot program to place officers in four of the city's middle schools.
Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts issued a community-wide call to action this week, saying the city had reached a critical juncture with a shortage of officers and a new mayor coming in.
More than 100 Oakland fifth-graders will graduate from a gang prevention program Friday, the Oakland Unified School District said.
Police Chief Anthony Batts acknowledged the calls from the African American community for answers and an explanation about the incident, but cautioned that a thorough investigation would take time.
For the second straight day, a rally will be held today to protest the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by two Oakland police officers on Monday night.
Nearly 100 people gathered at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland Thursday night to protest the fatal shooting of Derrick Jones by two police officers on Monday.
The regional H.E.A.T. Watch program will target pimps and provide a safe haven for the young victims.
Oakland police are coordinating with other law enforcement agencies to prepare for possible protests after former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle is sentenced in Los Angeles on Friday morning.
Oakland residents passed a ballot measure on Tuesday that keeps the police department from having to layoff more officers.
Two men died when a driver fleeing from the California Highway Patrol sped off the freeway and crashed his BMW into another car near the Foothill Square Shopping Center.
Police volunteers at Melrose Elementary hope to dissuade a group of fifth graders from even considering joining a gang.
The city of Oakland will pay half a million dollars to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by the parents of a teenage boy shot to death by police officers.
Oakland police officers must now take dog and wildlife courses following high-profile shootings of a barking dog and a confused deer in neighborhood backyards.
An arbitrator the Oakland Police Department ordered that one of four Oakland police officers fired over accusations that they lied to obtain search warrants, be reinstated.
