Oakland Police Commission votes to change high-speed chase policy
The police department says the changes are needed to go after criminals, but some residents are concerned about the risk to the community.
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The police department says the changes are needed to go after criminals, but some residents are concerned about the risk to the community.
Complaints about illegal dumping on an East Oakland street have apparently fallen on deaf ears at City Hall, despite a dedicated hotline set up to report such activity.
A stretch of 71st Avenue near International Boulevard in East Oakland has been a dumping ground for years, and even though the city has a hotline to report dumping, residents say there is no real action from the city. John Ramos reports.
The United States Department of Justice said an Oakland man will serve nearly 20 years for a firebombing in Berkeley and an attempted firebombing at an Oakland federal building.
The Oakland Fire Department on Tuesday was celebrating a huge milestone with the recent reopening of three fire stations. Brad Hamilton reports.
The Oakland Police Department says traffic enforcement officers will be reassigned to patrol duties to fill staffing shortages. Lauren Toms reports the police chief is indicating the changes could be just the beginning.
More than 40 years ago, some 150,000 refugees came to the U.S. to flee the oppressive Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. One woman who resettled in the East Bay was inspired to serve newcomers who come to America to start over.
BART police said the shooting happened as the train approached the Fruitvale Station, and that a 15-year-old was injured.
Of all the lowriders that Oakland resident Jose "Cheo" Ortiz has worked on over the years, there isn't another one that means more to him than a 1991 Ford Crown Victoria. Kevin Ko reports.
A jewelry store in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood was the latest site of a Bay Area smash-and-grab jewelry theft involving multiple suspects, who also pepper-sprayed employees during the heist, police said.
A man convicted of trafficking drugs from San Joaquin County to the Bay Area was sentenced to eight years in state prison, prosecutors said Friday.
Oakland Police said six people were shot inside an International Boulevard business on Wednesday. Police said one of them died at the scene and the other died at a hospital. Kevin Ko reports.
Oakland Police said six people were shot inside an International Boulevard business on Wednesday. Police said one of them died at the scene and the other died at a hospital.
Part of Councilmember Ken Houston's proposal would allow closing homeless encampments without notice, towing vehicles, and arresting people who return and reestablish camps within 60 days.
Oakland is grappling with how to deal with homeless encampments. But changes in both the law and public sentiment are causing it and other cities to rethink their approach. John Ramos reports.
One of the people killed during the early Saturday shootings in Oakland was a man who had recently moved to the area and was out getting food at the time.
Over 600 healthcare workers are hitting the picket lines in Northern California amid ongoing negotiations with Kaiser Permanente.
Oakland Police said they recieved four different reports of shootings between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Saturday. As a result of the shootings, two people are dead and four are injured, police said.
The Mexico and Japan National Soccer teams battled it out in a friendly game at the Oakland Coliseum Saturday night.
A shooting on Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland on Thursday afternoon injured a driver and led to the closure of all southbound lanes, authorities said.
Three robbery suspects, including a juvenile suspect, were arrested in Oakland after a teenager was robbed on the street in San Francisco, authorities said.
Boats anchored near the Jack London Aquatic Center in Oakland are violating an ordinance that bans anchoring for more than 12 hours, and the lack of enforcement is affecting high school rowing crews. Kevin Ko reports.
A shooting on Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland on Thursday afternoon injured a driver and led to the closure of all southbound lanes, authorities said.
Oakland police said a security guard shot at a group of armed robbers, who then fled the scene and crashed in Hayward.
The Mexican National Soccer Team became the victims of a burglary in downtown Oakland this week. Early Monday morning, the team realized their truck had been broken into, and thousands of dollars' worth of equipment was stolen.
