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The California Highway Patrol has agreed to extend its assistance to the understaffed Oakland Police Department for at least another 30 days, but the question of who will pay the bill hasn't been settled.
Two Oakland police officers recently pointed their guns at a sleeping toddler while investigating a misdemeanor case, according to the court-appointed monitor overseeing the Oakland Police Department.
A man whose car was spotted performing stunts during a sideshow on Interstate 880 in Oakland on Saturday told CBS 5 his car was involved, but he said someone else was behind the wheel.
The Oakland Police Department is about to lose some precious backup as the California Highway Patrol's "Operation Impact" is set to end Thursday.
An Oakland City Council member has asked the City Attorney to declare a state of emergency in the wake of this past week's shootings of two police officers and an 8-year-old girl.
Court documents are shedding new light on the details surrounding last week's shooting of an undercover Oakland police officer, allegedly by a 23-year-old man who has been identified as Damien McDaniel.
Whimsical gnomes that have been sprinkled around Oakland's Lake Merritt will continue to brighten residents' days for now, but may be moving sometime soon.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating online videos which show drivers performing sideshow stunts on Interstate 880 near O.co Coliseum in Oakland during the middle of the day.
A judge on Monday ordered the man accused of murdering seven people in a shooting rampage at Oakland's Oikos University last April to be treated at the Napa State Hospital in a bid to restore his mental competency to stand trial.
An 8-year-old girl was shot in the leg during a drive-by shooting in East Oakland Monday afternoon but her injuries aren't thought to be life-threatening, police Chief Howard Jordan said.
A 13-year Oakland Police Department veteran is recovering after being shot in East Oakland Friday night. The officer's injuries are not considered to be life threatening.
A 16-year-old Oakland boy was sentenced today to 25 years in state prison for murdering his adoptive parents last January.
A paroled felon was sentenced Thursday to 35 years and eight months in state prison in connection with the fatal shooting death of a man near the former Occupy Oakland encampment in November 2011 and for a sexual assault that occurred five days later.
An elderly man crossing an onramp to Interstate 980 in Oakland was killed Wednesday night when he was hit by three different cars, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze in a vacant residence near Oakland's Chinatown Wednesday evening for about three hours before it was extinguished.
The city of Oakland is looking for new ideas to stop a surge in gun violence. Jessica Hollie, an expectant mother, told city council: "I tried to talk about this a lot before I came because I didn't want to cry: I am sad and scared to be having a black boy in Oakland."
The Oakland City Council approved four crime-fighting measures early Wednesday morning, including a controversial measure to hire former New York and Los Angeles police chief William Bratton as a consultant to provide advice to the Oakland Police Department.
The Oakland City Council heard public comment Tuesday night on four crime-fighting proposals that proponents say will help Oakland reduce its high crime rate.
A 22-year-old Oakland woman was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years to life in state prison for the asphyxiation death of her 2-year-old daughter in Oakland three years ago.
Police have detained five people in connection with a shooting in Oakland that injured an undercover officer on Monday evening, a police spokeswoman said.
A man is clinging to life after being shot multiple times Sunday afternoon in East Oakland, a police officer said.
Sheriff's detectives recovered two guns and arrested the driver of a car who fled a traffic stop in East Oakland Thursday afternoon, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said Thursday that she's trying to get more federal help in fighting her city's crime problem while she's in Washington, D.C., to attend a U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting and the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Police are investigating how a man was struck by an Amtrak train in East Oakland Thursday afternoon, a spokeswoman said.
Ford Frazier said he was at home around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday when he saw three men across the street trying to burglarize a home. He waited on hold with 911 as the men tried to enter the home.
