Oakland gets community input in search for new police chief
The search is on for a new Oakland police chief six months after LaRonne Armstrong was fired. John Ramos reports. (8-5-23)
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The search is on for a new Oakland police chief six months after LaRonne Armstrong was fired. John Ramos reports. (8-5-23)
A young boy struck by a stray bullet in an Oakland freeway shooting last month was left paralyzed from the neck down, according to information his family posted on a GoFundMe page.
According to the latest crime statistics from Oakland police, robberies are up 22% compared to this same time last year, and among the victims are utility crews.
While Governor Gavin Newsom is deploying CHP officers to help address violent crime in Oakland after a string of high-profile carjackings and other armed robberies, some residents are not convinced that more law enforcement will make any difference.
Some Oakland residents and business owners are not convinced that more law enforcement will make any difference in the surging crime rate. José Martínez reports. (8-3-23)
The California Highway Patrol will be deploying more officers in Oakland to address the crime surge. José Martínez reports. (8-3-23)
A man who is accused of kidnapping a woman and holding her in a cinderblock cell that she escaped by punching her way out had been on law enforcement's radar and is now suspected in other sexual assaults.
Katie Nielsen reports on how amid National Night Out festivities, an Oakland resident says people don't feel safe partly because they believe police won't respond fast enough to 911 calls.
A local artist has painted a mural honoring actor and Oakland native Angus Cloud, who died earlier this week at just 25 years old.
Elizabeth Cook reports on the new mural in Oakland memorializing the late 'Euphoria' actor Angus Cloud (8-2-2023)
Oakland residents and others have the opportunity for the first time in five years starting Thursday to apply for entry-level firefighter roles with the city, interim Fire Chief Damon Covington said Wednesday.
One Oakland resident said people don't feel safe partly because they believe police won't respond fast enough to 911 calls.
Dozens of neighborhoods in Oakland are holding block parties Tuesday night for National Night Out, which happens on August 1st every year. It's a national "community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships", according to the National Night Out website.
Zendaya has posted a tender tribute to Angus Cloud, her "Euphoria" co-star who died this week at 25.
Oakland Fruitvale District residents who live near the Union Pacific tracks say they're fed up with encampment trash, ongoing crime and vehicle fires.
Many Oakland Fruitvale District residents who live near the Union Pacific tracks say they're fed up with encampment trash, ongoing crime and vehicle fires. Da Lin reports. (7-30-23)
BART said its 19th Street Oakland station was closed just after noon Sunday due to police activity.
One person was shot in the face early Saturday as the car they were in merged onto Interstate Highway 980 at 11th Street in Oakland, the California Highway Patrol said.
A person was found shot to death west of Oakland High School just after 11 a.m. Saturday, police said.
Oakland residents are calling on leaders to declare a state of emergency in the city of Oakland amid rising crime. Da Lin reports. (7-28-23)
Animal shelters across the Bay Area have reached a crisis level as more and more people are surrendering their dogs because they can no longer afford to keep them.
Oakland police said they arrested a suspect in the attempted carjacking on Skyline Boulevard that was caught on video.
Residents of Oakland's Montclair neighborhood confront Alameda County DA Pamela Price and a representative of the Oakland police department over rising crime Thursday night. Andrea Nakano reports. (7-27-23)
Oakland mayor Sheng Thao calls the spike in her city's crime statistics "absolutely outrageous." Betty Yu reports. (7-27-23)
Ryan Yamamoto interviews Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao about what the city is doing to combat the rising numbers of carjackings happening (7-27-2023) Read more here
