April 3, 2017 The year of no police shootings 2016 was definitely not a banner year for Oakland police, except in one area: For the first time in more than two decades, no one got shot by a police officer.
March 20, 2017 Feds begin cleanup Of West Oakland chemical spill discovered In 1995 On Saturday, efforts to remove contaminated soil and groundwater at a former chemical facility in West Oakland began — two decades after the problem…
January 26, 2017 Police in Pink Hats During the massive Women’s Marches that drew millions of people into the streets on Saturday, scattered police officers in cities across the country were…
October 2, 2016 Overnight Oakland Police Pursuits There were at least two car chases in Oakland overnight. One went through east Oakland all the way to Lake Merritt for about 20…
July 28, 2016 OPD sergeant faced no charges for DV arrest despite video evidence A decorated Oakland police sergeant faced no criminal charges for his domestic violence arrest last year and remains in his position despite evidence of…
April 28, 2016 Demouria Hogg’s Shooter Named Officer Nicole Rhodes was having a hard time seeing Demouria Hogg when she shot him through his car’s windshield. Rhodes and more than a…
March 22, 2016 90 New Affordable Housing Units Open at MacArthur BART Station The long-awaited opening of a 90-unit affordable housing complex at Oakland’s MacArthur BART station marks the first step in an effort to transform the…
May 30, 2015 One killed, two hurt in West Oakland hit-and-run One person was killed and two people seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision in West Oakland Friday evening, according to police. The three-vehicle crash…
April 10, 2015 Cement spill leaves half-mile of Oakland creek ‘virtually dead’ A non-standard valve turned the wrong way caused as much as 106 cubic yards of cement — about 12 cement trucks worth — to…
March 5, 2015 Gang Threatening San Leandro Police Officers Who Fatally Shot Woman An Oakland street gang is allegedly threatening the lives of San Leandro police officers over December’s fatal shooting of an auto theft suspect in…
