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At least three officers and one civilian have been hospitalized after a multi-vehicle car accident in Oakland, Calif., according to reports. Two police cars belonging to the Bay Area Rapid Transit ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sent a letter to Oakland officials Friday urging them to tighten their police pursuit policy. “Although some California jurisdictions allow vehicle pursuits for ...
The CHP is not under the same restrictions as the Oakland police department and can pursue criminals, placing that burden entirely on the CHP. According to Newsom, the CHP has made 1,347 arrests ...
The Oakland Police Department was formed in 1853 by Oakland founder and first Mayor Horace W. Carpentier.Oakland had been incorporated as a town by the state legislature in 1852, and with its rapid expansion, Carpentier felt the need to organize a city government with a police force to provide regular law enforcement.
Property crime in Oakland declined by 58% between 1988 and 2009, increased from 2009 to 2012 (a period when the property crime rate remained stable in comparable cities and statewide). [8] Robbery rates in Oakland declined by 60% in the seven years between 1993 and 2000, but thereafter increased, more than doubling between 2000 and 2012. [8]
Oakland has been without a permanent police chief since, even as violent crime, robbery and vehicle theft climbed in the city of 400,000 across the bay from San Francisco. Ex-Oakland police chief ...
A string of incidents of police misconduct by the group of four Oakland PD officers known as "the Oakland Riders" came to light. [ 4 ] 119 people pressed civil rights lawsuits for unlawful beatings and detention, ultimately settling for $11 million with an agreement that the Oakland Police Department would implement significant reforms. [ 5 ]
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong takes questions at a December 2021 news conference at police headquarters in Oakland. (Jane Tyska / Digital First Media / East Bay Times via Getty Images)