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Bay Area Law Enforcement Gearing Up for Possible Election Night, Post-Election Mayhem

Whether it's celebratory riots, large-scale protests, or opportunistic criminals looking to loot because police might otherwise be distracted, Bay Area police departments are bracing for possible crime and bedlam on Election Night or later this week.

Two Oakland PD Officers Arrested for Driving Under the Influence — While on Duty

We’ve seen police officers arrested on DUI charges before, but not while they were on the job. Yet it has come to light that two Oakland Police Department officers were arrested for DUI while they were on duty in 2023.

Oakland City Council to Decide Whether to Renew Controversial ShotSpotter Gunfire Detection System

Several US cities have recently ditched the police surveillance tool ShotSpotter that’s used to detect gunfire, and Oakland could become the latest, as critics say it bogs police down with false-positive notifications.

Dramatic Video Shows Oakland Police Rescue Drowning Man From Lake Merritt Channel

Bodycam video from the Oakland Police Department shows a high-stakes drowning situation in the Lake Merritt Channel, but officers were able to rescue a man by jumping into the water themselves to pull him ashore.

Fourth Suspect Charged With Murder in Fatal Shooting of OPD Officer in December Dispensary Burglary

While three suspects had been charged with murder in the December 29 shooting and killing of Oakland police officer Tuan Le, a fourth figured he could just plead guilty to robbing the cannabis shop and have that be that. But now that suspect is facing murder charges too.

Federal Judge Has Had It With Oakland Taking So Long to Find New Police Chief

The U.S. District Court judge in charge of the Oakland Police Department's federal oversight says he’s “concerned” that the city hasn’t had a police chief for a full year now. Well, how do you think 450,000 Oakland residents feel, pal?

Oakland's Social Media Auto Burglary Reporting Program Shuts Down Less Than 24 Hours After Launching

The Oakland Police Department set up accounts called @OaklandAutoBurg on Instagram and X for people to DM about car break-ins in real-time, but shut them down after less than a day.

Arrest Warrant Issued for Oakland Police Officer On Suspicion of Perjury, Bribery

It’s likely to cause more tension between the Oakland Police Department and Alameda County DA Pamela Price that Price has issued an arrest warrant for OPD officer Phong Tran on five felony counts of perjury and bribery.

In Random Attack, Man Allegedly Stabs Girl In Face As She Walks To School

A 14-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital Tuesday, after a man stabbed her in the face as she walked to school. The East Bay Times reports that the attack occurred at 8:

Person Dies In Oakland Police Custody Following Taser Incident

A person died while in police custody, Oakland Police have announced, saying that the loss of life happened following the use of a Taser. If that sounds confoundingly vague, you're not wrong: Oakland

Arts & Entertainment

'The Force' Lays One Of America's Most Troubled Police Departments Bare

Peter Nicks's is a cinema verit-style documentary focused on the Oakland Police Department as things stood shortly after the arrival of then-police chief Sean Whent in 2014. At that point, the Oakland

Bodycam Footage Analysis Shows Cops Are Nicer To White People

Bodycam footage from police officers is typically used only to determine innocence or guilt in high-profile use-of-force incidents. But a new Stanford study puts big-data analysis to bodycam footage, analyzing 981 routine Oakland

Oakland Shooter Killed In Police Standoff Had Terrorized Area With Gunfire 'For A Week' But Wasn't Arrested

A 32-year-old East Oakland man who can be seen in ABC7 helicopter video footage stalking his neighborhood with a rifle and vandalizing a garage and a car had provided ample warning to police

Bay Area Department Heads Pull Down Admirable Pension Pay While Still Collecting Salaries

As far back as the 70s, one expert says, heads of first-responder agencies (think police and fire) have been the recipients of pension pay from a previous position even as they pull down

Oakland Hires Its First Female Police Chief, Anne Kirkpatrick

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has hired the city's first female chief of police, as multiple news sources are reporting this morning, and that is Anne Kirkpatrick, a former chief of Spokane's police department

81-Year-Old Retired Oakland Police Captain To Be Charged In Celeste Guap Sex Scandal

Retired 81yo @oaklandpoliceca capt charged by @ContraCostaDA w/soliciting Jasmine Abuslin, but no charges against any other cops 12p @KTVU pic.twitter.com/QPg28MtvOC— Henry K. Lee (@henrykleeKTVU) November 4, 2016 The Contra

Oakland Police Officer Arrested, Accused Of Inappropriate Conduct

An Oakland police officer was arrested and booked into Oakland downtown's Glenn Dyer Jail at 1:00 a.m. this morning, with the department saying the charges are related to prostitution. Interestingly, as

Guilty Verdict In Midday Murder Of 66-Year-Old Anti-Crime Activist Judy Salamon

Two men have been found guilty in the 2013 killing of a 66-year-old Oakland woman, Judy Salamon, who was known to neighbors as an anti-crime activist. KRON 4 reports it is believed that

Oakland Police Say They Accidentally Deleted 25 Percent Of Their Body-Cam Archive

While the SFPD continues its deployment of officer-worn body-cameras, the Oakland Police Department has had them for some time. Since 2009, to be precise. However, according to the Chronicle, that roughly seven-year headstart

Overnight Oakland Shootings Leave Five Injured

Gunshots rang out in Oakland last night, as five people were shot in two separate locations. KRON 4 reports the first shooting left four injured, and the second shooting left a fifth wounded

Oakland Officer's Suicide, And His Wife's Earlier Suicide, Confirmed In DA's Probe

Officer Brendan O'Brien, who committed suicide in September 2015 at the age of 30, has been cleared in the death of his wife a year earlier, who also committed suicide but whose death

Police Groups Pay $15K For Full Page Chronicle Ad Basically Opposing Mario Woods Day

The name Mario Woods has become a rallying cry for local Black Lives Matter activists. A Bayview resident suspected in a stabbing who was shot and killed by police in December, Woods' death

Black Lives Matter Marches Planned In SF And Oakland Today For 'National Day Of Action'

As part of today's "National Day of Action to End Police Violence Against Black People," a concerted series of rallies that organizers say will occur at 80 locations under the unifying hashtag #freedomnow,

Protesters Chain Themselves To Oakland Police Officers' Association

Cops are trying to negotiate the opening of this set of doors so credit union employees can go home. pic.twitter.com/0JWwDkzrVU— Cat (@CatsCommentary) July 20, 2016 Calling for the city of