Evoking the memory of a gruesome, 2009 murder, Oakland’s City Attorney announces a lawsuit for an injunction against 19 members of the North Side Oakland street gang.
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A map of the 100 block "Safety Zone" the gang injunction will affect. Image courtesy Oakland City Attorney's Office.
City of Oakland petitions for gang injunction
February 21, 2010 – 12:45 pm
Oakland City Council approves ammunition ordinance
February 19, 2010 – 6:22 pm
On Tuesday, Oakland city council members unanimously voted for an ordinance to enhance the city’s existing gun control regulations.
Oakland seeks help from churches in youth crime prevention
February 10, 2010 – 6:06 pm
Mayor Ron Dellums held a peace conference on Tuesday to discuss how faith-based communities can help prevent crime among youth and called for more collaboration among religious communities.
Timeline: Important dates in the Hasanni Campbell disappearance case
February 5, 2010 – 1:15 pm
On February 10, supporters of missing Fremont boy Hasanni Campbell will rally in front of the Oakland Police Department to call attention to his disappearance six months ago. Oakland North presents a timeline of key moments in the ongoing investigation.
Rally planned for Hasanni Campbell; foster parents reported to have moved
February 5, 2010 – 11:37 am
The homicide investigation into the disappearance of Fremont boy Hasanni Campbell continues amid reports that his foster parents have left the area
Student-led group pinpoints solutions to youth violence
February 4, 2010 – 3:42 pm
The youth-led Heal the Streets fellowship program, sponsored through Oakland’s Ella Baker Center, hosted a Solutions Salon on Saturday in West Oakland intended to engage community members, youth and policy makers in a dialogue about violence prevention in Oakland.
After five years of Measure Y, Oakland asks “Is community policing the answer?”
January 21, 2010 – 9:00 am
A string of robberies in the Golden Gate neighborhood raises questions about the effectiveness of community policing five years after the passage of Oakland’s Measure Y.
District’s new school surveillance cameras debut at Oakland Tech
January 20, 2010 – 8:04 pm
Ninety-five cameras have been installed on Oakland Tech’s campus as part of a new school safety project that will eventually have all twenty-six district middle and high schools in the city wired.
OPD Chief Batts ready to try curfew and new technology, but is Oakland?
January 9, 2010 – 10:22 am
Oakland’s new police chief Anthony Batts told a community meeting that he wants to try curfews and other methods from his tenure in Long Beach, but doesn’t know if Oakland’s progressive political community will accept them.
Mehserle trial to begin in May
January 8, 2010 – 5:21 pm
Los Angeles Judge Robert Perry announced that the trial of Johannes Mehserle, the BART officer accused of murdering Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day 2009, could begin in mid-May.
Oakland’s community policing program fears possible cuts
January 8, 2010 – 10:37 am
With Oakland facing a projected $25 million deficit for 2010, the city’s Community Police Advisory Board voiced concern Wednesday that the 13 civilian staff members in the police department’s community policing program might be dismissed.
With Family Justice Center, county implements comprehensive approach against domestic violence
December 28, 2009 – 12:01 am
In 2008, Alameda County law enforcement responded to almost 7,000 domestic disturbance calls. The Alameda County Family Justice Center helps many of these people navigate legal and social services available to them represent them in court.
At police workshop, a warning primer on gangs
December 9, 2009 – 1:07 pm
Neighbors and parents, some wearing headphones for language interpretation, listened to an Oakland officer explain certain colors, signs, and tattoos–like the numbers 13 and 14–that may be markers of gang activity.
ATM robbery suspect turns himself in to Oakland police
December 8, 2009 – 5:21 pm
Oakland resident Elgin Garrett, 45, turned himself in today in connection with a kidnapping and robbery that occurred early Sunday morning, according to the Oakland Police Department.
Do you know this guy? OPD wants help.
December 8, 2009 – 9:15 am
The Oakland Police Department released a photo taken by an ATM camera today and called on residents to help identify the man in the picture.
Protesters object to charges against local journalist
December 8, 2009 – 3:00 am
Demonstrators rallied for press freedom and decried what they characterized as police brutality in downtown Oakland on Monday, as they protested felony arson charges filed against a Bay Area journalist.
The journalist, who works under the name JR Valrey, faces accusations that he burned property during a January 2009 protest against the police shooting of Oscar [...]