Tag Archives: Oakland Police Department

Oakland City Council approves ammunition ordinance

On Tuesday, Oakland city council members unanimously voted for an ordinance to enhance the city’s existing gun control regulations.

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right down International Blvd.

Fifty lucky Oakland children on International Boulevard received some early presents yesterday morning from an Oakland police officer dressed as Father Christmas. Instead of eight tiny reindeer leading the way, this Chris Cringle rode an OPD Harley-Davidson.

Double murder charges in young Oakland mother’s death

Relatives of a young mother found dead in Berkeley last week cried quietly in a packed courtroom Tuesday as a judge read the charges against the Oakland man accused of murdering Zoelina Williams, 23, and her 17-month-old son Jashon.

Batts sworn in as Oakland police chief

Oakland’s new police chief was sworn in at tonight’s Council meeting.

Slain student’s family had fled New Orleans’ danger

Desiree Davis, the 17 year-old Oakland Tech student killed in a drive-by shooting Monday, had been trapped with her family in Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters before they sought safety and a new life in California. Her uncle says they tried Santa Cruz for a while, but that Oakland had felt to them more like home.

Attorney Burris: ‘This case is stunning to me’

by Mario Furloni/Oakland North
In an exclusive interview, Oakland attorney John Burris speaks about the recent events surrounding the Hassani Campbell case.

F.B.I Join Search for Missing Child

The F.B.I joined the search for a missing five-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, last seen in North Oakland Monday afternoon.