Crime
Oakland school district police chief Peter Sarna stepped down from the force today in the wake of a formal complaint filed against him in early August, school district spokesman Troy Flint announced today.
The Oakland Police Department announced Monday that officers have arrested a second suspect in connection with the drive-by shooting death of 3-year-old Carlos Nava in East Oakland last week.
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has filed murder charges against 26-year-old Lawrence Denard for the murder of three-year-old Carlos Nava, the Oakland Police Department announced this afternoon
East Oakland neighbors packed the intersection of 64th Avenue and International Boulevard Tuesday evening to mourn the three-year-old boy who was shot and killed during a drive-by shooting on Monday.
According to the Oakland Police Department, a three-year-old boy shot this afternoon during a drive-by in East Oakland has died.
Across Oakland, residents gathered at 559 block parties, cookouts and get-togethers to mingle with their neighbors and promote public safety. Oakland North reporters and readers captured photos and and stories from the evening.
According to the Oakland Police Department, three separate shootings claimed the lives of three people during approximately three hours early Sunday morning.
Oakland police are asking for the public’s help in locating a turquoise mini-van that investigators believe may be linked to the July 27 murder of Paris Powell, the man shot while feeding the homeless in East Oakland.
One of the two men charged with murder in the death of Monica Rodas appeared in court Thursday morning but did not enter a plea.