Police
Berkeley resident Anthony Michael Martin is believed to have been riding his bike in the Berkeley or Oakland hills when he disappeared Saturday.
The Oakland Police Department has released information concerning two separate homicides that occurred within a few hours of each other over the Fourth of July weekend.
On Tuesday, BART settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the mother of Oscar Grant for $1.3 million. Grant was shot and killed by former BART officer Johannes Mehserle on a train platform New Year’s Day 2009.
On Sunday, the Coalition for Justice for Oscar Grant met at Humanist Hall in Oakland to share ideas for advancing their overarching goal of preventing police abuse in their communities, and to discuss the group’s successes and failures.
The City of Oakland can impose a preliminary gang injunction in Oakland’s Fruitvale district, a judge ruled Friday afternoon in downtown Oakland.
The Oakland Police Department is looking for suspects and the motive that led to a four-person shooting on the 800 block of 32nd Street in West Oakland on Monday.
The Oakland Police Department is asking the public to help identify a suspect in the June 4 murder of 50-year-old Oakland resident Leo Dunson. Dunson died from a single gunshot wound. The incident took place on the 2900 block of High Street near the Maxwell Park area of Oakland.
Oakland North previously reported on a home invasion sexual assault that took place on the 900 block of Apgar Street in West Oakland on the evening of June 7. During this incident, a woman was sexually assaulted by a man who had broken into her home.
Former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle was released from a Los Angeles jail shortly after midnight on Monday, after having served a total of 365 days in the Los Angeles Central Jail. This included his time served while incarcerated during his trial and while awaiting sentencing.