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A hearing about whether to impose a preliminary gang injunction against 40 alleged Norteño gang members in the Fruitvale neighborhood began nearly three months ago. On Friday afternoon, after weeks of exhibiting evidence and bringing forth witnesses, lawyers from both sides presented their final arguments to Judge Robert Freedman.
The Oakland Police Department released a statement this morning describing an unusual twist in the department’s ongoing efforts to crack down on burglaries — on May 3 an officer responding to a trespassing call regarding an unoccupied home on Valley View Boulevard in Montclair found a squatter living inside with what appeared to be a vast collection of stolen items taken during at least 10 local burglaries.
On Thursday hundreds of Oakland police officers and ninety family members honored the 51 Oakland police officers who have died in the line of duty since 1867.
Oakland Police Department spokesperson Cynthia Perkins said she cannot release any details about the arrested suspect at this time, because the OPD is investigating whether there is any connection between this attack and four other assaults that have occurred in the neighborhood since last September.
The Oakland Police Department reported an attempted assault in the Lake Merritt neighborhood today of a woman as she was returning home from the store.
Testimony about the proposed Fruitvale gang injunction hearing concluded on Monday after two months of witness appearances by alleged Norteño gang members, gang experts, and police officers. Probation Officer Dalen H. Randa, who testified on Monday, was the last witness to be called to the stand.
Three hundred community members and parishioners from the Allen Temple Baptist Church attended a symposium on human trafficking Saturday morning to learn about sexual exploitation in Oakland and the world.
Jesus Campos, a prominent business owner and community leader, was shot and killed outside of his Fruitvale restaurant at 5:36 a.m. Friday morning. Police believe that Campos, 58, unwittingly disrupted a robbery attempt at Otaez Restaurant on International Boulevard and was shot by the robbery suspects.
Oakland police announced today that 31-year-old Oakland resident Douglas K. Yim, Jr. surrendered himself to police in Firebaugh, California on Monday morning. Yim was wanted in connection with a shooting on April 2 that left one man dead and another wounded.