Oakland
Officers are not sure why the doll was in the car seat
A burned body was discovered after an explosion hurt two deputies who were serving an eviction notice
Gunfire was reported but no one was wounded
The graduating members of the 169th Basic Academy bring the number of officers on the city force to 680
Oakland City Council members called on leaders to fully staff the city’s department and develop an “action plan” to address low morale
Overseer called on officials to end “fragmentary attempts to select a permanent chief” that have “consumed public resources and done little to nurture public confidence in the process”
Nearly four dozen new police officers will soon start walking their beats on the Oakland streets, as the California city’s embattled department welcomes its largest-ever class of recruits
While some city leaders believe Oakland is only a year away from meeting its goals, others are concerned the city is stuck in a hopeless, expensive, bureaucratic grind that takes valuable resources away from crime fighting
Four Oakland police officers were shot and killed in the single deadliest day in the department’s history
Five police commanders regularly use their accounts to post tweets asking residents to help solve crimes or be aware of their surroundings
As social media videos show, Oakland’s illegal sideshow scene runs rife with a lack of respect for life or the police
Judge cited a lack of progress in completing a decade-old reform drive from official overseeing the Oakland Police Department
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