But county officials said the new contract better reflects the actual cost of police services. Dave Woodward, chairman of the Oakland County ... brand new state-of-the-art tasers to reduce the ...

Two months after she was recalled as Oakland mayor, Sheng Thao has reportedly been criminally indicted by a federal grand jury — a blockbuster blow to the struggling Bay Area city already ...

Jones is a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command, and holds a bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice from Western Michigan University. Former Oakland ...

The Oakland Police Commission held a town hall meeting on changing the city's strict police pursuit policy. Most residents who attended wanted to loosen the rules to chase suspects. The Police ...

OAKLAND, Calif. – A rally in Oakland on Wednesday is calling for police to chase criminals, regardless of the nature of the crime.Several business owners voiced their support for the change ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The Oakland Police Department is considering changes to its pursuit policy -- something that's drawn criticism from community members all the way to the governor.

An employee of the Main Street store called police around 3 a.m. to report a robbery. OAKLAND — Police are investigating a robbery that occurred early Thursday at the Big Apple Store at 7 Main ...

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is reportedly facing criminal charges nearly seven months after her home was raided by the FBI, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. According to the Chronicle ...

Oakland police commissioners held a town hall Wednesday to let the public weigh in on the department's pursuit policies. The town hall comes nearly three weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly ...

The man who took the art piece is still at large, police say. He was last seen wearing an oversized blue T-shirt, baggy blue jeans, a baseball cap and sneakers. In the video, he can be seen ...

The Oakland Police Department told KRON4 on Tuesday that detectives are still investigating what led up to and caused the child’s death. Officers were dispatched to the home on the 5700 block of ...