She faced criticism almost immediately after taking office for firing popular Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong. Frustrated voters, including the local NAACP, blamed Thao for a long list of ...

Twelve Oakland County communities that contract with the sheriff's office for law enforcement services are scrambling to figure out how they'll cover a roughly 33% rate increase over three years ...

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 ...

Sixty three police officers who were recently promoted in Abia State Police Command were, on Tuesday, decorated with new ranks an event presided over by the Commissioner of Police, Abia State ...