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The Oakland Police Department is requesting assistance from our community and media in locating missing person at risk, Kimberly Cooper.

Early this morning, September 22, 2021, at 6:29 AM, a community member called the Oakland Police Department’s Communications Division to report a man armed with a firearm and brandishing that firearm in the 2400 block of Telegraph Avenue (it was later determined the 2200 block of Telegraph Avenue).

Monday morning marked Oakland’s second consecutive year of triple-digit homicides. Since last Monday, Oakland has experienced 10 homicides, with four occurring in the last three days

Thank you to our community and media partners, Ariella Rosenberg is no longer a #Missing person. She has been safely located. #OPDCARES #SAFEOAKLAND Background: For Immediate Release September 17, 20 ...

It’s been nearly a decade since the City of Oakland has experienced such a dramatic increase in homicides. This year the Oakland Police Department (OPD) has investigated 96 homicides, six of which occurred in the last five days.

The Oakland Police Department is requesting assistance from our community and media partners in locating Missing Person at risk, Ariella Rosenberg.

The Oakland Police Department is investigating a traffic collision that occurred on September 9, 2021, just after 8:30 PM, in the area of 38^th Avenue and International Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers discovered three vehicles were involved in the crash.

OAKLAND, CA – On Friday, Mayor Libby Schaaf and Police Chief LeRonne L. Armstrong announced a new collaboration agreement with the California Highway Patrol to enhance traffic safety for all residents ...

Today, Oakland Police Chief LeRonne L. Armstrong discussed the increase in the city’s violent crimes and homicides. At the start of the news conference, Chief Armstrong held a moment of silence for 87 seconds, one second for each life lost in Oakland this year. That’s one life lost every three days in Oakland. This same time last year, 64 lives were lost in our City.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is working diligently to solve two homicides from last weekend.