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The Oakland Police Department requests assistance from our community and media partners in locating Missing Person, Andrew Russell, who is at risk due to mental health challenges.

OPD Makes Multiple Arrests in Robbery Series The Oakland Police Department (OPD) arrested four adult males in connection with a series of armed robberies across Oakland. Due to the diligent work and relentless efforts of the Violent Crime Operations Center (VCOC), Intelligence Division, and Robbery Division, these armed and dangerous individuals are off the streets.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) has seen a recent spike in commercial burglaries citywide.

In several cases, multiple individuals force entry into a business using a tool or object before taking items from the establishment and fleeing the area in a vehicle.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) continues to see armed robberies of individuals at ATM's. In several recent cases, the victim is using the ATM when they are approached by an armed individual(s). The individual(s) rob the victim of their belongings before fleeing the area either on foot or by vehicle.

So far this year, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) has investigated 17 homicides, with the most recent happening this past weekend. Since Friday, there were four lives lost to gun violence in Oakland.

SAFELY LOCATED

Thanks to our community and media partners, Ana Torres is no longer a #Missing Person.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is requesting assistance from our community and media partners in locating Missing Person, Julio Chavez-Montoya, who is missing due to suspicious circumstances.

Today, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) Traffic Investigation Unit released photos of a vehicle wanted in connection with the fatal hit-and-run of Tzu-Ta Ko, a 100-year-old, Oakland resident. The collision occurred on February 19, 2023, just after 7:00 AM, at the intersection of 19^th Street and Harrison Street.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred this afternoon, just after 12:45 PM, in the area of 105^th Avenue and International Boulevard.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is investigating a sexual assault that occurred on February 13, 2023, just after 11:30 AM, in the 200 block of Grand Avenue.