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Oakland man gets federal prison for COVID-19 PPP loan fraud conspiracy
An Oakland man and five others have been sentenced to federal prison for defrauding the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program out of millions, according to federal prosecutors. Frank Mosley, 58, of Oakland, and his brother Reginald Mosley, 60, from Sacramento pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud along with men from Elk Grove, Roseville and Rocklin. Frank Mosley was a tax enforcement officer for the city of Oakland and a former IRS revenue officer who conspired to submit fraudulent PPP loan applications with his co-conspirators, all of whom raked in more than $3 million, the U.S. Attorney's...
Car with bullet holes crashes into Oakland site near federal building
OAKLAND, Calif. - Police on Monday gathered near the federal building in Oakland, investigating what appears to be a shooting and car crash. Oakland police did not immediately respond for comment to explain what happened. But video from the scene shortly before 3:30 a.m. shows that a car crashed into...
OPD asks for community assistance with 2023 homicide
(KRON) – The Oakland Police Department is asking for community assistance with the unsolved homicide of George Afakisi. The death of Afakisi occurred around 7 p.m. on November 26, 2023. According to police, Afakisi was standing outside with friends in the 1900 block of Crosby Avenue when he was fatally shot. Shortly after, officers found […]
Woman killed, man wounded in Vallejo Saturday-night shooting
VALLEJO -- Police are investigating a shooting in Vallejo that left a woman dead and a man wounded late Saturday night, police said.Officers responded to a report of a shooting on the 2900 block of Redwood Parkway around 11:04 p.m. according to police. They found a man and a woman, each suffering from at least one gunshot wound, police said.The officers tended to the two victims until medical personnel arrived, according to police.The medics pronounced the woman dead at the scene, according to police. Emergency medical services took the man to the hospital with an injury not considered to be life-threatening, police said.Vallejo homicide detectives responded to the scene and took over the investigation. The motive and circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation, according to police.The victim's identity will not be released until the Solano County Coroner's Office can reach her family, police said.Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective William Carpenter at (707) 651-7146 or William.Carpenter@cityofvallejo.net or Detective Bradley Phillips at (707) 648-4514 or Bradley.Phillips@cityofvallejo.net.This is the eighth homicide in the city of Vallejo in 2024, police said.
Oakland man charged in connection to retail theft at Noe Valley Walgreens
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — An Oakland man has been charged in connection to mass retail theft at a Walgreens in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood. According to San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ office, Malakyi Ricard, 20, has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied the allegations. Ricard has been charged with second-degree commercial […]
Painting to prompt Highway 37 overnight closures this week
Caltrans is closing both westbound and eastbound State Route 37 overnight this week to paint new lane lines on the roadway, the agency said. It is part of the long-awaited Solano Pavement Repair Project, the 21-mile east-west thoroughfare that runs across Marin, Sonoma, Napa and Solano counties. The westbound lane...
Fire at Fremont Tesla factory knocked down
(KRON) — The Fremont Fire Department knocked down a fire at the Tesla Factory on Monday evening, FPD said on social media. The two-alarm fire started in an oven at the facility, which is located at 45500 Fremont Blvd. There have been no reports of injuries, and Tesla told FFD that all of its employees […]
San Pablo Police Chase Features DUI Suspects' Swap at the Wheel and Spike Strip Escape Attempt
In a bizarre turn of events, San Pablo Police apprehended two women after a dangerous chase that featured drunk driving, a switcheroo at the wheel, and a failed escape over spike strips, the department said. The mayhem unfolded late at night when officers spotted a car speeding past them and running a stop sign at an alarming 60 MPH before it narrowly avoided colliding with another vehicle. The driver initially refused to pull over, leading the patrol on a short pursuit, the police recounted on their Facebook page.
Census data shows population shifts for the Bay Area's largest cities
San Francisco and Oakland's population sizes grew slightly between 2022 and 2023 while San Jose's dipped, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. San Francisco's population in July 2022 was 807,774, according to Census Bureau data. It was up to 808,988 the following July, marking a 0.2% bump. Oakland saw a...
Oakland’s Police Commission Inspector General is leaving
Oakland’s police watchdog board is losing a critical staff member. Michelle Phillips, hired by the Oakland Police Commission roughly two years ago to serve as its first-ever inspector general, has been nominated by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to lead that city’s Department of Civil Rights. If Phillips’ nomination...
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