CRIME & SAFETY
Police shoot, kill Sacramento homicide suspect in West Oakland
Officers shot and killed a homicide suspect from Sacramento in West Oakland Wednesday night, police said.The shooting happened on the 1000 block of 16th Street where Sacramento police officers were conducting a homicide investigation, according to a press statement from Oakland police. Sacramento police notified Oakland police of its investigation and requested assistance in arresting the homicide suspect at a residence, OPD said.Oakland police officers arrived, and as they began securing the area and requesting additional resources, the suspect emerged from the home with a firearm, according to police.Officers opened fire, hitting the suspect. The officers began first aid until medics arrived but the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. No officers were hurt.The officers have been placed on paid administrative leave following department policy. The shooting was being investigated by the Oakland Police Department's homicide unit, internal affairs division, and the city's Community Police Review Agency.The department said to ensure the integrity of the investigation, information about the shooting is limited at this time and additional details would be shared as the investigative process allows and in compliance with the law.
Oakland police locate missing 11-year-old girl
Oakland police on Tuesday confirmed that a missing 11-year-old girl who was last seen Monday night has been found safe.Kassidy Wimberly was last seen around 9:30 p.m. Monday and was wearing a black cropped jacket, pink shirt, black leggings and was barefoot. She is a Black girl who is about 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, according to police.The Oakland Police Department posted about their search via its social media accounts Tuesday morning. Police confirmed that she had been found safe in under two hours after their initial post.
Body washes ashore at Berkeley Marina
(KRON) — The Berkeley Police Department is investigating a death after a body washed ashore at the Berkeley Marina on Saturday morning. Police were called to Seawall Drive at 7:16 a.m. for the report of a possible body on the rocks. Officers confirmed that the body of a man in his 50s had washed ashore. […]
Bay Area district attorney charges three police officers with killing of Alameda man
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — Three San Francisco Bay Area police officers accused of wrongfully killing an Alameda man by sitting on him and asphyxiating him in 2021 will now face criminal charges. Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price filed involuntary manslaughter charges Thursday accusing Alameda police officers Eric McKinley,...
Man arrested for shooting at a car last summer
(KRON) — A San Pablo man was arrested eight months after shooting at a vehicle in El Cerrito, the El Cerrito Police Department announced Monday. El Cerrito police officers were dispatched to Moeser Lane near San Pablo Avenue for a report of a shooting on Aug. 4, 2023. Officers learned the shooting was at a […]
Oakland family loses home in Lithium battery fire
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – An Oakland family is without a home after a lithium battery caught fire in their garage on Sunday. In the wake of this ordeal, the family wants to raise awareness about signs of a faulty battery. Suzy Feder and Clark Boyd are grateful they were able to make it out of […]
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