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Day Around the Bay: Oakland Police Officers Accused of Faking Pilot Recertifications

A second marmot inexplicably appears in Antioch after one turned up in the Mission District last week; El Cerito musician unearths rare David Bowie recordings; and George W. Bush c...

NRTCCA 2026 Quick Take: How Oakland PD turns real-time information into action

Oakland’s phased ALPR rollout, centralized triage and task-tracking system show how an RTCC can coordinate leads, investigative work and field resources

Friday Morning Constitutional: Oakland Police Investigate Possible 911 Tampering

The OPD is investigating a possible criminal act in its 911 outage; immigration attorneys warn that ICE has been getting more violent in making arrests around the Bay; and three me...

Oakland City Man Arrested for Residential Entry

Gibson County Sheriff's deputies arrested an Oakland City man Wednesday for forcibly entering his neighbor's residence. Authorities say security foota...

Suspect In Oakland Stabbing Spree Was Homeless, Police Say; Victim Often Fed Homeless In Park

Oakland police have so far declined to publicly identify the individual suspected of stabbing five people, one fatally, on Monday evening in East Oakland, but police say he is home...

Woman Featured on Another 'Baddies' Show Fatally Shot In Downtown Oakland

A 29-year-old reality TV personality was killed early Sunday in Oakland, in the second local incident of violence in a week that's been linked to a show with the word 'Baddies' in...

Suspect In Oakland Shootout and Arson Was Convicted Sex Offender With Parole Violations

The suspect in Sunday's dramatic shootout with Oakland police, who had allegedly been threatening a woman and who subsequently set fire to an abandoned house, was released from pri...

Oakland Stabbing Suspect Went on Previous Stabbing Spree, Was on Parole

There had to be a reason that Oakland police were being so cagey about the identity of the suspect in Monday's deadly stabbing spree, and now we know what it is.

Thursday Morning What's Up: Too $hort Way Street Sign Missing

Someone stole the Too $hort Way street sign in East Oakland; ethical hackers discovered a major vulnerability in some ubiquitous web software thanks to AI; and Valkyries fans packe...

Day Around the Bay: Berkeley High Student Robbed By Other Teens Near Campus

A 45-year-old Napa man was charged in last year’s Pickett Fire; a new Tropical Storm was coincidentally named Dolly; and a Berkeley High School student was robbed after school by t...

Man Engages In Shootout, Standoff With Oakland Police Before Setting Fire to Abandoned Home

A man who allegedly threatened to kill a woman at an Oakland park Sunday exchanged gunfire with police, the OPD says, before barricading himself inside an abandoned house where he...

911 System Goes Down In Oakland For Unknown Reasons

Oakland's 911 call system went down Wednesday night, and calls continue to be rerouted to Alameda County dispatch until the problem can be resolved.

Driver Kills Pedestrian on Lakeside in Oakland

Delays to a safety project contributed, say advocates

Oakland, CA living for less: Best neighborhoods for affordability

Oakland earned its reputation the old-fashioned way: through culture, grit and character. The city’s economy runs on everything from health care and logistics at the Port of Oaklan...

Kansas City Crime Scene: Street Life & Shooting Postscript

In this post we catch up with a few local links by way of police action, court cases, police report follow-up and, as always, community outreach. Check TKC news gathering . . . R...

Late-Night Shooting In West Oakland Injures One as Bullets Hit Nearby Preschool

A 15-year-old boy was wounded in an exchange of gunfire involving occupants of several vehicles and security guards at a West Oakland public housing complex early Monday, with stra...

Sheng Thao's Former Chief of Staff Testifies About Mayor's Odd Behavior, Ill-Fated Vietnam Trip

The chief of staff under several Oakland mayors, including former Mayor Sheng Thao, was the first witness called by the prosecution in the federal corruption trial of Thao, Andre J...

Jury Selection Begins In Federal Corruption Trial of Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, Others

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her boyfriend Andre Jones, and father-and-son waste-management contractors David and Andy Duong will begin their federal corruption trial this week...

A San Francisco Squatter Story for the Ages

BART Crime Down

BART is racking up the successes, giving voters all the more reason to support the Regional Transit Measure

Follow-Up on the San Francisco Squatters

Oakland Police Department's 23-Year-Long Federal Oversight Is Over

After 23 years of a federal court-mandated monitor overseeing the Oakland Police Department, stemming from a scandal that occurred 14 police chiefs ago, a federal judge has lifted...

Kansas City Crime Scene: Drug Ring Busted & Crackdowns Cont'd

Lots of local crime news to share from across the metro along with reporting on regional law enforcement crackdowns that also resonate in KC proper . . . And we share just a bit of...

Kansas City Crime Scene: Crash Reports & Domestic Violence Outreach

Lots of info worth a look from around the metro as police confront more summer danger and then work with community leaders to counteract the uptick in domestic drama.  Check TKC n...