City of Oakland California

Oakland, CA — Oakland Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, August 10, 2012, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. DUI checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough. more »

Oakland, CA —On Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Oakland Police officers responded to a report of a residential robbery in progress. more »

Oakland, CA — The Oakland Police Department requests the assistance from the media and the community to help identify and locate the suspect(s) who they believe are responsible for the homicide of Rafael Cortes Garcia, 41, of Oakland. more »

In preparation for the City of Oakland’s 12th Annual Art & Soul Festival, event organizers will close a few streets in downtown Oakland. A one-block section of Clay Street from 11th to 12th streets will be closed beginning at 9 a.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2012. 12th Street between Broadway and Clay Street will be closed beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2012. The balance of the street closures will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 3, 2012, with the closure of 14th Street between Broadway and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, 12th Street between Clay and Jefferson Street, Clay Street between 11th and 16th streets and Jefferson Street from 11th to 15th streets. These streets will re-open in time for the morning commute on Monday, August 6, 2012. more »

Oakland, CA – City Administrator Deana Santana, Oakland’s Police Chief Howard Jordan, Police Communications Lieutenant Carlos Gonzalez and City DIT personnel will be discussing recent media inquiries regarding the P25 Radio System. more »

After eight weeks of both filling potholes and the milling and filling of City streets, Oakland Public Works Streets & Sidewalks Division staff completed their annual Pothole Blitz on June 22, 2012. An estimated 2,800 potholes were filled and over 72,000 square feet of new asphalt was laid down using the mill and fill process, which goes beyond dealing with the potholes. Milling and filling is a longer term solution consisting of the removal of a few inches of deteriorated asphalt and replacing it with new asphalt. While the cost is higher, the repair is more permanent in nature. more »

Oakland, CA — The Oakland Police Department requests the assistance from the media and the community to help locate an attempted murder suspect. Police are releasing the name of the suspect they believe is responsible for the attempted murder of a California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer. more »

In anticipation of the presidential visit to Oakland on Monday, July 23, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) and the U.S. Secret Service are coordinating road closures for the event. President Obama is scheduled to make appearances and visit downtown Oakland Monday afternoon and evening. more »

Oakland, CA — Oakland Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, July 20, 2012, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. DUI checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough. more »

Oakland, CA —On July 6, 2012 at 6:25 PM, the Oakland Police Department responded to the 1000 block of 102nd Avenue on a report of a shooting. When officers arrived on scene, they observed Leonardis Holmes (DOB 3-5-45) suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. Officers arrested Davis Bennett (DOB 2-10-42) in connection with the shooting. more »