A report by former Los Angeles police chief William Bratton says that high-ranking Oakland police officers are not being held properly accountable for the crimes occurring in the areas they oversee.
Bratton’s consulting group on Thursday recommended that the department patrol the city in five districts, each led by a captain who will oversee a group of officers that can respond to crimes more effectively.
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A one-year-old child was among eight people who were injured in a shooting in West Oakland Monday evening, police said.The shooting was reported shortly after 6 p.m. near Seventh and Willow streets, police said.All of the victims -- including men, at least one woman and a child -- were taken to hospitals. Most of the victims, including the one-year-old, were in stable condition as of 8 p.m., according to police.
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Oakland police have cleared the third and last anti-Wall Street protest encampment in the city.Officers went to a small camp of about 10 to 15 tents at Snow Park shortly after midnight Monday and asked protesters to leave. All packed up and left peacefully, and police reported no arrests.
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Oakland police made 32 arrests during a predawn raid of an anti-Wall Street protest encampment in the city hall plaza.Police Chief Howard Jordan says the operation to break up the camp Monday went peacefully, with no reported injury to officers or protesters.
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The head of the union that represents Oakland’s police officers said today that officers are “very confused” about what he said are mixed messages from the city’s leaders about the Occupy Oakland encampment in front of City Hall.“Someone needs to step up and lead the city,” said Sgt. Dom Arotzarena, of the Oakland Police Officers Association.
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Mayor Ed Lee on Thursday spoke about Occupy SF, especially highlighting how San Francisco is moving forward in the wake of the crackdown against Occupy Wall Street protesters in Oakland.
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Dozens of protesters were arrested early this morning when police raided the Occupy Oakland encampment in Frank Ogawa Plaza, police said. Police have not yet disclosed the total number of arrests but said they plan to do so later today.
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10/25/11 7:07 AM
While Occupy SF protesters are settling in for the long haul in Justin Herman Plaza, Oakland police this morning are enforcing a notice of violation issued last week to protesters at the downtown Occupy Oakland encampment, removing protesters and tents, city officials said.
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Two people were injured in separate shootings in Oakland overnight, but both are expected to survive, an Oakland police officer said.The first shooting happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. Sunday when police were called to the 3400 block of Chestnut Street. The victim was transported to a hospital and listed in stable condition.The second shooting was reported at 12:45 a.m. today across town in the 1600 block of 14th Avenue.
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Oakland police began cracking down Saturday on parking and traffic laws around the Occupy Oakland encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza.Police have been issuing tickets to motorists on 14th Street, according to Brian Glasscock, a 20-year-old Oakland resident who has been participating in the protest since the beginning.
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