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More broadly, all of East Oakland is reckoning with persistent crime that's pushing small businesses and franchise operators to shutter, leaving communities with scant options. The malaise is ...
Crime in Oakland, California began to rise during the late 1960s after the King assassination riots, and by the end of the 1970s Oakland's per capita murder rate had risen to twice that of San Francisco or New York City. [2] In 1983, the National Journal referred to Oakland as the "1983 crime capital" of the San Francisco Bay Area. [3]
On March 21, 2009, at 1:08pm. PDT, Mixon was pulled over in a routine traffic stop, while driving a 1995 Buick sedan; two motorcycle officers, Officer John Hege and Sergeant Mark Dunakin, stopped him for a traffic violation on 74th Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard in East Oakland, one block from Eastmont Town Center and an Oakland Police Department (OPD) substation.
Two months after she was recalled as Oakland mayor, Sheng Thao has reportedly been criminally indicted by a federal grand jury, a blow to a city whose voters have made it clear they are fed up ...
With brazen street crime and retail thefts shifting to wealthier parts of the city, Oaklanders debate how to tackle the issue considering a legacy of police misconduct.
Downtown and West Oakland are located entirely in the flatlands, while North and East Oakland incorporate lower hills and flatlands neighborhoods. This hills/flatlands division extends beyond Oakland's borders into neighboring cities in the East Bay's urban core such as Berkeley, Hayward, San Leandro, and Richmond.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is increasing state police presence in Oakland under a new law enforcement campaign to target rising violent crime and theft. Newsom to send 120 CHP officers to fight crime in ...
Mervin Ray Hughes (born January 27, 1969), known as The Serial Shooter, is an American serial killer who committed at least eight drive-by shootings during a two-week spree in Oakland, California, in 1999, killing two people.