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East Oakland is a geographical region of Oakland, California, United States, that stretches between Lake Merritt in the northwest and San Leandro in the southeast. As the southeastern portion of the city, East Oakland takes up the largest portion of the city's land area. The area is a major hub of Northern California's black community, with ...
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is a law enforcement agency responsible for policing the city of Oakland, California, United States.As of May 2021, the department employed 709 sworn officers and 371 civilian employees.
The total number of car thefts in California rose by 1.9 percentage points in 2022 to a total of 198,538, according to the California Highway Patrol's 2022 California Vehicle Theft Facts report ...
Both violent crime and property crime increased during this period, and Oakland's murder rate rose to twice that of San Francisco or New York City. In late 1973, the Symbionese Liberation Army assassinated Oakland's superintendent of schools, Dr. Marcus Foster, and badly wounded his deputy, Robert Blackburn. Two months later, two men were ...
Alameda County ( / ˌæləˈmiːdə / ⓘ AL-ə-MEE-də) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,682,353, [4] [6] making it the 7th-most populous county in the state [7] and 21st most populous nationally. The county seat is Oakland. [8]
Jerry Brown, governor of California and former Mayor of Oakland stated: "Instead of an omnibus crime bill, you have to deal with shootings in Ghost Town in West Oakland and sideshows in East Oakland." Brown made attempts to turn around the blighted West Oakland neighborhood after 60 Minutes featured it in a television profile.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Tuesday he plans to send 120 Highway Patrol officers to Oakland and the East Bay to respond to an “alarming” wave of crime. The announcement said ...