Oakland Police Department

Sources say veteran officer LeRonne Armstrong will serve as Oakland's new police chief

Mayor Libby Schaaf selected Deputy Chief LeRonne Armstrong, a native of Oakland, as chief, two sources told KTVU.

February 4, 2021 10:15pm PST

Oakland mayor says she'll announce new police chief 'literally within a number of days'

On the shortlist for the new chief are: Deputy Chief Leronne Armstrong, his wife, interim Deputy Chief Drennon Lindsey; Pittsburgh Police Commander Jason Lando; and Seaside Police Chief Abdul Pridgen.

February 2, 2021 8:35am PST

Oakland records 12th homicide of 2021

A man was killed Thursday evening in a shooting in Oakland's North Stonehurst neighborhood, marking the 12th homicide in the city so far in 2021.

January 22, 2021 1:10pm PST

Oakland 1st to ban predictive policing, biometric surveillance tech

Civil liberties groups are lauding Oakland leaders for their decision to ban predictive policing and biometric surveillance technology, which they say do not work and are racially biased.

January 15, 2021 7:35am PST

Oakland police seize cops' phones in online probe

KTVU has learned that the Oakland Police Department has seized as many as 100 city-owned phones belonging to officers who are part of its crime reduction teams.

January 13, 2021 7:21pm PST

Oakland police launch investigation into allegations of objectionable social media use by officers

An investigation has been launched into allegations of involvement by some OPD officers on "social media accounts that contain objectionable or offensive content," the department announced.

January 10, 2021 4:51pm PST

Oakland vows to 'root out' cops who endorse Capitol takeover

OPD has opened an investigation after its officers endorsed or participated on social media accounts that contain objectionable content about the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

January 9, 2021 11:26am PST

Fate of the next Oakland police chief now in mayor's hands

The finalists are: Deputy Chief Leronne Armstrong and Interim Deputy Chief Drennon Lindsey; Jason Lando, a police commander in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Abdul Pridgen, the police chief of Seaside.

January 8, 2021 7:44am PST

Oakland police may be forced to make budget cuts

They include ending foot patrols in Oakland's Uptown district and scaling back a program to curb gun violence.

December 21, 2020 10:33am PST

One person killed after shooting in Oakland's Oak Tree neighborhood

Oakland police are investigating a fatal shooting Saturday in the city's Oak Tree neighborhood.

December 20, 2020 7:19pm PST

OPD releases video of police shooting that killed marijuana burglary suspect

Oakland Police Department on Friday released video of an incident on election night that ended with a suspect shot dead by police and left four officers injured.

December 18, 2020 6:07pm PST

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WARNING - DISTURBING Oakland police release video of deadly Nov. 3 police shooting

Police shot and killed a suspect who ran over an Oakland police officer.

December 18, 2020 4:36pm PST

Oakland police see disturbing trend of teens carrying out robberies, carjackings

Oakland Police Lt. Robert Muniz said the uptick in crime began in late November and has continued across the city. He said groups of teenagers are holding people up at gunpoint and robbing them or stealing their cars.

December 16, 2020 6:34pm PST

Members of Oakland 'defund police' task force push for more homicide investigators, dispatchers

After George Floyd, the country erupted with chants to "defund police," but as time has worn on, the semantics are not meeting the needs of many communities.

December 11, 2020 5:28am PST