Judge drops 1 charge against veteran OPD officer Phong Tran

A judge in Alameda County has tossed out one of the charges against a veteran homicide investigator for the Oakland Police Department. Judge Scott Patton dismissed a single charge of attempted bribery of a witness against Officer Phong Tran, saying his actions were just part of routine police work.

76-year-old escapes from intruder during a home invasion in East Oakland

A 76-year-old woman was home alone in East Oakland when, suddenly, her phone alerted her that someone was at the front door. She then heard loud noises, and, instinctively, knew it was a break-in. The intruder didn't get away with much, but he did steal her sense of security.

2nd Oakland woman shot while sleeping in own home

A woman was shot and wounded while sleeping in her East Oakland home, days after another woman was killed by a stray bullet as she slept in her home in the Laurel District.