But at one point, the man abruptly lifted his shirt and removed what looked like a Smith & Wesson handgun, police said in a news release. Officers opened fire. Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The Oakland Police Department (OPD) said it deployed an emergency rescue vehicle (ERV) to arrest two individuals wanted in ...

The judge was set to decide whether OPD illegally tracked a man’s car, but the DA simply dropped the case before a court ...

OAKLAND — A 16-year-old girl reported missing March 10 has been found, police said Monday. Authorities said Leilani Bishop was located Friday evening in East Oakland. No other details were ...

Reckling was a nine-year veteran of the sheriff's office. He left behind a wife and four children. The National Police Week ...

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The City of Oakland is seeking volunteers for its new, five-member Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission.

A dead body was found in a Palo Alto park early Friday morning, according to the Palo Alto Police Department. The body of an adult man was discovered by a passerby in the Byxbee ...

according to police. Video from the SF Bay Times Castro Street Cam shows the employee in a blue shirt fighting with the man outside the Castro Street store early Wednesday morning. Minutes later ...

As the sun set Friday in East Oakland, dozens of community members gathered in the street in front of St. Louis Bertrand Catholic Church for a vigil and march around the neighborhood, just days after ...

Cain Velasquez appears at the Superior Court Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (MATT ERICKSON, ...