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Chicago's Battle of the Badges charity event packs a punch of support for first responders
Chicago’s Battle of the Badges was founded after 9/11 and is dedicated to raising funds to support Chicago firefighters, ...
Public officials speak out after OPD seeks to limit access to live radio feeds
Public officials are speaking out after the Oakland Police Department said there will be no public access to live radio feeds.
Oakland police to cut off public from live radio feeds, hiding communications from airwaves
The police scanner feeds are a prime source of transparency around cop activity, but in the coming months the Oakland Police ...
Oakland poised to pay $1 million to former violence prevention staffer
Oakland is poised to pay $1 million to a former staffer in the city’s Department of Violence Prevention who alleged ...
A UCSF doctor found unconscious was accused of stealing drugs. Records show a string of suspected thefts
An anesthesiologist suspected of stealing drugs from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals was transferred from the organization’s Oakland campus to the sister campus in San Francisco, where less than two ...
Which Ford SUV Do Police Use In North America? (And How Fast Can It Go?)
Today, the Ford police vehicle most likely to appear in your rearview mirror is the Explorer, which is dubbed the Police ...
Progressive icon and ex-US Rep. Barbara Lee wins race for mayor of struggling Oakland, California
Lee, 78, a trailblazer who represented the city in Congress for over two decades declared victory Saturday as the new mayor ...