Things are out of whack, but I’m going to tell you, I’m going to fix it,” the new Alameda County District Attorney said ...

Ursula Jones Dickson said her first act after being sworn in as Alameda County’s district attorney on Tuesday would be rescinding a defining policy of her predecessor, one that sought to spare most ...

Robert Blackwell III, 35, was charged with attempting to murder an Oakland officer sitting in his patrol vehicle when bullets ...

Mayor Sheng Thao announced Friday in a video message posted to X (formerly Twitter) that she has selected Floyd Mitchell to lead the Oakland Police Department. The announcement follows a ...

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell wants to loosen the police pursuit policy to lift the 50 mph limit and pursue suspects of property crimes. The current policy only allows police pursuits in ...

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell said the current pursuit policy is 11 years old. The chief's proposed changes would allow for pursuits to go above 50 miles per hour, something currently ...