Oakland City Hall officials on Monday confirmed former San Mateo Police Department Chief Susan Manheimer will be the department’s new interim chief. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said Manheimer is undergoing a required state background check and tentatively is expected to begin her job in Oakland on April 6. Until Schaaf hires a new permanent chief, Manheimer would replace former Police…

Hundreds of Oakland Police Department employees gathered Tuesday at Oakland Police Officers’ Association headquarters to say goodbye to recently fired police chief Anne Kirkpatrick.

Hundreds of men and women in uniform said goodbye to Anne Kirkpatrick, who was fired last week by the city’s police commission and Mayor Libby Schaaf. Melissa Colorado reports.

Recently fired Oakland Police Department Chief Anne Kirkpatrick spoke out Monday for the first time since the city’s police commission and the mayor ousted her from her job.

Oakland Police Department Chief Anne Kirkpatrick has been fired after three years on the job, the Oakland Police Commission confirmed late Thursday.

One day after Oakland’s first female police chief was fired from her job, critics say her sudden ouster was the wrong move. Melissa Colorado reports.

Oakland Police Department Chief Anne Kirkpatrick has been fired after three years on the job, the Oakland Police Commission confirmed late Thursday. Sharon Katsuda reports.

Oakland Police Department Chief Anne Kirkpatrick has been fired “without cause” after three years on the job, the Oakland Police Commission confirmed late Thursday. Sergio Quintana reports.

A van carrying about 25 to 30 rescue dogs was stolen in Fremont overnight, but authorities later spotted the van in Oakland, made a traffic stop and found the dogs inside, police said Monday. Fremont police said the van was stolen from a hotel sometime between 10 p.m. Sunday and 5:20 a.m. Monday.  “While secured by the transporter, the dogs…

A van carrying about 25 to 30 rescue dogs was stolen in Fremont overnight, but authorities later spotted the van in Oakland, made a traffic stop and found the dogs inside, police said Monday. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Oakland Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect in three
armed robberies since mid-October at Metro PCS phone stores in East Oakland.

Lafayette police Thursday arrested two Fairfield residents on suspicion of committing two Lafayette home invasion robberies on Oct. 31 and Nov. 26.

About 150 people marched Thursday night calling for an end to police shootings, blocking Broadway and 14th in Oakland, bringing buses to a halt and chanting “black lives matter.”

Three suspects armed with a pistol entered a Lafayette house Tuesday night, restrained two residents and then stole valuables from the home before getting away, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. Melissa Colorado reports.

Police are searching for two occupants of a vehicle they say struck a 14-year-old boy and dragged him four blocks in Oakland. Bob Redell reports.

Oakland police have arrested at least one person and detained several others following “sideshow” activity at at least two local intersections Saturday night, officers said on social media.

A video surfaced Monday showing a hot dog vendor being violently attacked by security guards outside the Oakland Arena after the Rolling Loud music festival Saturday night.

A veteran Oakland police officer is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday on misdemeanor drug and obstruction of a peace officer charges stemming from a case in which he accidentally shot himself while he was off duty in December in San Leandro, according to court records.

The sideshow party is over, according to the Oakland Police Department. Oakland police on Tuesday issued a new warning about sideshows in the city after a Sunday night filled with reckless driving, arrests and an injured officer.