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Category Archives: Law Enforcement
News Pix: Bay to Breakers Rules and SF Citizen Scientists Take Over McLaren Park
San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr demonstrates the size of bags that Bay to Breakers race participants are permitted to carry this weekend. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED) Pancho Ramos-Stierle, an Occupy the Farm supporter, held plant starts that survived a UC … Continue reading
Tough Laws Do Little to Slow California Gun Rush
UPDATE: 10:24 AM Shortly after this post went live, a reader contacted us with a good question: What’s up with gun sales in San Francisco? The number of background checks has steadily dropped in the city over the past decade, … Continue reading
Watch the Trailer for 'Fruitvale Station' Film About Oscar Grant
The trailer has been released for "Fruitvale Station," the film about the last day in the life of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, who was shot to death by BART police in the early morning hours of New Year's Day, 2009. The … Continue reading
Oakland Gets 3rd Police Chief in 3 Days
Update: After just two days, Anthony Toribio has resigned as acting Oakland police chief and taken the reduced rank of captain. Before briefly becoming acting chief, Toribio had been the assistant chief under Howard Jordan, who resigned two days ago. … Continue reading
News Pix: Oakland's 3 Police Chiefs in 3 Days; Berkeley Students Ask for Majority District; Fires Rage
Oakland's police department was thrown into turmoil this week when Police Chief Howard Jordan unexpectedly stepped down, citing unspecified medical problems. Anthony Toribio, pictured here, was appointed as the acting Oakland police chief for just two days before he, too, … Continue reading
Bratton Report a 'Serious Indictment' of Oakland Police Department
Oakland residents might be forgiven if they feel they've been watching an episode of HBO’s popular series The Wire. The summary of the Bratton Report released Thursday on OPD's crime reduction strategy contained a number of criticisms related to the … Continue reading
1 Part-Time Investigator in Oakland For 10,000 Burglaries and Other Findings From Bratton Report
A summary of the Bratton Report released today (the full report is due tomorrow) contains numerous basic criticisms of the Oakland Police Department. One particular finding that stood out to us: "Effectively, burglaries are not investigated in the City of … Continue reading
Video: Jordan Says Timing of Announcement Had Nothing to Do with Bratton Report
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Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan told KGO-TV Wednesday that his decision to resign for medical reasons was "one of the toughest decisions” of his 25-year career with the OPD. He declined to discuss any details of the ”debilitating health condition” … Continue reading
Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan Announces Medical Retirement (Timeline)
Shortly before a scheduled press conference in which high-profile Oakland policing consultant William Bratton was set to announce a new crime reduction plan, city Police Chief Howard Jordan announced he will retire from the force for medical reasons. Assistant Police … Continue reading
Berkeley Death in Police Custody Was Accidental, Probe Concludes
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by Alex Emslie The in-custody death of a Berkeley resident, which has fueled speculation about police conduct and calls for transparency, was accidental and due to acute combined drug intoxication, according to documents released late last Friday. Kayla Moore, a … Continue reading
