Oakland Neighbors Band Together Against Crime

March 4, 2013, 7:10 pm • Posted by Lisa Pickoff-White
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Even though 40 new recruits will graduate this month from the Oakland Police Department's academy, OPD is still severely understaffed due to major layoffs in 2010. Slow police response times and steady levels of crime have some residents looking to find their own solutions to crime in their neighborhoods.

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