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Tag Archives: Oakland Crime
California Program Hunts Down Illegal Gun Owners
By Elaine Korry California has some of the most comprehensive gun control laws in the nation. It is also the only state with an active program to disarm people who own guns illegally. Since 2007, the state Department of Justice … Continue reading
'Men of Influence' Bring Parenting to Oakland's Toughest Streets
Arnoldo Garay is coming off a bad year. Last year, when he was 16, Arnoldo said he was drinking, selling drugs and hanging out with a dangerous crowd. Then he fell into a dark depression. "It was crazy," he said. … Continue reading
In Oakland, Trying to Stop Violence Before It Starts
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Tange Harris found herself in the middle of a bad situation a few months ago. When she stopped by her mother’s house in East Oakland, her nephew was out front with two of his kids. Then a group of people … Continue reading
Oakland Awaits First Friday: Sorrow, Anxiety Mix With Anticipation for Monthly Party
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For the last several years, the first Friday of every month has been a date Oaklanders, fans of Oakland, art aficionados, and connoisseurs of community celebrations have all looked forward to. Starting with an event called Art Murmur–a gallery walk … Continue reading
Oakland Police Consultant Defends 'Stop, Ask and Frisk'
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Police can't control crime without stopping and frisking suspects, says William Bratton, a consultant Oakland officials have tapped to cope with the city's surging crime rate. Speaking in an interview on KQED's "This Week in Northern California," on Friday, Bratton … Continue reading
Oakland Students March to Protest Gun Violence
Elementary school students and teachers from New Highland Academy in Oakland marched to the local library Thursday … with a police escort. They used to take the six-block walk every third Thursday, but gun violence in the neighborhood halted the … Continue reading
Oakland's Other Crime Problem: Unsolved Homicides
On a recent morning, an ex-convict named Debonaire Dobbz sat shackled to a chair in an Oakland courtroom, charged with murder in a shooting a year ago. "This is not a whodunit. This is not a whodunit case–that’s the tragic … Continue reading
NPR Covers Oakland Homicides
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National Public Radio has picked up on the Oakland crime story and sent it out over the country's airwaves. On Thursday NPR ran correspondent Richard Gonzales' story about the surge in the city's homicides on "All Things Considered." Gonzales visited … Continue reading
Former Oakland Gang Member Talks Guns, Race, Retaliation, and Bratton
Oakland is a city with its share of struggles: crime, gun violence, under-performing schools. Kevin Grant is working to change that. He is a former Oakland gang member who now works against youth violence by literally taking to the streets. … Continue reading
Oakland's Gun Problem: 11 Firearm Crimes a Day
Oakland has a gun problem. In 2012 alone, 2,091 armed robberies and 783 shootings were reported. Shootings accounted for the vast majority of the city's 131 homicides. Add to that illegal gun possession and other related crimes, and Oakland police … Continue reading
