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One-time Oakland police chief leading New Orleans’ law enforcement response to deadly truck attack
Anne Kirkpatrick headed Oakland's department from 2017 to early 2020
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Crime and Public Safety
Oakland man got 32 years in Richmond homicide
Gregory Bonner, 50, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Jeremy Griego.
South Bay Crime
San Jose teen arrested following weekend fatal crash in Walnut Creek
Authorities did not say early Tuesday how old the boy was who died in the crash.
East Bay Crime
Man fatally shot Tuesday morning in West Oakland, the second killing in the city in 10 hours
A man was fatally shot Tuesday morning in West Oakland, the city's 84th homicide of 2024 and the second killing in 10 hours.
Peninsula Crime
Man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting fellow passenger on SFO-bound flight
Rajesh Kumar Kapoor, 57, of Sacramento, faces up to two years in prison when he...
Police Accountability
Gov. Newsom comes to Oakland to pressure city to scale back pursuit policy, allow more police chases in town
Gov. Gavin Newsom came to Oakland to make the announcement, promising that CHP resources will...
San Jose Police Department
San Jose police arrest suspect in home invasion burglary, sexual assaults
A 58-year-old Santa Clara County resident was arrested on suspicion of breaking into an apartment...
Homicide
Bay Area homicides 2024: Map and details
Homicides reported in 2024 in the counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda...
Guns
Oakland leaders credit revived Ceasefire strategy for drop in violence
"The strategy is proactive rather than reactive," Interim Mayor Nikki Fortunato Bas said Monday at...