OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell is resigning from his role in the Oakland Police Department less than two years after taking the position, city officials announced ...

Oakland police can now chase suspects at any speed but need supervisor's permission. Police are still not allowed to chase people suspected of nonviolent felonies. The change in policy seems to be a ...

OAKLAND — A shooting in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood Saturday night left a man severely wounded, according to police. The shooting occurred just before 7 p.m. Saturday evening in the 1700 block of ...

Oakland police Chief Floyd Mitchell has submitted to the police commission an amended request for his department's pursuit policy The board earlier this year did not change Oakland's police pursuit ...

OAKLAND — The Oakland police chief will once again ask to change a policy that requires officers to receive permission before they chase criminal suspects through the city’s streets at high speeds, ...

Oakland Police are asking for help identifying two people wanted in connection with a 2021 deadly home invasion robbery. The robbery happened in East Oakland in October 2021. Police said Dirk ...

Oakland has a police academy and a fire academy, intensive training programs where cadets are given skills they’ll need to ...

Some changes are underway in Oakland as the police commission voted to change the city's high-speed chase policy. The police department says the changes are needed to go after criminals, but some ...

The Oakland Police Commission must begin a national search for a new police chief. The commission will submit a candidate list to the mayor. A timeline for this process has not been established.