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Oakland Police Have Prioritized Drug Crimes Over Homicidesnew
The department's crime lab now has a decade-long backlog of more than 650 homicide investigations with unexamined evidence, yet it processes 95 percent of drug cases in just 24 hours.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
10-29-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Blacks and Latinos Dominate Oakland Marijuana Arrestsnew
A new report also shows that 20 percent of the drug arrests are cannabis-related despite a city law that makes pot the lowest law enforcement priority.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
03-06-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Who's Profiting from Oakland's Gun Violence?new
As the city struggles with violent crime, major gun makers and their lobbyists are making a financial killing.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham |
02-21-2013 |
Crime & Justice
High-Capacity Magazines Flood Oaklandnew
Police say extended clips that carry more than ten bullets and can turn handguns into assault-style weapons are common in the city of Oakland.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
01-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Oakland Police Union Could Take Hitnew
Judge Thelton Henderson, who is overseeing the police department, may take away arbitration from the union if he puts OPD in receivership.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
11-01-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Oakland Police Union
Disturbing New Evidence About the Oakland Police Departmentnew
Court documents reveal that some Oakland police commanders believe cops could avoid shooting suspects if they were allowed to "rough" people up.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
10-10-2012 |
Crime & Justice
The High Costs of Outsourcing Policenew
Nine out of ten Oakland cops live outside the city -- a fact that costs Oakland nearly $200 million in lost revenues a year, and may explain the department's disconnect with the people it's supposed to serve and protect.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston |
08-10-2012 |
Policy Issues
Police-Related Legal Costs Spike in Oaklandnew
The total legal costs for police misconduct was $13.1 million last year, according to OPD records.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham |
06-26-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Cop Identified in Kayvan Sabehgi Beating?new
Video and OPD records indicate that the military veteran was savagely beaten on November 2 by Oakland Police Officer Frank Uu, who has since retired from the force.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
04-15-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Oakland Police Department Sees Itself as a Victim of Occupynew
A recent internal report also reveals that the head of Internal Affairs was in charge of field operations on the night of October 25.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
04-05-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: Jean Quan, Police Brutality, Oakland Police Department, Internal Affairs, #OCCUPY, Paul Figueroa, Thelton Henderson, Jim Chanin, OPD, Occupy Oakland, Scott Olsen, Kayvan Sabeghi, John Burris, Robert Warshaw, tear gas, Frank Ogawa Plaza, Samuel Walker, Bureau of Field Operations report, Criminal Investigation Division, Donald Frazier, Frazier Group LLC, Howard Jordan, less-than-lethal munitions, May Day action
Are Stay-Away Orders Against UC Berkeley Students Unconstitutional?new
Some legal experts say they are—when used as a weapon against nonviolent protests.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
03-31-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Nancy O'Malley, UC Berkeley, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Cal, Sproul Plaza, Amanda Armstrong, Ashley Saxby-Pinkerton, Autrey James, Jeff Wozniak, Jonathan Simon, Justin Timbalesi, Kathleen Barrett, Paul Davalos, Paul Seeman, Seth Chazin, Stay-Away Orders, Wheeler Hall, Yvette Felarca, Banished
Will the Oakland Police Dept. End Up in Receivership?new
A federal judge could begin the process of taking over the police department this month.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
01-27-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Oakland Police Department Used Violent Cops Against Occupynew
Records reveal that the department put officers with histories of using deadly force on the frontlines during Occupy Oakland protests.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
12-22-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Oakland Police Department Facing More Legal Troublenew
The police department's use of force with Occupy Oakland not only has prompted litigation, but could play a role in whether the agency ends up in federal receivership.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
11-28-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Deadly Secretsnew
How California law shields a small cadre of Oakland police officers involved in violence.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
10-13-2011 |
Crime & Justice
