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Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
2 firearms found in Oakland traffic store: PD
(KRON) – Two large guns were found in an Oakland traffic stop, according to the Oakland Police Department. Oakland police said officers pulled over a vehicle near 73rd and Bancroft avenues for multiple traffic violations around 5 p.m. According to police, officers found two assault rifles near the front passenger seat. Pedestrian killed by hit-and-run driver in San Jose: police The car's occupants, two Oakland residents, were arrested on gun charges, police said. OPD said on its social media, 'This outstanding work by our officers showcases their ongoing dedication and commitment to removing illegal weapons from our streets and protecting our community.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Pedestrian hospitalized in downtown Oakland car crash
(KRON) — A pedestrian is injured after being struck by a vehicle on Thursday afternoon in Oakland. The Oakland Police Department said the collision happened just after 3:45 p.m. in the 800 block of Market Street. Richmond-San Rafael Bridge reopens following crash OPD said officers located the victim at the scene who was taken to a nearby hospital by paramedics. Their condition has not been released. Police said the driver stayed at the scene and assisted police in their investigation. It has not been determined if drugs or alcohol factored into the crash. This is an active case. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the OPD Traffic Section at (510) 777-8570. Those with videos or photos that can aid police are asked to send them to cidvideos@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
3 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Car crashes into Oakland pedestrians after CHP chase; 1 dead, 1 injured
A vehicle being chased in Oakland by the California Highway Patrol lost control and crashed into two pedestrians Wednesday night, killing one and injuring the other. The Oakland Police Department said the collision happened just before 7:45 p.m. in the area of 12th Avenue and East 21st Street in the city's Clinton neighborhood. Police said the CHP notified the department about a pursuit on city streets, which was ended shortly after. According to police, the vehicle continued to drive recklessly and lost control, hitting a man and a woman walking on the sidewalk. Video from a home surveillance camera showed the car skidding through the intersection, slamming into a hydrant, a tree, and then the two pedestrians, who had no time to get out of the way. The driver ran away from the crash scene but was eventually arrested by CHP officers. First responders at the scene of a fatal crash of a vehicle into pedestrians near the corner of 12th Avenue and East 21st Street in Oakland, May 29, 2025. KPIX / Stringer Police officers tended to the victims, both in their 40s, and medical personnel provided life-saving measures, but the man died at the scene. The woman was listed in stable condition, and witnesses later said she had been released from the hospital. Residents say a couple was out for an evening walk together. The homeowner who captured the crash on his security camera said he installed it on his front porch just days ago. James Polk said he is among the residents concerned about high-speed chases. "I simply asked one [officer], 'Is this a high-speed chase?' They looked at me and said, 'Absolutely not, this was not a high-speed chase." The deadly collision comes as the Police Department Oakland police chief calls for more authority to chase violent suspects. Currently, the policy requires officers to end a chase if speeds reach 50 miles per hour, unless a commander approves it. Governor Gavin Newsom said in December that the current policy doesn't make sense. "You can be drunk, you can run a red light, you can come close to sideswiping a school bus in the morning commute hours in front of cops, and Oakland's pursuit policy says the cops can't chase them," said Newsom at the time." But critics of vehicle pursuits believe policy changes are headed in the wrong direction. "It's not like one car stops and somebody jumps out and says, 'Oh, I give up, thanks for chasing me.' There's a crash one way or another. Is it into a building? Is it into other cars, or is it frequently is into people?" Neither the deceased victim nor the suspect driver was identified. There was no immediate word from the CHP on why the suspect was being chased.
San Francisco Chronicle
5 days ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
Three arrested on suspicion of Oakland toddler's kidnapping
Oakland police arrested the parents and a grandmother of a 2-year-old girl on suspicion of her kidnapping last week. Police said that Andrew Coleman and Tamira Claggion, the toddler's parents, were arrested about 12 hours after the abduction, along with Chalita West, the child's maternal grandmother. Oakland police said the three relatives violently attacked the child's other grandmother, who is her guardian, and abducted the 2-year-old on May 20 from near 39th and Adeline streets in Oakland. An Amber Alert was issued for three Bay Area counties that evening as authorities searched for the child and her alleged abductors. The kidnappers used a gun and a knife in the attack, Oakland Police Lt. Marcos Campos said in a press conference on May 21. The child's guardian was left with moderate injuries, including bruising to her body and face. The child was found safe just after midnight on May 21, Campos said. The 2-year-old has been reunited with her guardian, police said. Campos said that the grandmother who was attacked was the sole legal guardian of the child, but there was a scheduled court hearing weeks away amid ongoing custody dispute, and custody disagreements appear to have played a role in the kidnapping. Campos said police found the child 'through members of the community giving us information,' which he said was helped by the Amber Alert, and Oakland Police Department technology. Coleman, 25, and Claggion, 23, were arrested and booked into the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on suspicion of kidnapping, assault, unlawful child detention, residential burglary and aggravating factors, according to jail records. West, 49, was arrested on suspicion of the same charges, as well as giving false information to a police officer and grand theft, according to jail records.
CBS News
26-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Oakland police chief calls for more authority to chase violent suspects
Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell is calling for changes to the city's current vehicle pursuit policy, arguing that officers need more authority to chase violent suspects. The proposal, presented to the Oakland Police Commission on Thursday night, has sparked renewed debate over how to balance public safety with community risk. Under existing rules, officers must stop a pursuit if speeds exceed 50 miles per hour unless they receive direct approval from a supervisor. According to Mitchell, this has led to 1,228 so-called "non-response pursuits" in 2024 incidents in which officers were forced to let suspects drive away without attempting to stop them. "It would be a good idea to change the policy to where cops can actually chase them. Otherwise, they'll continue to do the robberies," said Osvaldo Sanchez, general manager of Agave Uptown restaurant. Sanchez said his business has been targeted repeatedly by thieves, recording 22 burglaries and robberies between 2016 and 2024. "Are we willing to stay in the area or should we move to a different area? Are we staying open or close?" he recalled asking himself. Sanchez supported the policy change and believed officers should have more leeway in pursuing suspects. "They should have a little bit more power so that crimes and robberies should stop little by little," he said. In December, California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized Oakland's policy publicly, questioning why officers are barred from pursuing suspects even in dangerous driving situations. "You can be drunk, you can run a red light, you can come close to sideswiping a school bus during the morning hours right in front of a police officer, and the pursuit policy in Oakland says we cannot pursue that suspect," Newsom said during a press conference. East Oakland Councilmember Ken Houston, who stood with Newsom at that event, echoed the sentiment. "We have to bring back law and order, have to bring it back," said Houston of District 7. "We have to bring harsher penalties, and we have to let them know that 'you cannot come to Oakland and do this.'" But critics of the proposal said the risks of high-speed chases are too great. Between 2020 and 2022, four people were killed in crashes linked to police pursuits in the city. Opponents argue that expanding the pursuit authority could endanger innocent drivers and pedestrians. Chief Mitchell acknowledged the potential dangers. The proposed changes, he emphasized, would apply only to violent crimes or suspects armed with guns-not to lower-level offenses like car theft or burglary. "You have to balance it, which one is causing more harm?" said Houston. "Is it the one that's allowing them to get away with those crimes, which emboldens them to higher crimes? You have to draw a line. Nothing is going to be perfect, right?" The Oakland Police Commission is required to act on the proposal within four months. The civilian body has the authority to approve, reject, or amend the policy.
