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California police officer killed at scene of pot shop burglary

Written on 30 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A suspect or suspects who allegedly burglarized a marijuana dispensary in Oakland early Friday morning opened fire, striking and killing a plain-clothed police officer who was driving an unmarked vehicle.  Just before 1 a.m., dispatchers sent Oakland... (Continue reading)

Up to 40 dead in Oakland warehouse fire

Written on 3 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

At least nine people were killed and 25 are missing after a fire raced through a warehouse where a concert was being held in Oakland on Friday night. When firefighters arrived at the warehouse at 11:30 p.m., three sides of... (Continue reading)

Police transparency bill dies in California Legislature

Written on 20 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

As multiple police scandals swirl around Northern California, including an Oakland sex scandal that has infected several Bay Area agencies, there is little hope citizens and journalists in the state will obtain access to officer personnel records. A bill that... (Continue reading)

Third Oakland police chief out amid sex and race scandals

Written on 19 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Amid sex and race scandals, Oakland’s third chief of police was fired or resigned in just eight days as an investigation into officer misdeeds leads to more revelations. Last year, Oakland police officer Brendan O’Brien committed suicide and left a... (Continue reading)

Bay Area law enforcement tangled in sex scandal

Written on 13 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The daughter of an Oakland police dispatcher, who began working as a prostitute at age 12, says she had sex with 24 current and former officers from five cities. Oakland’s police chief resigned last week in advance of the revelations,... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria officers in standoff with Oakland homicide suspect

Written on 10 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A homicide suspect from Oakland turned up in Santa Maria Friday morning and then barricaded himself in a vehicle. Police responded by closing roads and conducting evacuations. [KSBY] At 4:45 a.m., the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office received a call... (Continue reading)

Plainclothes cop points gun at California protesters

Written on 12 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 100 comments

An undercover policeman pulled a gun on protestors highlighted the clashes between demonstrators and officers in Oakland on Wednesday night. [Huffington Post] Protesters have demonstrated all week in Oakland and Berkeley, rallying against recent grand jury decisions to not indict... (Continue reading)

PG&E to save the Oakland gnomes

Written on 29 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Pacific Gas & Electric says it will not remove gnomes from its Oakland power poles until it secures new homes for the little creatures. Hand painted gnomes on six-inch brown wooden boards have appeared all over the city of Oakland... (Continue reading)

PG&E threatens to blast population of gnomes

Written on 28 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Pacific Gas & Electric is threatening to exterminate gnome dwellings in Oakland. [SF Gate] The frequent presence of little men with pointy, red hats and large, white beards helps keep Oakland residents’ minds off crime while walking the city streets.... (Continue reading)