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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 days ago

Driver arrested after allegedly pointing gun at vehicle containing man, his 8- and 10-year-old daughters in Oakland road rage incident

An Oakland driver was arrested after pointing a gun at a vehicle containing a man and two children during a road rage incident; multiple firearms were recovered from his home.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 days ago

As an Oakland man walked out of San Quentin, police were waiting with a murder warrant

DaJean Evans was arrested upon release from San Quentin after serving five years, facing murder charges for a May 2022 Oakland killing despite demonstrating rehabilitation through prison programs.
#homicide-investigation
East Bay (California)
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days ago

Man claimed he was digging for gold while high in East Oakland when he found severed human legs, police say

Oakland police investigate two discoveries of severed human remains within two weeks, with decomposed body parts found in different locations and a suspect's unusual treasure-hunting story complicating the investigation.
East Bay (California)
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days ago

Man claimed he was digging for gold while high in East Oakland when he found severed human legs, police say

Oakland police investigate two discoveries of severed human remains within two weeks, with decomposed body parts found in different locations and a suspect's unusual treasure-hunting story complicating the investigation.
SOMA, SF
fromThe Mercury News
4 days ago

Honduran national convicted of drug-trafficking in Bay Area

A 29-year-old Honduran national was convicted of drug trafficking after police found over two kilograms of methamphetamine and fentanyl stored in his Oakland apartment where children were present.
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California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 days ago

Gunfire in North Oakland results in city's 12th homicide of 2026

A 35-year-old man was fatally shot in North Oakland following a confrontation, marking the city's 12th homicide investigation of 2026.
California
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6 days ago

Gunfire in North Oakland results in city's 12th homicide of 2026

A 35-year-old man was fatally shot in North Oakland following a confrontation, marking the city's 12th homicide investigation of 2026.
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California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 days ago

Police arrested suspect East Bay serial donut robber

A 20-year-old Oakland resident was arrested and charged with four counts of second-degree robbery as part of a two-person crew that targeted donut shops in Oakland and San Leandro between December 2025 and January 2026.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Sister charged in Oakland shooting after victim allegedly beat up her brother

The brother was involved in a physical fight with the man who ended up getting shot and another man. He did not know the men and the fight may have been over a woman, authorities said. The brother was being punched and kicked by the two men when his sister allegedly opened fire on them, wounding the Vallejo man.
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East Bay (California)
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee's office at City Hall broken into, SUV stolen, authorities say

A city-owned Ford Expedition used by Mayor Barbara Lee was stolen after keys were taken from her City Hall office and was later recovered in Vallejo.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Crowbar attack leads to pimping case in Oakland

Temidayoh Gansah and Erianna Eason face charges of robbery, burglary, and assault after allegedly attacking a woman in an Oakland hotel; Gansah charged with pimping.
San Francisco
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Oakland: Alleged Ghost Town robbery crew shot caller' sentenced to federal prison

Aramiya Burrell received a federal sentence of six years and ten months for aiding a Bay Area robbery crew that stole nearly $1 million.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Oakland: Suspect in deadly shootout gets one day in jail, probation

King Jamil Stevenson, 32, pleaded no contest and received probation and one day in jail for feloniously possessing a firearm after an August shootout.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

Oakland police seek public's help in identifying 2021 homicide suspects

Oakland police released photos of two suspects sought in the 2021 home-invasion robbery that fatally shot education advocate Dirk Tillotson.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 months ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom estimates 4,000 stolen vehicles recovered in Oakland alone' by CHP officers

Deployment of California Highway Patrol officers in Oakland recovered over 4,000 stolen vehicles and corresponded with a citywide decline in crime.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
7 months ago

We are all eating': Inside California's secret industry that props up mass shoplifting

Investigators observed repeated hand-to-hand transactions involving a heavy garbage bag outside an Oakland liquor store, leading to charges of receiving stolen property against two suspects.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
10 months ago

Oakland men plotted robbery outside nightclub, but the victim was armed, police say

When he arrived at an emergency room with his cousin, Jashawndre Upshaw was wearing the same outfit as a man who had attempted to rob someone near a nightclub in Oakland.
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