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The Oakland Police Department (OPD) continues to see armed robberies of individuals at ATM's. In several recent cases, the victim is using the ATM when they are approached by an armed individual(s). The individual(s) rob the victim of their belongings before fleeing the area either on foot or by vehicle.

So far this year, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) has investigated 17 homicides, with the most recent happening this past weekend. Since Friday, there were four lives lost to gun violence in Oakland.

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Thanks to our community and media partners, Ana Torres is no longer a #Missing Person.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is requesting assistance from our community and media partners in locating Missing Person, Julio Chavez-Montoya, who is missing due to suspicious circumstances.

Today, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) Traffic Investigation Unit released photos of a vehicle wanted in connection with the fatal hit-and-run of Tzu-Ta Ko, a 100-year-old, Oakland resident. The collision occurred on February 19, 2023, just after 7:00 AM, at the intersection of 19^th Street and Harrison Street.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred this afternoon, just after 12:45 PM, in the area of 105^th Avenue and International Boulevard.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is investigating a sexual assault that occurred on February 13, 2023, just after 11:30 AM, in the 200 block of Grand Avenue.

Today, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) welcomed 18 new officers to the OPD family as members of the 190th Basic Recruit Academy graduated at a ceremony held at the Scottish Rite Center.

Over the last four months, the City of Oakland experienced a spike in armed power tool robberies. So far this year, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) has investigated four of these violent cases.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) continues to see an uptick in robberies of mail carriers throughout the city of Oakland. The most recent incident occurred on December 22, 2022, in the 3500 block of Wilson Avenue shortly after 2:00 PM.