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The Oakland Police Department is requesting assistance from our community and media partners in locating Missing Person, Kattie Pruitt, who is at risk due to Dementia.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) has investigated nearly 3,100 ShotSpotter activations citywide this year, which is down 9% from the same time last year.

This past weekend, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) saw a spike in armed robberies. On Friday, there were seven robberies and two carjackings citywide in Oakland. The next day the city experienced nine additional robberies, one attempted robbery, and a carjacking. On Sunday, there were four robberies, one carjacking, and one attempted carjacking. In most of the crimes, individuals were armed with either a knife or a firearm.

Thank you to our community and media partners, Millow Bradford is no longer a #Missing Person. She has been safely located. #SAFEOAKLAND.

Thank you to our community and media partners, Baozhu Guan is no longer a #Missing Person.

Illegal Sideshow activity across the Bay Area had Oakland Police Department (OPD) Officers working into the early morning hours on Friday. OPD Helicopter (ARGUS) was overhead when hundreds of vehicles drove along Interstate 580 Thursday night. Once the caravan arrived in Oakland, there were upwards of 350 vehicles.

The Oakland Police Department is requesting assistance from our community and media partners in locating Missing Person, Baozhu Guan, who is at risk due to Alzheimer's.

ShotSpotter activations coupled with intel-led policing by the Oakland Police Department (OPD), lead to the arrests of six people and a dozen firearm recoveries in less than a week.

OPD NEWS: The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is investigating a traffic stop which led to an arrest and the recovery of multiple firearms and firearm-related contraband. On the afternoon of April 25, …

Today, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) welcomed 26 new officers to the OPD family, as members of the 187th Basic Recruit Academy graduated at a ceremony held at the Scottish Rite Center.