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The Oakland Police Department (OPD) VICE/Child Exploitation Unit, in partnership with the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Taskforce (RCAHT), has successfully located and rescued a female juvenile victim of human trafficking.

Oakland, Calif. – The Oakland Police Department was awarded a $500,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).

In a news conference held this morning, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) presented our strategic plan to curb crime in the Fruitvale.

Oakland’s seventh Homekey award will support 47 permanent supportive housing units for unhoused residents; City is awaiting results from four additional applications in the current round.

The City of Oakland reinstated its Limited Public Financing Program (LPF) for the 2024 election cycle to fill a gap in the availability of candidate public financing until the City’s pioneering Democracy Dollars Program takes effect in 2026.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is investigating an Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS). The incident occurred on November 7, 2023, just after 4:00 a.m. OPD officers initially responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the area of the 300 block of Frank Ogawa Plaza (later determined to be near the intersection of 16th Street and San Pablo Avenue) which was connected to the OIS.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) has arrested Marco LeivaSaucedo in connection with the homicide of Johnathan Carballo, which occurred on August 28^th, 2023, in the 2300 block of International Boulevard.

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) hosted its fifth annual OPD Trunk or Treat event, demonstrating our commitment to our community through “OPD Acts of Kindness.”

The grant will support the construction of a new, state-of-the-art recreation center with enhanced emergency preparedness capabilities.

New mobile classroom program prioritizes pregnant people, children up to 5 years old and their families who are unhoused