Author Archive: Robert Graham
VIDEO: Oakland smoke shop security guard shot multiple times
wo men entered the “It Iz What it Iz Smoke Shop” in Oakland and shot a security guard just before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, according to police and reports. One went behind the counter at the shop in the 2400…
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VIDEO: Oakland restauranteur fed up after 3 break-ins in 3 weeks
Osvaldo Sanchez is beyond frustrated. He’s the general manager of Agave Uptown restaurant in Oakland, which has been broken into three times in the past three weeks. Since it opened in 2016 at 22nd Street and Broadway, it’s been burglarized…
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VIDEO: Oakland restauranteur fed up after 3 break-ins in 3 weeks
Osvaldo Sanchez is beyond frustrated. He’s the general manager of Agave Uptown restaurant in Oakland, which has been broken into three times in the past three weeks. Since it opened in 2016, it’s been burglarized 22 times. Read the entire…
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VIDEO: Oakland police pursuit called off after driver leads officers on chase through East Bay
A white Kia SUV led police in a wild chase through the East Bay Tuesday afternoon. SKY7 caught up with the pursuit as the driver sped through East Oakland city streets, and at one point drove around Oakland Airport. Read…
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VIDEO: East Bay officials announce new regional safety partnership to tackle crime
Elected officials and law enforcement from several East Bay jurisdictions announced a regional partnership Wednesday to crack down on crime. Read the entire article here
VIDEO: PG&E workers robbed near Oakland headquarters
A group of PG&E workers were targeted by thieves who broke into their car as they were about to pull into a garage near the utility’s headquarters near Oakland’s Lake Merritt. Read the entire article here
VIDEO: Former OPD chief LeRonne Armstrong sues city, Mayor Sheng Thao over termination
Nearly one year after he was ousted, former Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong has filed a lawsuit against the city and Mayor Sheng Thao, alleging wrongful termination. John Ramos reports.
VIDEO: Ex-Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong sues city, mayor
As was expected, former Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong is suing the city, alleging that Mayor Sheng Thao illegally fired him a year ago for criticizing a federal court monitor who pressured her to oust him. Read the entire article…
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Probationary Oakland police officer fired for posting racist content on social media identified
A probationary Oakland Police Department officer has been fired after racist, derogatory comments she made on her public Facebook page 12 years ago came to light. OPD issued a statement on Wednesday. They said they learned of the bigoted content…
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