2 shot during graduation ceremony at Skyline High School in Oakland, California
Two people were injured in a shootout at a high school graduation ceremony in Oakland, California, on Thursday night. Oakland Police Lt. Robert Trevino said officers were called to Skyline High School around 7:45 p.m. local time after receiving a report of a shooting on campus during a graduation ceremony. When officers arrived at the […]
Stop signs replace traffic lights at ‘busy’ Oakland intersection, reportedly on account of area homeless
The city of Oakland, California, replaced traffic lights with stop signs at one intersection, but some area residents believe criminal activity by local homeless people caused the potentially dangerous change. KPIX report. Earlier this month, the intersection of East 12th Street and 16th Street, about three miles east of downtown Oakland, went from a traffic […]
Oakland Removes Traffic Lights amid Thefts Blamed on Homeless
City officials in Oakland, California, have removed traffic lights from intersections and replaced them with stop signs amid a rampant number of thefts linked to homeless encampments. Neighbors claim people are stealing copper wire, city infrastructure, Fox News report Sunday. Despite authorities installing cement barriers over electrical boxes to prevent people from tampering with them, […]
Crime Getting So Bad In Oakland, Officials Had To Replace Traffic Lights With Stop Signs
At the intersection of E. 12th Street and 16th Avenue in Oakland, California, drivers are now greeted with four-way stop signs hanging overhead where traffic lights used to hang. The City of Oakland replaced the traffic lights with stop signs in response to months of recurring copper thefts and tampering with the lights’ electrical power […]
Oakland locals blame homeless encampment for city removing traffic lights to stop copper thieves
A California city has removed traffic lights from a four-way intersection as the city deals with theft stemming from a large homeless encampment nearby. According to local residents interviewed, Auckland is experiencing a high rate of crime and theft, including theft of copper wire and city infrastructure. CBS News. The city tried to prevent criminals […]
Oakland Man’s Antique Corvette Stolen After Car Show
An elderly California man who was the victim of a brazen robbery that took away his antique car in broad daylight has denounced the crime as having “no impact on this city”. Dave Rechterer, an 80-year-old Oakland car enthusiast, suspected thieves had chased his bright red 1959 Chevrolet Corvette home from a car show in […]
Oakland man Dave Lechthaler’s antique red 1959 Chevrolet Corvette stolen as he slams city’s crime problem
An elderly Auckland car enthusiast has likened the theft to a “stab in the heart” after his prized antique car was stolen from his home in broad daylight as the city’s crime problem worsens. Dave Rechterer said thieves broke into his garage and took his bright red 1959 Chevrolet Corvette on April 15, just one […]
‘I Can’t Afford To Wait’: Oakland, California Residents Join Gun Club In Droves For Self-Defense As Crime Rises
Residents of Oakland, California have been joining a gun club since the start of the pandemic amid reports of rising crime and delayed police response, NBC Bay Area reported Monday. Most of the Bay Area Gun Club’s members from Oakland are women, the club told the outlet. The club has reportedly seen its membership swell […]
A Game Of Backyard Football At Your House Today Would Probably Get A Bigger Crowd Than The Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are an embarrassment to American sports. The flailing franchise is breaking records for extreme lows in attendance since owner John Fisher announced the team will be moving to Las Vegas in 2028 and Sacramento in the interim. Through 36 games the team is averaging a mind-blowingly low 6,235 fans per game, according […]
Black entrepreneur angry and frustrated at his ‘own people’ for burglaries at vegan shop in Oakland: ‘We all need to step up’
A black entrepreneur is angry and frustrated after his vegan store was robbed by a young black man and is calling on the community to do something about it. Chef Imani Greer is the owner and CEO of Roasted and Raw, a plant-based restaurant located at 14th Street and Jefferson Street in downtown Oakland. He […]