City Manager Eric Levitt announced the appointment of Oakland Police Department Deputy Chief Nishant Joshi as Alameda’s next Chief of Police.
Joshi will take the reins from Interim Police Chief Randy Fenn on Tuesday, June 8.
Mario Gonzalez’s death in police custody spurs action
After listening to 38 speakers at a special meeting last Saturday and reading 50 pages of correspondence in the matter, the City Council approved all seven action items on the meeting agenda.
According to witnesses at the scene, the armed man pictured at the left confronted demonstrators on Mosely Avenue on Monday.
He yelled obscenities, telling them to get out of his neighborhood, witnesses said.
The Alameda Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the two individuals (pictured here) involved in the Thursday, Aug. 6, burglary of Monkey King and The Hobnob in the 1300 block of Park Street.
Alameda police officers arrested two men for possession of loaded firearms the night before Thanksgiving.
At 11:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 17, an alleged drunk driver was attempting to turn from Santa Clara Avenue onto High Street. He took the turn too widely and crashed into the fence that borders Lincoln Park. He fled from the vehicle, but witnesses pursued him through the park.
Police bust crime ring; three arrested in carjacking
Two separate crimes in Alameda led to the arrest of four individuals by Alameda Police Department (APD) officers last month.
Alameda Police Department’s (APD) Crime Prevention Technician Michaelia Parker, left, spoke with local businessman Tom Bierly during last Tuesday morning’s Coffee with a Cop at the West End Starbucks.
Investigators from the Alameda Police Department (APD) Violent Crimes Unit arrested two suspects on Monday, Aug. 20, for the April homicide of an Alameda business owner.
Alameda police join East Bay raid
Two major arrests were made last week that have connections to Alameda.
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