We have a lot of good leaders in the Oakland Police Department,” Mitchell said. “Jim Beere stood above them all.” ...

The arrest, which happened at about 3 a.m. at the San Leandro BART station, caps an intense manhunt for the suspected shooter ...

Following a violent week in the city that saw two on-campus shootings — one of them fatal — Oakland has named a new interim ...

With Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell on his way out, Mayor Barbara Lee on Friday named his interim replacement.

Mayor Barbara Lee announced Friday that long-time Oakland police veteran James Beere will take over the department as interim ...

The Oakland Police Department and other authorities said Frida that a suspect has been arrested in the shooting of college football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix show “Last Chance U ...

Authorities have made an arrest in a double homicide at a gas station in East Oakland that started with a fight.

"Last Chance U" coach and Laney College athletic director John Beam died, one day after being shot on the Oakland, California ...

Assistant Chief James Beere will take over as chief once Floyd Mitchell leaves the department in early December.

However, John Beam tragically passed away at the age of 66 after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. The mayor of Oakland, ...