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Omaha Police identify woman killed during attempted kidnapping at Walmart

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Omaha Police have …
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #BreakingNews #72ndst #breaking #dodge #GroceryStore #Headlines #incident #knifeattack #Officers #omahacrime #omahakidnapping #omahanews #omahapolice #omahapolicedepartment #opd #pinest #police #rushthrough #stabbed #thismorning #Topstories #TopStories #traffic #tuesdaymorning #Walmart
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/586089/

Omaha Police identify woman killed during attempted kidnapping at Walmart

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Omaha Police have …
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #BreakingNews #72ndst #breaking #dodge #GroceryStore #Headlines #incident #knifeattack #Officers #omahacrime #omahakidnapping #omahanews #omahapolice #omahapolicedepartment #opd #pinest #police #rushthrough #stabbed #thismorning #Topstories #TopStories #traffic #tuesdaymorning #Walmart
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/586089/

One #Oakland police officer , a top #cop #union honcho, made over $879,000 in total compensation via prodigious #overtime hrs, submitting time cards that he'd worked 23-hour days.

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2111026&post_id=190510287 #CopWatch #OPD

anyone else attending #oakland #publicsafety tonight, probably because of #OPD asking for extending #Flock cameras?

See also:

#CelesteGuap #OaklandCA #OPD #sexwork #hypocracy #ACAB

Flashback (7-13-2017)

"Damning New Report Shows How Oakland Cops Covered Up Their Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Making matters worse, the report concludes, was 'the tone at the top.'

While Kamala Harris was bringing trumped-up child-exploitation charges against a classifieds website, a cadre of California cops was actually paying, pimping, and passing around an underage girl for sex and getting away with it. A damning new report explains the extent that the Oakland Police Department (OPD) was involved with the girl, who goes by the pseudonym Celeste Guap, and also details OPD leadership's myriad attempts to make the scandal disappear."

https://reason.com/2017/07/13/oakland-police-corruption-comes-out/

#FirstAmendment and #CopWatch advocates have condemned #Oakland #Police efforts to begin hiding their #radio communications with new #Encryption techniques which ends decades of public #transparency.

Well, the public access to cop communications continues, but now only because of #OPD technical trouble “working with a vendor” ...

Dozens of #LEO agencies had timed their scanners to go dark to the public throughout the #EastBay — the move by many scandal plagued regional #California #LawEnforcement agencies has been widely condemned by #OpenGov advocate groups.

https://www.EastBayExpress.com/2025/09/04/snafu-keeps-oakland-police-radio-traffic-public-as-east-bay-wide-shutdowns-loom/?share=f2scrnrm0oaus9aeoba9 #GiftLink #SharedStory #PaywallLift

#oakland #nightlife #opd #ftp

https://sfstandard.com/2025/05/09/abat-cops-fruit-flies-oakland-bars/

Under embarassing #Federal judicial oversight due to rampant police misconduct uncovered in a horrendous 2003 #scandal, Oakland #California police were due to emerge renewed 5 years later after a period of reforms ...this apparently
did not happen, and federal #oversight continued.

A "monitor" was appointed back then (who lately hasn't even visited the #Oakland #Police department in over 5 years), and since then, many mayors, and an ever rotating cast of nearly a dozen ousted dept chiefs and add'l #interim administrative overlords came through city, while budget cuts severely impact staffing and compliance during constant #crime waves.

Unfortunately sad and disturbing #lawenforcenent #scandals kept coming over past decades, and in 2025 many citizen observors wonder how, when or even "if" the #OPD agency can ever emerge on its own ?

First link is look at how we got here, and second provides peak at the moving #CopWatch targets set by #regulators and where efforts to comply still stand...

https://oaklandside.org/2024/01/08/hiring-oakland-police-chief-has-always-been-messy/

https://www.oaklandreport.org/p/twenty-years-under-watch-will-oakland?utm_source=substack

CA Gov Newsom's loan of state highway patrol officers to understaffed #Oakland last yr resulted in confiscation of 139 #firearms, and over 1400 arrests. To continue the cooperation, Gov has reached out to #OPD and city officials demanding the city change it's strict vehicular pursuit policy that he believes is hindering #LawEnforcement and making the city a magnet for criminal conduct.

Over the past year, #CHP patrol cars conducted almost 2 chases a day of suspects while Oakland's own larger #Police presence, participated in little over 1 a wk.

City officials follow the restraints of their decade old "no pursuit" #policy that was adopted to create trust with “low income and people of color”, and has reduced dangerous hi-speed chases that resulted in tragic and expensive civilian injury incidents, and chases that ultimately had little impact on conviction rates or total crimes committed.

As #PolicePursuits and associated arrests in Oakland decreased significantly, critics say the corresponding large jump in citywide #CrimeRate has created a perfect climate for lawbreakers to run wild.

Meanwhile a city with an ever increasing number of closed corporate HQs, empty commercial storefronts, stadiums & hotels, finds out the resulting falling tax ba$e from stagnant #PropertyValues that then further thin out public school budgets and other public services all tell the tortuous tale.

#YouCantMakeThisShitUp

https://www.oaklandreport.org/p/governor-newsom-gives-oakland-an

CA Gov Newsom's loan of state highway patrol officers to understaffed #Oakland last yr resulted in confiscation of 139 #firearms, and over 1400 arrests. To continue the cooperation, Gov has reached out to #OPD and city officials demanding the city change it's strict vehicular pursuit policy that he believes is hindering #LawEnforcement and making the city a magnet for criminal conduct.

Over the past year, #CHP patrol cars conducted almost 2 chases a day of suspects while Oakland's own larger #Police presence, participated in little over 1 a wk.

City officials follow the restraints of their decade old "no pursuit" #policy that was adopted to create trust with “low income and people of color”, and has reduced dangerous hi-speed chases that resulted in tragic and expensive civilian injury incidents, and chases that ultimately had little impact on conviction rates or total crimes committed.

As #PolicePursuits and associated arrests in Oakland decreased significantly, critics say the corresponding large jump in citywide #CrimeRate has created a perfect climate for lawbreakers to run wild.

Meanwhile a city with an ever increasing number of closed corporate HQs, empty commercial storefronts, stadiums & hotels, finds out the resulting falling tax ba$e from stagnant #PropertyValues that then further thin out public school budgets and other public services all tell the tortuous tale.

#YouCantMakeThisShitUp

https://www.oaklandreport.org/p/governor-newsom-gives-oakland-an

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗻𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘂𝗴 𝗼𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺

Freek Bartels keert na maanden afwezigheid terug in het theater. De acteur is komend najaar te zien in de musical Sister Act.

https://www.rtl.nl/boulevard/artikel/5472743/freek-bartels-na-maanden-weer-terug-op-het-podium

#FreekBartels #weerterug #opd podium

@twrling #oakland #Shotspotter footprint
in other news: Chicago and others are stepping away from using Shotspotter: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/24/us/shotspotter-cities-choose-not-to-use
#OPD

Oakland PD appears to be following someone. They were nearby but I did not hear any sirens.

#opd #oakland #abds

You probably saw the #Oakland story in the #nytimes:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/us/oakland-crime-economy-homelessness.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GE0.ujXX.T3uvKszZLEu9&hpgrp=k-abar&smid=url-share
(gift link)

What went unsaid was the city of Oakland continues to thwart the efforts of its citizens try to help. #Oaklandside is trying to get basic facts:

https://oaklandside.org/2023/12/14/why-wont-oaklands-leaders-let-us-see-their-calendars/?utm_medium=email

Today I sent in a public records request for information from Oakland's Police Department #OPD concerning discrepancies in what OPD reports across two of its own data streams:
https://oaklandca.nextrequest.com/requests/23-12094

How can we help if they won't let us?

CHP to pay $7M after fatal shooting of Erik Salgado
https://www.ktvu.com/news/chp-to-pay-7m-after-fatal-shooting-of-erik-salgado-in-oakland

..."This was one of most outrageous [[cop]] shooting cases I have ever seen..." Chanin said in a statement. "All of the CHP officers involved refused to cooperate with the OPD investigation at the scene and left in a car together, thereby violating the most basic rule that officers at an [[cop]] shooting should be segregated until they give a full statement to the investigating agency."

#CHP #OPD #murder #lawsuit

OPD: 300 new Flock ALPRs, 30 day retention, very relaxed auditing requirement, $1M / yr approx
https://twitter.com/hyphy_republic/status/1709237489947545833/photo/1 [[ Thread and screenshots of policy ]]

OPD shut down its ALPR to avoid auditing 8 months ago, but now returns w/a proposed new use policy & PROPOSED 300 NEW FLOCK ALPR to be placed throughout city. OPD proposes switching from vehicle-mounted to stationary units w/ 1 year partial audits; 30-day retention

#Oakland #OPD #ALPR #privacy #surveillance #Flock

An Evaluation of the Oakland Police Department’s Tracking Systems for Acquired Military Equipment and Its Use and Funding
https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/FINAL-Evaluation-of-Tracking-Systems-for-Military-Equipment.pdf

Key Recommendations
OPD should centralize the tracking of its military equipment.

conduct a count of the acquired inventory, organize it within the storage room, and separate all expired units of tear gas from the inventory for use;

#OPD #Oakland #incompetence #teargas #inventory #tracking

#Oakland #OPD There is yet another layer to the onion involving ex-Chief of Police Armstrong, Federal Monitor Warshaw, Mayor Thao, Oakland's Police Commission and now an external mediator! Super reporting on this complicated tale by @darwinbondgraham in Oaklandside.

https://oaklandside.org/2023/09/19/arbitrator-report-fired-oakland-police-chief-leronne-armstrong/

@Frances_Larina
Price's recall has been a topic long before her weak response. The joint town-hall with Price and OPD did not help her.

I thought the NAACPs statement was more of an indictment of the OPD than Price.

Also, the regional NAACP has entered the chat:

https://www.ktvu.com/news/regional-naacp-backs-on-oakland-branchs-request-for-state-of-emergency-declaration-over-ongoing-violence

#oakland #opd #naacp

#OPD Open Week https://www.oneplanetcouncil.org.uk/open-week-2023-august-10-15th/

August 10th to 15th 2023, a selection of One Planet Developments across Cymru / #Wales are offering a tour of their plots. 

An opportunity to have a guided tour of One Planet Develop land \ homes where people are doing it (almost*) right.

How else can we live in ways that mitigate #ClimateChange & biodiversity loss?

*burning biomass isn't (scalable) sustainable + why the frig would anyone in their informed mind choose to inhale wood smoke?

Meet Dr. Holly Joshi, a nationally recognized expert on gender-based violence prevention and intervention. C. J. Hirschfield has the details of Dr. Joshi's remarkable career.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/holly-joshi-social-justice-change-leader/

#apd #opd #glide #missey #alameda #DrHollyJoshi #SocialJustice #StMarySCollege #HumanTrafficking #TheWisdomOfTrauma #SexualExploitation #ApdChiefNishantJoshi

For years, the #Oakland Police Department released weekly crime reports which allowed the public to track trends in violent crime and property crime, and compare the year-to-date stats with recent years. However, since a #ransomware hack in early February, those weekly reports have not been published. (I do not know if the statistics are still being compiled internally.)

This would be unfortunate in any case, but at the current moment, when there is a concerted effort to stoke a crime panic and blame our new Mayor and our new DA for being "pro-perp" or "puppets of anti-police activist Cat Brooks," the lack of statistics means that it is much harder to corroborate or refute perceptions of increased danger and lawlessness. #oakmtg #OPD

Arrest warrant issued for Oakland Police officer accused of perjury, threatening witness.

The officer worked on hundreds of cases in the past decade and the legitimacy of those cases could be called into question.

#oakland #opd #AlamedaCounty

https://www.ktvu.com/news/arrest-warrant-issued-for-oakland-police-officer-accused-of-perjury-threatening-witness

Arrest warrant issued for #Oakland police officer accused of perjury, threatening witness. #oakmtg #opd
https://www.ktvu.com/news/arrest-warrant-issued-for-oakland-police-officer-accused-of-perjury-threatening-witness

#Press Discover #Data #Hackers Released 9 Gigabytes Of #Oakland #CityEmployee Data To #DarkWeb Including #SocialSecurity Numbers, And #OPD #PoliceMisconduct Files After #InfoSec #Ransomware Demands Not Met. Employee Unions Dismayed As #BayArea City Officials & New #Mayor Refuse #Transparency Requests And Will Not Discuss Details

http://bit.ly/3ygssV1

#Oakland police have released 3 photos of the car suspected of killing a 100-year-old pedestrian in a hit-&-run at 19th & Harrison on Sunday morning. It is a tan or white Mini Cooper with a darker colored top. More info from #OPD here:
https://local.nixle.com/alert/9936187/

@colburn
Worth reporting car on bike assaults in #Oakland, even if only for tracking purposes
Also shows OPD lack of resolution.
Sadly, that's discouraging reason to report crimes

#oakland #opd

I get that #Oakland has a lot of serious crime and #OPD can't realistically investigate most of it, but it's still pretty shitty that cops are constantly telling victims of burglaries, assaults, hit-and-runs or whatever else that we're on our own and shouldn't even bother trying to report crimes.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-18/bay-area-bike-rider-attacks