The Oakland Police Department got a much needed infusion of new officers Friday with the graduation of 14 recruits from the ...

The Oakland Police Department took a step toward addressing what city leaders described as a staffing crisis. On Friday, 14 new officers graduated from the department's 195th Police Academy.

The department now has 618 sworn officers, but would like to have at least 700.

Close to $1 million in private funding will provide mentorship and paid, part-time work, to prepare college students for the ...

The program, which recruits college students to earn part-time work experience and receive mentorship, is intended to retain ...

Amid a police staffing crisis, Oakland is reviving a program to prepare interested youth for a career in law enforcement in ...

Oakland's police cadet program shut down in 2023 due to a lack of funding. But Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said at a press ...

Oakland will revive the police department's Cadet Program in an effort to boost staffing and address public safety concerns.

With multi-year projections of massive budget shortfalls, Oakland and the mayor are turning to private funding in a joint ...