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Oakland officials consider future of police department's ShotSpotter program
On Tuesday evening, Oakland's Public Safety Committee met to consider whether to renew the contract for the city's 20-year-old ShotSpotter program. Police said it's a valuable tool for officer and public safety. Others say, in a time of massive budget deficits, it isn't worth the cost.Facing a $170 million deficit, Oakland is looking wherever it can to trim costs and that's putting the police department's ShotSpotter program in the crosshairs. The technology uses microphones mounted on poles and buildings in high-crime areas to detect the sound of gunfire. The noise is then triangulated to give a location within a couple...
San Ramon road shut down due to hazardous material leak: police
(KRON) — A road in San Ramon shut down Monday afternoon due to a hazardous material leak, the San Ramon Police Department posted on X. San Ramon Valley Boulevard going northbound is closed from Crow Canyon Road to Fostoria Way. The leak is coming from a pool services pickup truck that was pulled over by […]
Alameda Police Union Supports Pamela Price Recall
Police unions in Alameda and Oakland each have contributed $10,000 to the campaign to recall District Attorney Pamela Price , according to a report in the East Bay Insiders Newsletter , written by “city hall insiders.” The newsletter also stated that the Alameda County Prosecutors’ Association added another $40,000 to the recall effort, with another $50,000 expected from police unions.
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