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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...
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.
Multiple cars vandalized along San Mateo street; suspect arrested
A man who allegedly vandalized multiple cars along a block-long stretch in a San Mateo neighborhood was arrested, police said Tuesday.San Mateo police said the department received phone calls from multiple witnesses about a man with a stick damaging parked cars while walking along the unit block of South Fremont Street. Witnesses told responding officers the man used a paint roller to break mirrors and windshields and damage the hoods of several cars on the block, police said.Based on witness descriptions, officers quickly located the suspect and detained him, police said. He was identified as 29-year-old Carlos Utan of Burlingame. Investigators determined eight vehicles were damaged, with a total amount of damage estimated at nearly $9,000, according to police.Utan was arrested for felony vandalism and booked into San Mateo County Jail.
Black Skimmers and Their Strange Bills Amaze Us
Last year I saw a single black skimmer, close to the shore, at Crab Cove and got so excited that I tripped in the sand and nearly did a head-dive—but I saved the camera and lens! Just needed to brush off the sand and get my focus aligned.
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