Contact: Oakland Police Officers' Association

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October 5, 2020 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

OAKLAND – Over the weekend Oakland suffered (UCR ) murder #75 for the year:

#75 - On Friday October 2nd at about 11:22 PM, Oakland Police Officers responded to a report of gunshots in the 2100 block of MacArthur Blvd. Upon arrival, officers located a male adult with a gunshot wound to the head, he was pronounced at the scene.  

Oakland reported 75 murders for all of 2019. Oakland now has more homicides than each of the last three years. Crime statistics show a 45% increase year-over-year in shootings and murders in Oakland. There were 15 murders in September alone. This level of violent crime with almost three months left in 2020 puts Oakland on pace for a potential decade high number of annual murders. But there has been little response from city leaders.  

“A dramatic increase in violent crime has been met with deafening silence from City Hall. Many of Oakland’s elected officials are ignoring the tidal wave of bloodshed, murder, and violence that their citizens and the police officers are experiencing daily,” said Oakland Police Officers' Association President Barry Donelan.

Oakland’s leaders have sat on their hands while violent crime soars. By contrast, Oakland Police Officers are hard at work trying to stem the bloodshed, fight crime and serve our community, all amid a pandemic. In doing their part, Oakland Police Officers have taken over 700 guns off the street and responded to over 300 shootings this year. Oakland’s unappreciated officers are also making progress in solving many of the avalanche of recent murders. Here is a snapshot of the progress on some recent homicide cases:

#74 - Possible Suspect Identified. 

#72 - Suspect Charged.

#71 - Possible Suspect Identified. 

#68 - Possible Suspect Identified.  

#67 - Suspect Charged. 

#65 - Possible Suspect Identified. 

#64 - Suspect Charged. 

#62 - Suspect Charged. 

#61 - Suspect Charged. 

#60 - Suspect Charged. 

#59 - Charged, Weapon Recovered.  

#57 - No Suspects Identified (Spilled over from Illegal Street Party in #56)

#56 - No Suspects Identified. Ballistics shows 15 guns used.

#55 - Suspect Charged, Weapon Recovered. 

#54 - Suspect Charged.

#53 - Suspect Arrested, Weapon Recovered.

Oakland Police Officers are working hard to protect our city despite the challenging environment. Donelan and the OPOA’s wrote a letter to city leaders last week demanding action to address the violence (letter attached). But to date, the response has been silence.  

“City leaders should stand with Oakland’s hardworking police officers and address the violence afflicting Oakland residents. Oakland’s leaders need to do their jobs as Oakland’s Police Officers are bravely doing theirs everyday” Donelan said.