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Just Another Night in Oakland - Three murders and two police officers were hospitalized.
Sep 20, 2022
Contact: Oakland Police Officers' Association
Phone: (510) 834-9670
Email: policeofficers@opoa.org
September 20, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Just Another Night in Oakland - Three murders and two police officers were hospitalized.
OAKLAND – Last night, while many households tuned in to Monday Night Football, Oakland’s murder numbers jumped:
#88 & #89 – At around 7:45 pm, officers responded to a reported shooting in the 3100 block of Telegraph, where three people were found shot, and two died.
#90 – At around 8:30 pm at East 20th and 23rd Ave, officers responded to a reported shooting and found a victim deceased.
In addition, at the Telegraph Ave double murder scene, a drunk driver plowed into a parked Oakland police car, sending two Oakland Police Officers to the hospital.
“We are grateful, and Oakland was fortunate, that the two police officers injured last night were not more seriously hurt. Yet, at the same time, we are saddened that Oakland’s annual murder total jumped ever closer to becoming the third year in a row of more than a hundred homicides,” said Oakland Police Officers' Association President Barry Donelan.
Oakland’s 681 Oakland Police Officers are struggling to respond to the daily toll of violence in our city. The violence continues despite Oakland Police Officers recovering 1,113 firearms, a 30% increase year over year, from Oakland streets.
Oakland averages 2,000 911 calls for police service a day. Yet, the stark reality for our residents is that the police department is overwhelmed in responding to violent crimes; non-violent or property crimes have no police officers available to respond.
About the Oakland Police Officers’ Association: The Oakland Police Officers’ Association (OPOA) represents all sworn members within the Oakland Police Department. Representing the hardest working Police Officers in America. The OPOA can be found on the Web at www.opoa.org.
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