Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell has handed over his responsibilities to Acting Chief James Beere while he attends state-mandated training, police said this week. Mitchell, a former police ...

After a year of no one in the role, Oakland finally has a new police chief who started work this week. Chief Floyd Mitchell spent Monday morning introducing himself. He spent time analyzing recent ...

Mayor Sheng Thao on Friday morning announced the selection of Floyd Mitchell as Oakland’s new police chief, ending more than a year-long search for the top cop in a city that has struggled to control ...

This drop in crime comes during the first year of Oakland's new police chief. Floyd Mitchell took over the department in May.

A minor is facing vehicular manslaughter charges after allegedly crashing a car into a security shack outside a gated community in Discovery Bay, killing one guard and critically injuring another ...