Alameda Post · @alamedapost
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Offering a $75,000 hiring bonus for new officers has started to turn around Alameda Police's staffing shortage. Anabel Sosa of CalMatters explains how it's making it more difficult for other departments to hire.

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#alameda #alamedapolice #apd #apdchiefnishantjoshi #hiringbonus #staffing

Last updated 1 year ago

Alameda Post · @alamedapost
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Alameda Police Department's July statistics show a reduction in thefts, assaults, collisions, and robberies, and an increase in recovered stolen vehicles. The department plans a beat 21 community meeting for today, August 15, and one for Beat 24 on September 5.

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#alameda #alamedapolice #apd #assault #catalyticconverters #july_2023 #recoveredstolenvehicles #report #robbery #statistics #vehicletheft

Last updated 1 year ago

Alameda Post · @alamedapost
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As part of a tobacco sting, APD sent an undercover, underage person into Alameda establishments and cited those not in compliance.

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#alameda #alamedapolice #sting #tobacco #tobaccoproducts #underage #undercover #vaping

Last updated 1 year ago

Alameda Post · @alamedapost
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Alameda Police Chief Nishant Joshi aims for Alameda to be the "safest city in Alameda County” and is using data-driven policing to get there. Adam Gillitt interviews Chief Joshi to learn more about this shift in preventing and solving crime.

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Photo by Maurice Ramirez.

#apd #data #theft #alameda #reports #cartheft #compstat #heatmaps #alamedapolice #datadrivenpolicing #catalyticconverters #apdchiefnishantjoshi #automatedlicenseplatereader

Last updated 1 year ago

Alameda Post · @alamedapost
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Jeff Mark writes to the Alameda Post with concerns about the recent City Council approval for additional AR-15 rifles for the APD.

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#apd #alameda #citycouncil #alamedapolice #alamedapolicedepartment

Last updated 1 year ago

Alameda Post · @alamedapost
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Alameda Police arrested a car theft suspect after a 2 ½ hour pursuit that included a helicopter, a K9 officer, and a shelter in place order. The stolen vehicle was identified by one of Alameda's new fixed Automated License Plate Readers.

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#apd #alpr #pursuit #cartheft #k9officer #alamedapolice #southshorecenter #automatedlicenseplatereader

Last updated 1 year ago

Alameda Post · @alamedapost
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Tuesday's fierce bomb cyclone left a trail of fallen trees, wind damage, and power outages across Alameda. We take a moment to thank all the City staff, police, firefighters, rescue teams, and emergency workers who sprang into action to help.

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#afd #amp #apd #storm #alameda #bombcyclone #stormdamage #alamedapolice #cityofalameda #alamedafiredepartment

Last updated 1 year ago

Alameda Post · @alamedapost
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Jennifer Rakowski, a member of the Police Oversight Committee, expresses dismay after City Council approves a new set of bonuses for the police force. The bonus package will cost almost $2 million.

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#apd #alameda #bonuses #citycouncil #alamedapolice #alamedapolicedepartment #policeoversightcommittee

Last updated 1 year ago

Alameda Post · @alamedapost
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Today, District Attorney Pamela Price announced the formation of the Public Accountability Unit which will investigate the death of Mario Gonzalez and other officer-involved shootings and in-custody deaths.

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#alameda #louiserenne #pamelaprice #tyrenichols #alamedapolice #kwixuanmaloof #mariogonzalez #nancyo #districtattorney #publicaccountabilityunit

Last updated 2 years ago