For Immediate Release December 19, 2025
OPD News:
As part of ongoing efforts to enhance public safety and combat violent crime, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) Ceasefire Section recently conducted proactive stops. As a result, officers recovered three firearms and arrested three individuals.
On December 5, 2025, officers assigned to Ceasefire observed a vehicle parked illegally in the 500 block of 16th Street. After contacting the occupants, officers developed probable cause to detain the occupants and search the vehicle, locating a loaded firearm. One individual tried to leave the area. Following a brief foot pursuit, officers stopped the individual and discovered a second loaded firearm.
Early the next morning, in the 500 block of 18th Street, Ceasefire officers observed an individual trying to conceal a rifle on their person. After a brief foot pursuit, the individual was detained, and a loaded rifle was recovered.
All three individuals were taken into custody.
The Oakland Police Department remains committed to keeping our neighborhoods safe and preventing violence.
