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Oakland Police Tout Drop In Crime, But Chief Pushes For More Progress

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

First seen

Oct 15, 8:25 AM PDT

updated Oct 16, 9:58 AM PDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by KNTV, KRON 4 and 2 others, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

Crime is down in Oakland, but police say more officers are needed, KABC and KRON 4 reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 3, Oct 16, 11:02 AM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

Oakland police tout drop in crime, but chief pushes for more progress · KNTVOct 15, 8:25 AM PDT

Policía asegura que el crimen ha disminuido en Oakland en comparación con el año pasado · KSTSOct 15, 11:03 AM PDT

Oakland police say crime down, more officers needed · KRON 4Oct 15, 7:37 PM PDT

Oakland Police Say Crime Is Down, but More Officers Are Needed · KABC · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 16, 9:58 AM PDT

How It Unfolded

Official Confirmation

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How We Decided

Oct 15, 4:05 PM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 15, 8:03 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.

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