Alameda Police Department

Estuary set for cleanup

Michele Ellson
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 12:05am

This abandoned tug is one of several items to be pulled from the water during an upcoming Estuary cleanup. Photo courtesy of CalRecycle.

Brock de Lappe points to a distant corner of the Oakland/Alameda Estuary, on the edge of one’s line of vision from his perch at the Alameda Marina. It’s a spot he said is covered with trash and littered with sunken boats.

But a state agency is finalizing a $1.3 million grant that could help clear the Estuary of some of those abandoned hazards. Read more >> about Estuary set for cleanup

Crime scene investigators hit prints

Michele Ellson
Friday, November 2, 2012 - 12:05am

Larry Valiska of the Alameda Police Department's crime scene investigations unit.

Larry Valiska likes fingerprints because they form before you are born and remain the same for the rest of your life. After three and a half decades with the Alameda Police Department he’s become an expert at finding and capturing them at crime scenes, and he can pinpoint more than a dozen identifying characteristics in one in a matter of seconds. Read more >> about Crime scene investigators hit prints

Police Department embraces life after Crown Vic

Michele Ellson
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 12:10am
Ford Police Interceptor. From the Ford website.

Officers in the Alameda Police Department have driven Ford Crown Victorias “pretty much since they came out with them” in 1992, Captain Dave Boersma said, their powerful rear-wheel drive and ample size making the Crown Vic the department’s go-to car.

“They were kind of just a good workhorse,” Boersma said of the police vehicles. Read more >> about Police Department embraces life after Crown Vic

RAYMOND ZACK: A year later, police and fire brass say they're ready

Michele Ellson
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 12:10am
Crown Beach

On the afternoon of May 7, just a few weeks before the tragic anniversary of the drowning death of Raymond Zack, Alameda police and firefighters responded to a call of swimmers in distress less than a half mile from where the 53-year-old Alameda man died.

Within minutes, police were on the beach, and despite a lack of water rescue training, they stripped down and entered the shallow Bay water, buoys and bags in hand. Water-trained firefighters showed up shortly after that, rescuing the swimmers and transporting them to the local hospital. Read more >> about RAYMOND ZACK: A year later, police and fire brass say they're ready

City restarts domestic violence task force after long hiatus

Michele Ellson
Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 12:05am

A domestic violence task force made up of Alameda city and nonprofit social service leaders started up again this month, after a nearly seven-year hiatus. The aim of the task force is to better coordinate prevention and intervention services for domestic violence victims as funding for such services dwindles, the city staffer managing the task force said. Read more >> about City restarts domestic violence task force after long hiatus

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