l’m really stunned at the free pass folks in Montclair are giving the OPD with these repeated events. Must be the altitude

OPD is a corrupt and incompetent organization, and famously is close to being “federalized” by the Justice Department because they can’t/won’t comply with federal court orders.

My question — what are the pros and cons of federalization with respect to these incidents?

thanks, and wake up, Oakland.

The police get paid *enormous* amounts of money and benefits and you should hold them accountable for this privilege.

Demand more and don’t settle for excuses. Send email to Libby Shaff, the State attorney general, etc. Oakland police are not doing their job, they make excuses for it (if they are so understaffed how did so many cars show up so quickly?), and they make unbelievable amounts of money for that privilege. On our backs.

Contractors are getting shot at in the street and you folks are complementing the police for being “informative and helpful” (no evidence of either is subsequently given in the story).

That contractor might be making 12 bucks an hour, and your “helpful” officer gets a lifetime of free health care after he retires from racing to your crime scene in a car you paid for.

I don’t mean for everyone to have an upset stomach over their lattes (before their laptop is stolen) but Wake up, Oakland. Demand better from your police department (“ho hum, nothing new” is not an example of this spirit).

We only have ourselves to blame.

The crime patterns are exactly as you have questioned. There’s casing of homes to make sure folks are gone, and most burglaries are during the day when folks are at work. For regular updates about safety matters, here are local community groups:

– Montclair SIC (site) – Holds monthly meetings, mostly for residents south of Thornhill. Also you can report and learn about local safety and watch matters on their yahoo board.

– North Hills Community Association (site) – Holds monthly meetings, mostly for residents north of Thornhill. Also you can learn and ask about safety, home services and more by joining their email-forum, via the home page.

P.S. The Oakland Police Department sends out major alerts and messages, via Nixle.com.