Armstrong did not elaborate on what happened during the sideshow investigation that led to the officers being placed on leave.
The fire was in the 1200 block of 48th Avenue, OFD said.
A second victim was also shot and is in stable condition, according to the chief.
Dramatic video shows flames erupting in a West Oakland furniture store in a broad-daylight arson attack earlier in May.
Oakland police say officers responded to reports of a vehicle striking a pedestrian just after 10:30 p.m.
Oakland fire crews have a two-alarm structure fire under control early Friday on the corner of Edgewater Drive and Pendleton Way.
The convicted man dropped his debit card during a robbery in Oakland, according to the District Attorney's Office.
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Police said that just before 4:30 a.m. some burglars tripped an alarm. The owner Joshua Chase received the alert and went to investigate.
Initially inspectors thought they wouldn't be able identify the body as it remained in the wall long enough to mummify.
Three adults are now displaced and are being assisted by the Red Cross, OFD said.
“The tragedy of a 15-year-old girl's life being extinguished in Oakland epitomizes the violence our city's residents ... face daily."
The victim was found in a car in the 3300 block of International Boulevard in the city’s Fruitvale neighborhood.
A $2.3 million grant will clean up homeless encampment dump sites. “Illegal dumping has a direct impact on someone’s quality of life."
TV news security guard and former police officer Nishita was shot and killed in November.
Funds were donated by the Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council and California Waste Solutions.
See the latest announcement from the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
Emmanuel Gardner-Craft was arrested for his role in the murder of Ricky Bustos.
Oakland police responded late Wednesday night to the 2400 block of International Boulevard.
Officers were taken to the hospital for treatment of burns and injuries from trying to rescue the driver, police said.
Oakland firefighters responded to reports of the blaze near Wood St. and Grand Ave. around 3:43 a.m. Tuesday.
Christina Burden admitted registering multiple fictitious businesses with the California Secretary of State and providing fake documents.
Scott's mother issued a plea Friday for anyone to come forward with information that may lead to the identity of the shooter.
An estimated 100 vehicles and nearly 200 people gathered on MacArthur Boulevard to watch drivers illegally spin donuts in the street.
Daniel Luna of Oakland was found severely injured in the parking lot from an apparent beating shortly after kickoff.
Lembrent Rubin stole several hundred tablets of oxycodone, Vicodin, Adderall, and Ritali from a San Francisco pharmacy in 2018.