Jan 22-28: Oakley Police Calls

The following is a sampling of the Oakley Police Calls reported between January 22-28 which focuses on the higher priority call responses in the City of Oakley.

City of Oakley Crime Data & Staffing Levels

Oakley Police Chief Paul Beard provided its 2022 crime data and overview to the Oakley City Council at the January 10 city council meeting. The Oakley Police Department overview was presented in a 41-slide presentation.

The Oakley Police Department had a total of 25,003 calls for service in 2022.

• Priority 1 – 2,173 (emergency in nature)
• Priority 2 – 3,223 (calls of urgent nature)
• Priority 3 – 19,507 (non-urgent/cold calls)

They have actually seen an 8% decrease in calls as in 2021 they had 27,036 and in 2020 they had 27,042 calls.

Chief Paul Beard provide context of the challenges law enforcement has today to keep communities safe. “I don’t believe this is just Oakley Police, I think this is all of law enforcement as a whole across America,” stated Beard. “I believe we are a more violent society. We are a less regulated society, and we don’t exercise self-control very well. Generally speaking, we are becoming a society of entitled people. It’s a society that we really do not recognize authority. — Full Story

Calls For Service

Burglary – Commercial

• 1/28 – Freedom High School

Burglary – Residential

• 1/28 – 1500 block Coventry Dr.

Failure to Obey

• 1/23 – Main & 3^rd St.
• 1/25 – WB Laurel

Fraud False Pretense

• 1/23 – 1300 block Tuolumne Way

Identity Theft

• 1/23 – 100 block E Home St.
• 1/24 – 200 block Douglas Rd.
• 1/28 – 10 block Susie Ct.

Other – Felony

• 1/27 – Bridgehead & Wilbur

Petty theft

• 1/23 – 600 block Heathrow Dr.
• 1/27 – 20 block Gold Run Ct (from vehicle)
• 1/27 – 500 block Brownstone Rd.

Reckless Driving

• 1/22 – EB SR4 & Railroad
• 1/26 – Vintage Parkway & Delta Ranch

Robbery

• 1/23 – Chevron at Main St & Bridgehead

Trespass

• 1/24 – Diamond Hills Sports Club & Spa
• 1/24 – Chevron at Main & Wilbur

Vandalism

• 1/23 – 600 block Copper Ridge Way
• 1/23 – 20 block Mori Ct.

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Call Logs

• January 15 – January 21, 2023
• January 8 – January 14
• January 1- January 7, 2023