Oakland Man Charged With Killing His Mother and Attempting To Murder Two Others In Berkeley Hills Oakland, CA. September 27, 2023 – District Attorney Pamela Price’s Office has charged Jonah Jeremiah Roper, 36, with murder and eight other felony counts, including attempted murder, first-degree residential burglary, second-degree commercial burglary, evading an officer and receiving stolen property. According to the Oakland Police Department on September 23, 2023, the evidence shows Jonah Roper stabbed his mother several times at her home on Overlook Drive in Berkeley. When his mother’s fiancée tried to intervene, Roper also attacked him with the knife. The injured fiancée went to a neighbor’s house and tried to hide. Police say Roper then broke into that home, stabbed one of the women who had helped hide the fiancée, stole some car keys, sped away in a stolen car, and led police on a chase…

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Hosts Domestic Violence Law Enforcement Expert Training Event  Oakland, CA. September 22, 2023 – The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office is spearheading an initiative to support victims and enhance the success rate of domestic violence prosecutions in the region. September 21st, at the Oakport office, nineteen law enforcement officers from ten police agencies across Alameda County embraced the opportunity to undergo specialized and interactive training to become domestic violence law enforcement experts. This comprehensive four-hour training elevates detectives, sergeants and advanced officers in Alameda to a level of expertise that ensures their effectiveness when they are called upon to testify in court. Currently, Alameda County relies on a single Domestic Violence Law Enforcement Expert to provide testimony in trials. Given the volume of approximately 40,000 incident reports from twenty-two arresting agencies for review by the District Attorney’s office, there…

Alameda County Reaches Labor Agreement With Alameda County Prosecutors Union Oakland CA. Sept 20, 2023 - District Attorney Pamela Price is pleased to announce that the Board of Supervisors approved and adopted a Memorandum of Understanding with the Alameda County Prosecutors Association. Under DA Price’s leadership, the County reached an agreement on behalf of the Office and the DAO attorneys who serve at the pleasure of District Attorney Price. For the first time in the history of the District Attorney’s office, under DA Price’s leadership, the deputy district attorney’s compensation and benefits are in line with some of the highest paid DA offices in California. The new agreement also includes premium benefits for Homicide duty, and the DAO Critical Response Team. It includes new benefits for training and education as well. It also includes a commitment from DA Price to notify deputies of routine transfers…

Alameda County District Attorney Charges Juveniles in Skyline High School Shooting Oakland, CA. September 15, 2023 – The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has charged three minors in connection with a shooting at Skyline High School in Oakland on September 5, 2023. Minor defendant 1 was charged with assault with a firearm 245 (a)(2) along with gun enhancements, including shooting at an occupied area. The maximum exposure for assault with a firearm is 4 years. Minor defendant 2 was charged with minor in possession of a firearm within 1000 feet of a school along with gun possession charges, including carrying a loaded weapon in public. The maximum exposure on felony gun possession is 3 years. Minor defendant 3 has not been charged with any shooting at Skyline High School but the investigation is ongoing. He was charged for being a minor in possession of a…

Alameda County District Attorney’s Office Awarded $2M Grant to Fund First-of-its-kind Model to Combat Organized Retail Theft Oakland, CA. September 14, 2023 – The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office (ACDAO) was awarded a significant two million dollar grant to fund a new prosecution unit to address the growing issue of Organized Retail Theft (ORT) in the community. The first-of-its-kind model will focus on the investigation and prosecution of organized retail theft crimes, using a vertical prosecution model. Under the grant program, a Deputy District Attorney, an Inspector II, and Senior Program Specialist will be assigned to the unit, working together to investigate and prosecute ORT cases from start to finish. “ORT cases are time intensive and complex. This grant will allow our office to devote resources exclusively to these cases,” said Chief Assistant District Attorney Otis Bruce, who oversees the criminal prosecution unit of the…