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1. 2017-12-10 Woman walking downtown killed in Oakland hit-run 400 14th Street, Oakland Downtown
2. 2017-11-27 Killed when minivan plunged into Oakland Estuary
D. 2017-10-23 Arrest made in bludgeoning death of man in downtown 1900 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland Downtown
4. 2017-08-07 Body washes ashore in Oakland Estuary
F. 2017-07-15 Gunman in 2012 massacre at Oakland college gets 7 life terms Alameda County Superior Court, Oakland Downtown
G. 2017-06-09 BART closing Lake Merritt, Fruitvale stations for track work Lake Merritt Bart station, Oakland Downtown
7. 2017-04-05 Some displaced in West Oakland fire moved to hotels 400 Embarcadero, West Oakland
2016-08-14 2 men killed, another injured in Oakland shooting 322 15th St, Oakland Downtown
J. 2016-07-20 Protesters chained to doors of police union building 555 Fifth St, Oakland Downtown
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| 2017 Dec.10 |
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Woman walking downtown killed in Oakland hit-run A dark four-door sedan hit the woman as she was crossing the street in the 400 block of 14th Street. The car never stopped after the collision
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| 2017 Nov.27 |
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Killed when minivan plunged into Oakland Estuary 68-year-old Paul Scherer died after driving his minivan into the water in an area between the Fruitvale and Park Street bridges, about 9 a.m.
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| 2017 Oct.23 |
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Arrest made in bludgeoning death of man in downtown A man with a baseball bat ran up from behind Cooky York, 42, before hitting the victim in the head
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| 2017 Aug.7 |
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Body washes ashore in Oakland Estuary A resident walking near the shoreline a little after 9 a.m. spotted the corpse floating in the water
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| 2017 Jul.15 |
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 Gunman in 2012 massacre at Oakland college gets 7 life terms  Map of Alameda County Superior Court Oakland One Goh, the 48-year-old dropout nursing student who committed a mass shooting at Oikos University in Oakland in 2012 was sentenced Friday
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| 2017 Jun.9 |
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BART closing Lake Merritt, Fruitvale stations for track work Map of Lake Merritt Bart station Oakland| The Lake Merritt BART station will be closed again for track work this weekend | |
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| 2017 Apr.5 |
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Some displaced in West Oakland fire moved to hotels they will be put up in a two-room unit with four soft beds at the Jack London Inn in the 400 block of Embarcadero in West Oakland
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| 2016 Aug.14 |
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2 men killed, another injured in Oakland shooting Map of 322 15th St Oakland A birthday party at a gallery turned violent when a dispute erupted in an exchange of gunfire that killed two men and left another wounded
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| 2016 Jul.20 |
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Protesters chained to doors of police union building Protesters have chained themselves to the doors of the Police Officers' Association offices to call for the city to divest from the Police Department
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| 2016 Jul.7 |
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Crowds gather in downtown Oakland to protest recent police slayings More than 1,000 protesters have gathered in Oakland to demonstrate against the recent police killings of young black men in Minnesota and Louisiana
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| 2016 May.28 |
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Clinton hopeful Bay Area visit will help expand lead over Sanders Hillary Clinton's convoy pulled up to the rear of the Home of Chicken and Waffles, avoiding the hundred or so supporters outside
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| 2016 Mar.20 |
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Rain holds off as Oakland Running Festival sprints into 7th year The skies at the festival were cloudy but the rain held off for most of the morning while runners from 30 states and 10 countries crossed the finish line
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| 2016 Mar.20 |
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Police investigating fatal shooting near downtown The shooting was reported sometime early this morning at 13th and Harrison streets
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| 2015 Dec.4 |
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 Boy struck, killed by falling branch near Oakland’s Lake Merritt  A 16-year-old boy died in Oakland on Friday evening after a tree branch broke off near Lake Merritt and fell on him
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| 2015 Nov.30 |
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 Boat freed from barrier in Oakland Estuary Map of Oakland Estuary Oakland| According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the 40-foot boat named 'Gotcha' hit that wall around 8:30 Sunday night | |
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| 2015 Jun.19 |
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Nearly 1 million fans lined up for Warriors parade Map of Kaiser Convention Center Oakland| Pure elation was the mood today as nearly 1 people lined up along Oakland streets for the first NBA championship in 40 years | |
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| 2015 Jun.19 |
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Warriors and fans gear up for victory parade Map of Kaiser Convention Center Oakland| Thousands of blue-and-gold-clad fans will flood downtown to see Warriors players aloft six floats as they make their way along a 2-mile route | |
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| 2015 May.24 |
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Protesters held over law that bans nighttime marches Map of Oakland Police Department Oakland| There is outrage on the streets of over Mayor Libby Schaaf's new law that bans nighttime marches in an effort to prevent vandalism | |
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| 2015 May.1 |
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Protests against police brutality turns destructive Map of 7th and Broadway Oakland| Friday evening May Day protests against police brutality began at Frank Ogawa Plaza around 8 p.m. Some protesters shattered the windows of a bank | |
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| 2015 Mar.29 |
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Man died from gunshot wounds Officers responded at 2 a.m. in Old Oakland and found a man with apparent gunshot wounds. The man was transported to the hospital, where he died
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| 2015 Mar.22 |
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Oakland Running Festival attracted thousands 26.2-mile main event in Oakland — where this year’s winner, Jesse Cherry, ran by his home in the Temescal district on his way to a finale
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| 2014 Dec.15 |
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25 protesters arrested for blocking Police Department Map of 455 Seventh St Oakland| Protesters were blocking the Oakland Police Department headquarters and nearby streets to call for the end of police killings of unarmed black people | |
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| 2014 Oct.2 |
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Window washers stranded more than 200 feet in the air Map of 1111 Broadway Oakland| Two window washers are safe after being stranded more than 200 feet in the air while doing their job on the 19th floor of the City Center building | |
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| 2014 Jul.11 |
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Air conditioning leak forced police headquarters evacuation A suspected air conditioning leak has forced the evacuation of at least 200 people. It was originally thought to be a gas leak
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| 2014 Mar.21 |
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Oakland police mark the 5th anniversary of 4 officers' deaths A memorial Mass near Lake Merritt marks the 5-year anniversary of the day 4 Oakland police officers were shot dead by a wanted rape suspect
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| 2013 Nov.5 |
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Bay Bridge's mysterious protector out of hiding Map of Oakland Museum of California Oakland| The troll was rolled into the Gallery of California History at the Oakland Museum of California in a box, then placed on a pedestal near the entrance | |
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| 2013 Oct.18 |
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Rhetoric from unions to BART management heats up More than 100 workers and supporters gathered at a rally at the Lake Merritt BART station in to protest what they say are unfair labor practices
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| 2013 Oct.12 |
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Innocent bystander in coma after Oakland hit-and-run Police say Meghan Zato got into her car and tried to run down the people she thought were her attackers, hitting bystander James Roda instead
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| 2013 Sep.13 |
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Gunfire erupts in front of Marriott Hotel Gunfire erupted outside an Oakland hotel where the Ohio State University football team is staying ahead of Saturday's game against Cal
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| 2013 Sep.7 |
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Firefighters put out apartment fire near Lake Merritt Firefighters extinguished an apartment fire in a high-rise building. Crews arrived to find a fire inside an apartment on the building's 19th floor
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| 2013 Sep.4 |
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Boy, 3, hit by pickup truck, dies in Oakland A 3-year-old boy was run over and killed in an Oakland parking lot Wednesday as his mother sold fruit from a nearby stand
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| 2013 Jun.5 |
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Oakland firefighters control two-alarm blaze The fire at three-story house, which was highly visible from nearby Interstate Highway 880, burned at 621 Harrison St
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| 2013 Mar.10 |
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One dead in shooting When officers arrived, they found a person suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene
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| 2013 Jan.23 |
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Crews battle fire in vacant building Map of 600 Harrison Street Oakland| The fire was first reported shortly after 5 p.m. Smoke could be seen for miles. Three people have been detained in connection with the fire | |
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| 2012 Aug.6 |
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Man trying to rob marijuana grow shot to death 3 men tried to break in to the downstairs. An occupant of the apartment shot one of the suspects. The other suspects fled and were being sought.
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| 2012 Jul.9 |
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Five people shot outside movie theater Oakland police are still looking for the drive-by shooter who injured five people in front of a busy Regal Cinemas theatre
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| 2012 Jun.19 |
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Weighted body found in Oakland Estuary Christopher James Lattie, 27, committed suicide by attaching weights to himself before plunging. The body was discovered floating off a pier
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| 2012 Apr.29 |
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Man died in fight after harassing 50-year-old man who had been harassing an older woman inside the Burger King got into a fist fight with another patron who confronted him
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| 2012 Mar.25 |
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New mom, S.F. runner win Oakland Marathon Anna Bretan of Berkeley , 27, finished in 2:57:33. She was about four minutes slower than the previous year
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| 2012 Feb.6 |
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Occupy Oakland calling for day of action Occupy Oakland is threatening to jam the Alameda County Courthouse with protesters today. Some of their colleagues will be arraigned
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| 2012 Jan.28 |
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 Mass arrests at Occupy Oakland protest Map of Kaiser Convention Center Oakland Police fired tear gas and flash grenades at hundreds of Occupy supporters who tried to seize the long-closed Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center
| About 300 people were arrested. Demonstrators break into City Hall and burn an American flag. Some threw rocks and bottles and tore down fencing outside a convention center
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| 2011 Nov.21 |
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Police clear city's last Occupy camp Map of Snow Park Oakland Oakland police have cleared the third and last anti-Wall Street protest encampment in the city. All packed up and left peacefully
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| 2011 Nov.2 |
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Mercedes hits 2 Occupy protesters A car struck two Occupy Oakland protesters as they marched with a crowd, and an angry mob surrounded the car
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| 2011 Oct.30 |
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'Occupy' march through Oakland Map of 7th and Washington street Oakland| Demonstrators had a mostly peaceful march through downtown and West Oakland, though some reports on Twitter reported confrontations | |
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| 2009 Nov.23 |
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Cal Probing Brutality Claims Amid Protests A protest in the lobby of University of California President Mark Yudof's office ended peacefully with no arrests
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| 2009 Oct.25 |
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Man fatally shot Vershawn Baskom was walking down the street and got into an argument with the suspect. The suspect pulled out a firearm and shot Baskom
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| 2009 Aug.15 |
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Shooting Injures 3 The victims were taken to a hospital to be treated, and their injuries were not expected to be life threatening
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| 2009 Jul.5 |
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Third Train Fatality In Oakland Area Map of Jack London Square station Oakland There were 254 people on train No. 11 that was traveling from Seattle to LA. It's the third train-related fatality in the East Bay since Friday
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| 2009 Mar.20 |
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3 Shot In Attempted Holdup Of Store 3 customers hit one of the gunmen, knocking him to the ground; managed to hold him down until police arrived, not until all had all been shot
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| 2009 Jan.8 |
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APL moves offices to Arizona The regional headquarters of container shipping line, based in Oakland for more than 30 years, will be moved to Arizona in the second half of this year
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| 2009 Jan.6 |
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Fatal stabbing of a man The stabbing was reported at about 10:25 p.m. at a home. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene
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| 2008 Dec.8 |
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Suspected Drunk Driver Goes On Rampage A suspected drunken 30-year-old driver was under arrest after he was caught ramming 3 parked police cars right outside police headquarters
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| 2008 Sep.24 |
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Man Commits Suicide On Amtrak Train Map of 100 Jackson Street Oakland| Train personnel discovered a man with a gunshot wound to the head on the Coast Starlight train | |
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| 2008 Jul.29 |
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Shooting Injures 1; Woman Arrested A woman was arrested and a second suspect fled on foot on the morning following a shooting
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| 2008 Apr.26 |
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Standoff With Armed Man Ends A 9-hour standoff with a man who fired at police and refused to leave an apartment ended without incident. The man voluntarily exited the building
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| 2008 Apr.25 |
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Man Holds Standoff With Police A man holding 3 hostages is involved in a standoff with Oakland Police at a condominium near Jack London Square
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| 2008 Apr.1 |
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Luxury condos sell at a discount The coordinators of auction of 41 units at the new Eight Orchids condominium midrise in billed as a finding the actual market value
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| 2008 Jan.21 |
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Teen Shoots, Kills 16-Year-Old Girlfriend Map of 57 Seventh St Oakland| A 16-year-old girl was shot by her 17-year-old boyfriend, who was trying to scare her with a gun | |
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| 2008 Jan.18 |
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1 Dead In Overnight Shooting Officers responded to the 1500 block of Franklin Street at about 1:15 a.m.
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| 2007 Aug.2 |
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 Journalist Assassinated During Walk Map of 250 14th Street Oakland A longtime Oakland newspaper journalist Chauncey Bailey, 57, was shot to death in a brazen attack that police believe was a deliberate hit
| He recently named editor of the Oakland Post and a former reporter for The Oakland Tribune
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| 2007 Jun.18 |
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2 bodies dead for quite some time Map of 1000 Oak Street Oakland| The investigators could not be sure where the men had died until autopsies were completed | |
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| 2007 Jun.11 |
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Man dead following solo vehicle crash Map of 400 Seventh Street Oakland| 52-year-old Randy Proctor was the driver of a car that crashed at around 6:30 a.m. on the 400 block of Seventh Street | |
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