The massive ransomware attack that exposed reams of sensitive personal data stored by the city is now the subject of a class-action lawsuit by city employees who say their information wasn’t properly protected.
Numerous city workers received alerts this month confirming the worst: strangers were attempting to open lines of credit on their accounts, using social security numbers hacked from the city during a ransomware attack that began Feb 8.
Three years after twenty-seven-year-old Patrick Demarco Scott Jr. was killed at a bus stop near his Berkeley home, authorities continue to hope a reward might help solve the case.
This week, on the anniversary of Patrick Scott Jr.’s homicide, which took place Feb. 3, 2018, the FBI San Francisco Division and the Oakland Police Department reminded the community that the $30,000 reward offered previously in the case remains available.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest of anyone responsible for Patrick Scott Jr.’s death, and Oakland Crime Stoppers has offered an additional reward of up to $10,000 for pertinent information.
By Hans Bader | February 1, 2021 | 4:07pm EST
Demonstrators attend a Sit Out the Curfew protest against the death of George Floyd who died on May 25 in Minneapolis whilst in police custody, along a street in Oakland, Calif. on June 3, 2020. (Photo credit: PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images) Shootings in Oakland soar as cuts to Police Department take hold, reports the
San Francisco Chronicle:
Oakland has had 14 homicides since the start of the year that compares with a single homicide during the same time period last year.
If the homicides continue at the current rate, Oakland is looking at 168 homicides by the end of the year. In 2020 there were 102, and in 2019 there were 75.
Shootings in Oakland soar as cuts to Police Department take hold
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A sideshow raises fumes during a youth-led Juneteenth rally at De Fremery Park in Oakland in 2020.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
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Patients check into the emergency department at Highland Hospital in Oakland in 2016.Amy Osborne / Special to The Chronicle 2016Show MoreShow Less
As disturbing as Oakland’s rising homicide rate is, the numbers tell only part of the story.
Oakland has had 14 homicides since the start of the year that compares with a single homicide during the same time period last year.
If the homicides continue at the current rate, Oakland is looking at 168 homicides by the end of the year. In 2020 there were 102, and in 2019 there were 75.