
Add: A couple of things have happened in the six months since the mysterious crime-fighting initiative took effect. Overall, serious crimes are up 21 percent in Oakland from this time last year. And folks in the affluent Oakland hills have screamed bloody murder about an increase in crime in their neighborhoods. As part of the shift, 22 community police patrols in those areas that were yanked as part of the 100-block redeployment are returning to their beats.