Important Oakland Safety Resources:

• Our walking police officer is Melvin Bermudez and his current shift is Tuesday - Friday 11am - 9pm. He can be reached at: 510-882 - 7738. He covers both Piedmont and College Avenues.

• Our CRO (Community Resource Officer) is Officer J. Kino. He's on duty Monday – Thursday, 12pm – 10pm. Email Officer Kino for community issues that arise (encampments, parking enforcement, suspicious vehicles, etc.) at: JKino@oaklandca.gov

• Emergency: 911 or 510 -777 - 3211

• For non-life-threatening issues, use the non-emergency number 510 - 777 - 3333

• MACRO is a community response program for non-violent, non-emergency 911 calls grounded in empathy, service, and community. They are available 7 days a week, holidays included, from 6:00 am - 8:30 pm. Service requests can be made by MACRO@oaklandca.gov or (510) 446-2276

• For active and urgent infrastructure emergencies call 311 or 510-615 - 5566

• PAMA has a Slack channel for Piedmont Ave. businesses to report crime and communicate other neighborhood events/issues. To sign up, contact info@piedmontavenue.org. You must have a business in our district to be a part of the Slack channel.

Make sure to report any crime by making a police report. Let's keep each other in the loop and let police know where they are needed. The police can’t go where they don’t know they are needed. Statistics drive resource allocation from the City.