Last Thursday, Oakland police and their federal and local partners moved in on what they say was a suspected illegal gambling operation in East Oakland, serving a search warrant on a property in the 1400 block of 17th Avenue that investigators had linked to a recent shooting.
The enforcement action was part of a broader investigation into violence connected to underground gaming rooms, according to the Oakland Police Department. In a brief post today, the department said only that the probe “began following a recent shooting” and noted the multi-agency coordination, but did not specify whether anyone was arrested or what, if anything, was seized.
OPD, in coordination with federal and local law enforcement partners, executed a search warrant at a suspected illegal gambling operation on 4/9/26, in the 1400 block of 17th Avenue.The investigation began following a recent shooting.More in the link:https://t.co/twUxnWhxz2pic.twitter.com/gyCcPoicrn
— Oakland Police Dept. (@oaklandpoliceca) April 13, 2026
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