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On February 15, 2023, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao announced plans to fire the city's current police chief LeRonne Armstrong. [9] [10] On March 27, 2024, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao introduced Floyd Mitchell as the city's newest chief of police, more than a year after the firing of former Chief LeRonne Armstrong. He took office on May 13, 2024.
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SF police arrest man suspected in fatal New Year’s Day shooting Earlier on New Year’s Day, a person was fatally shot on the 2400 block of 24th Avenue at around 3:15 a.m., OPD said.
Floyd Mitchell (born 1967 or 1968) is an American police officer who has served as chief of the Oakland Police Department since 2024. He previously served as chief of the Lubbock Police Department from 2019 to 2023, as well as chief of the Temple, Texas , police department.
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong takes questions at a December 2021 news conference at police headquarters in Oakland. (Jane Tyska / Digital First Media / East Bay Times via Getty Images)
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Oakland has been without a permanent police chief since, even as violent crime, robbery and vehicle theft climbed in the city of 400,000 across the bay from San Francisco. Ex-Oakland police chief ...
Sean Whent was the Chief of the Oakland Police Department. Whent was appointed Interim Chief by Mayor Jean Quan in May 2013, [1] replacing Anthony Toribio, who served for only two days following Howard Jordan's resignation. Whent was permanent (non-interim) police chief from May 2014 to June 2016. [2] [3]