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The Oakland Police Department has been under federal oversight for two decades in the wake of a police corruption scandal in the early 2000s. The federal judge overseeing the case placed the ...
He cited online portals such as The Real Singapore which published an article falsely claiming that a commotion between Thaipusam participants and the police was sparked by complaints from a Filipino family, the States Times Review which mocked former President S. R. Nathan with an article claiming near-zero turnout for his funeral, and All ...
The Oakland Police Department was formed in 1853 by Oakland founder and first mayor Horace W. Carpentier.Oakland had been incorporated as a town by the state legislature in 1852, and with its rapid expansion, Carpentier felt the need to organize a city government with a police force to provide regular law enforcement.
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.
Newsom noted that the biggest reason for the need of CHP partnership Oakland is because of city regulations prohibiting local city police officers from pursuing criminals unless there is ...
Recent reports from the Oakland Police Department show a 33% reduction in crime in 2024, compared with the same time last year. Times staff writer Karen Garcia contributed to this report.
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Stops made by the Oakland Police Department plummeted to 19,000 in 2018, down from 32,000 the year prior. Photo: Getty Images