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Mar 28, 2024 · Oakland’s new police chief, Floyd Mitchell, introduced himself to city leaders and residents on Wednesday at a packed press conference in Oakland City Hall. Mayor Sheng Thao praised Mitchell as a “smart crime fighter who delivers results” and who is committed to proven crime reduction strategies.
Mar 22, 2024 · Chief Mitchell will serve as Oakland’s Police Chief. Oakland, CA - Mayor Sheng Thao announced the appointment of Floyd Mitchell as Oakland Police Chief. Mitchell has more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement and previously served as Chief of Police in Lubbock, Texas. Chief Mitchell’s start date is being finalized but is expected ...
Feb 15, 2023 · Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong is officially out. Nearly a month after he was placed on administrative leave following the publication of a highly critical report that concluded Armstrong was responsible for a series of failures in the department’s discipline system, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao announced Wednesday afternoon she is firing him. ...
Feb 16, 2023 · The Oakland Police Department has lost its seventh head of police in as many years after an investigation found the California city's top cop mishandled two officer misconduct cases.
Oakland Police Officers' Association President Barry Donelan said, "Despite the turmoil surrounding the leadership of the police department, Oakland residents can be assured that Oakland's hard ...
Feb 16, 2023 · 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 ...
Feb 15, 2023 · Oakland police Chief LeRonne Armstrong, right, gets a hug from a Oakland District 5 city councilmember Noel Gallo during a rally at the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday ...
Feb 16, 2023 · FILE - Oakland police chief Leronne Armstrong speaks during a press conference outside City Hall in Oakland, Calif., on Aug. 30, 2022. The Oakland Police Department lost its seventh head of police in as many years on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, over the alleged coverup of an officer’s misconduct in a scandal that threatens to extend two decades of federal oversight, the longest of any police ...
Oakland, CA —Mayor Libby Schaaf and City Administrator Sabrina Landreth were joined by a diverse, cross-section of Oakland community and civic leaders to announce their selection of Anne Kirkpatrick as the City of Oakland’s new Chief of Police.. One of the most tenured police chiefs in the country, incoming Chief Kirkpatrick is a 34-year veteran law enforcement leader who previously served ...
Feb 10, 2021 · In 1999, Chief Armstrong joined the Oakland Police Department (OPD) as a police officer. During his 22-year career, he has served in several assignments before being promoted to Chief of Police. He started in patrol, worked as a Problem-Solving Officer, supervised the Gang Intelligence Task Force, and was assigned to the Criminal Investigation ...
