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Oakland hires third police chief in three days
The Oakland Police Department installed its third chief in three days on Friday, as members of the City Council complained they were being kept out of the loop on the tumult in the department. KNTV-TV reported that Deputy Chief Sean Whent, head of the department’s Risk Management bureau, was sworn…
Rich neighborhoods hiring private security as cities lay off cops
As cities lay off police, frustrated neighborhoods turn to private cops (via The Christian Science Monitor) Copyright ImageClick to View A closed and boarded up Oakland Police Department recruiting center is seen in downtown in Oakland, Calif., in 2010. Officer layoffs are one reason that some Oakland neighborhoods are hiring…
Report: Oakland PD pointed firearms at a sleeping baby
A new report by the federal monitor overseeing the Oakland Police Department officers pointed their weapons at a sleeping baby while executing a search warrant. “Two officers pointed their firearms at a sleeping 19-month-old child who, of course, posed no immediate threat to the officers or others,” said the Jan.…
‘Anonymous’ sends ‘get well’ video to Marine injured at ‘Occupy Oakland’
In a “get well” video directed at Scott Olsen, the Marine whose skull was fractured by a police projectile in Oakland on Tuesday night, the faceless hacktivst group “Anonymous” pledges to honor the soldier’s sacrifice and stand in solidarity with him. “Scott Olson, it has come to our attention that…
Oakland fires 80 police officers, lists crimes cops will no longer respond to
The Oakland Police Department is feeling the burn of California’s unending budget crisis, as 80 officers were laid off Tuesday night after negotiations between city and police union failed to reach an accord. The department’s chief had said in recent days that unless the city could meet the union’s demands,…
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