“The discipline imposed on Chief Armstrong should be reversed and removed from his personnel record,” said the arbitrator reviewing the fired chief’s appeal.
OAKLAND — Before former Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong was fired in February, an inquiry found that he had failed to hold a problem cop accountable and gave statements to outside investigators that lacked credibility.
“It really clearly says that I did not engage in policy violations, that I did not have any issues around credibility, and the statements that were made regarding me in that investigation were unfounded,” he said. “By immediately and prematurely standing up for himself personally, Mr Armstrong failed to stand up for accountability at OPD,” Thao said. “His conduct forced me to make one of the most difficult decisions I have ever had to make.”
Key details of the officer’s alleged wrongdoing — involving a hit-and-run with a civilian’s parked car — were watered down by his higher-ranking internal affairs officers, while the chief later gave statements in interviews that led the investigators to question his credibility, the investigation found.
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