In less than two weeks, a new plan is set to take shape within the Oakland Police Department that police chief LeRonne Armstrong hopes will curb crime in one section of the city.
We often judge the police based on their visibility on the streets in our neighborhood, but Armstrong says work has been underway that you can’t see. He points to the Violent Crime Operations Center, a division he created within the department as one of his first acts after becoming the city’s top cop.
"They have been responsible for making over sixty homicide arrests. They also have made two hundred arrests of violent crime suspects. They also were a part of our recovery of over twelve hundred firearms in 2021."SEE ALSO:Incidents, he says, are taking place with far less frequency and it counts that drop among his successes.
"Chinatown is safer than it was. We are anticipating a Lunar New Year, one in which I think people will feel safe in Chinatown because we will have a presence there."Advertisement
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