The investigative arm of the Oakland Police Commission has found that two officers accused of starting an authorized deadly chase – and then didn't stay on scene to help -- were not truthful, compromised a criminal case and did not perform their duties, among other policy violations.
In all, the Community Review Police Agency, which conducts a civilian review of police misconduct cases, issued
A source also confirmed that the sustained findings relate to these two officers. There is a third officer who was also investigated, the civilian investigation shows, but that officer was exonerated. One of the officers can be heard saying something to the effect of "I hope they die," after he and his partner left the crash scene, according to one of the sources. The officers were referring to Linaldi.
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