Amid a spike in violent crime, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao said she would declare a state of emergency if the city's Police Commission does not name a permanent replacement for former police chief LeRonne Armstrong, who she fired seven months ago.
, is responsible for vetting candidates for chief and for submitting a final name to the city council and mayor for approval.
"With the new appointees that I have appointed to the commission, the new commissioners, I am hopeful that we can actually get work done and that they can do their job, which is to recommend to me the top three candidates, and so that I can actually interview those top three and get Oakland a police chief."
In February, Thao fired Armstrong following a report detailing the chief's actions in connection with a hit-and-run collision involving a police sergeant and the alleged obstruction of the investigation. Armstrong was suspended on January 19 in connection with the report that concluded he had signed off on the findings without reviewing them or even fully discussing the incident.
Armstrong has repeatedly disputed the report, blaming the federal monitor overseeing police reform for suspension and eventual firing. . As part of the investment, the city plans to increase recruitment and staffing, along with modernizing computer systems. and a recent report from the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury that found the dispatch center failed to answer about half of the calls it received within 15 seconds.
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