WATCH LIVE: Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao gives update after Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong was placed on administrative leave for “dereliction of duty.”
According to ABC7 I-Team sources, Armstrong was placed on paid administrative leave for "dereliction of duty" after he reportedly failed to take action on a sergeant who ripped the bumper off a neighbor's car during a hit and run accident. That sergeant later fired a gun in an elevator at police headquarters. Those details werethat investigated alleged misconduct by OPD. Oakland's new Mayor Shang Thao and the city administrator made the call to place Armstrong on leave.
"I was surprised to hear we put the chief on leave, we should be working together as a council to find out what happened," said Oakland City Councilmember Noel Gallo. Former Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick calls it a setback. She was fired in 2020 for reporting alleged misconduct, she filed a lawsuit disputing her termination and won.Fired Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick levels accusations at Mayor Libby Schaaf, police commission
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