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According to the Oakland Police Chief Batts, nearly 3 out of 4 of those arrested during the protest did not live in Oakland. [ 177 ] The San Francisco Chronicle reported that many of the rioters who were most aggressive in damaging Oakland businesses and property were organized white anarchists wearing black clothing and hoods.
On March 21, 2009, at 1:08pm. PDT, Mixon was pulled over in a routine traffic stop, while driving a 1995 Buick sedan; two motorcycle officers, Officer John Hege and Sergeant Mark Dunakin, stopped him for a traffic violation on 74th Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard in East Oakland, one block from Eastmont Town Center and an Oakland Police Department (OPD) substation.
Oakland Police arrested 409 individuals [82] in the largest arrest in Oakland history. [139] Among those arrested were at least six journalists, Kristin Hanes of ABC News-KGO, Susie Cagle, [140] Gavin Aronsen of Mother Jones, Vivian Ho of the San Francisco Chronicle, John C. Osborn of East Bay Express, and Yael Chanoff of San Francisco Bay ...
The Oakland Police Department has been under federal oversight for two decades in the wake of a police corruption scandal in the early 2000s. The federal judge overseeing the case placed the ...
Oakland has been without a permanent police chief since, even as violent crime, robbery and vehicle theft climbed in the city of 400,000 across the bay from San Francisco. Ex-Oakland police chief ...
She faced criticism almost immediately after taking office for firing popular Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong. Frustrated voters, including the local NAACP, blamed Thao for a long list of ...
Woodstock Police Department (Georgia) Shaw and other officers chased Emmanuel Millard following a traffic stop. After police performed a PIT maneuver, Shaw shot and killed the unarmed Millard as he exited the car. He pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to ten years probation and two years in prison. [2] [3] 7 January 2023
In a January 24, 2012, ruling, the district court found that Oakland Police Department had still failed to comply with the terms of the settlement. [10] On October 4, 2012, Plaintiffs' counsel filed a motion requesting that the Oakland Police Department be placed in receivership. [11] The OPD requested more time to achieve compliance.