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The Chief of the Oakland Police Department is an office held by the executive head and highest-ranking officer of the Oakland Police Department. The chief was first established in 1853. The chief manages and oversees the planning, development and implementation of all law enforcement and crime prevention programs for the city.
Floyd Mitchell (born 1967 or 1968) is an American police officer who has served as chief of the Oakland Police Department since 2024. He previously served as chief of the Lubbock Police Department from 2019 to 2023, as well as chief of the Temple, Texas, police department.
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is a law enforcement agency responsible for policing the city of Oakland, California, United States.As of May 2021, the department employed 709 sworn officers and 371 civilian employees.
The city hired the firm last year to look into alleged officer misconduct and the Oakland Police Department's response. ... The Oakland Police Department has been under federal oversight for two ...
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong was placed on administrative leave following an outside report that found the department had mishandled cases of officer misconduct.
A federal judge on Wednesday told Oakland city leaders, including the mayor and the chair of the police commission, that he's quite concerned with how long it's taking to hire a new police chief.
On January 4, 2017, after six months in Chicago, Kirkpatrick was appointed by Mayor Libby Schaaf of Oakland, California, as the city's first female Chief of Police. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She was sworn in on February 27, 2017.
Thao fired Armstrong on February 15, 2023, [39] and indicated she had lost confidence in his ability to reform the police department. [40] Armstrong filed a wrongful terminational lawsuit against the city of Oakland and Thao. [41] In March 2024, Thao appointed Floyd Mitchell as the new police chief. [42]