Oakland hires third police chief in three days

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/11/oakland-hires-third-police-chief-in-three-days/



The Oakland Police Department installed its third chief in three days on Friday, as members of the City Council complained they were being kept out of the loop on the tumult in the department.

KNTV-TV reported that Deputy Chief Sean Whent, head of the department’s Risk Management bureau, was sworn in to replace interim chief Anthony Toribio. Toribio only lasted 48 hours helming the department following chief Howard Jordan’s surprise announcement on May 8 that he was stepping down, citing health concerns.

“I have been part of the team that has worked with national experts in the fields of crime reduction and enforcement strategies to develop a hot-off-the press plan for tackling robberies, burglaries, and shootings,” said Whent after being sworn in. “I am confident that we can implement the recommendations in that plan in short order.”

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Mayor Jean Quan and City Administrator Deanna Santana selected Whent as part of an overall reshuffling of department leadership, following meetings with Thomas Frazier and Robert Warshaw, the two officials appointed by a federal court to monitor the department as part of the 2003 settlement of the “Riders” police misconduct case involving officer attacks on suspects.

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1. it will not make any difference who Oakland hires...

the cops in Oakland are all cut from the same cloth.....they run Oakland like a police state and Quan is as despicable as the cops.....

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2. Quan is the biggest problem here in Oakland. Never would have had this problem if Perata or Tuman

were elected.