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The Oakland Police Department Is Facing Yet Another Scandal

A year and change after the Oakland Police Department saw its umpteenth chief ousted over an internal affairs scandal, yet another internal affairs scandal has come to light, just as newly hired Police Chief Floyd Mitchell is preparing for his first day on the job.

Could LeRonne Armstrong Get Reinstated as Oakland Police Chief? Arbitrator Clears Him of Wrongdoing

There's a new wrinkle in the story about the Oakland Police Commission's search process for a new police chief, and one that may explain why they've been slow-walking the search and annoying Mayor Sheng Thao.

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Threatens to Declare ‘State of Emergency’ Over Lack of City Police Chief

The city of Oakland has now gone seven months without a proper police chief while crime is spiking. Mayor Sheng Thao says the police commission is dragging its feet, so she’s threatening to declare a state of emergency over the matter.

Arrest Warrant Issued for Oakland Police Officer On Suspicion of Perjury, Bribery

It’s likely to cause more tension between the Oakland Police Department and Alameda County DA Pamela Price that Price has issued an arrest warrant for OPD officer Phong Tran on five felony counts of perjury and bribery.

More Oakland PD-LeRonne Armstrong Drama, Fired Captain Claims He Was Made A Scapegoat

A subplot of Oakland PD chief LeRonne Armstrong’s February firing has spawned another subplot, as a former captain who lost his job over a seemingly botched internal affairs investigation insists he’s not the one who botched the investigation.

Day Around the Bay: Report Calls Oakland Police Chief 'Not Credible'

A new report from investigators into the latest Oakland police scandal calls Chief LeRonne Armstrong "not credible" in statements he made; the SFPD announced a $50K reward in a Sept. 2022 Fillmore shooting case; and UC Berkeley has "unnamed" another building that was named for a white supremacist.

Oakland Police Chief Placed on Administrative Leave Over Alleged Mishandling of Internal Investigation

New Oakland mayor Sheng Thao is moving fast, placing the city’s police chief LeRonne Armstrong on paid administrative leave just one day after an internal report was made public saying he’s failed to hold officers accountable for misconduct.

Fired Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick to Get $1.5M Settlement After Court Win

Oakland's former police chief won a wrongful termination case two months ago, and now the Oakland City Council has approved a $1.5 million settlement for her, which includes a year's pay.

Oakland Police Department Wants Out of Their 20-Year-Long Federal Oversight, Will Get Their Day in Court

The Oakland police have been under the oversight of a federal monitor for nearly 20 years after the long-ago “Riders” scandal, but on Wednesday will make their case to end this arrangement.

Oakland Police Dept. Instagram Meme Scandal Could Keep It Under Federal Oversight Longer

An independent review of the Oakland Police Department's handling of a scandal involving an offensive meme account created by a recently fired officer — and the many still active OPD officers who liked and commented on its posts — has determined that the department still has a lot to learn.

Oakland Police Face New Possible Scandal Involving Social Media Accounts, Racist and Sexist Memes

The Oakland Police Department has reportedly seized as many as 100 city-owned cellphones from officers in a new potential scandal that shows officers allegedly following and liking social media posts promoting racist and sexist jokes, and pro-Trump conspiracy theories.

Charges Dismissed For All But One East Bay Officer Connected To Sexual Exploitation Of Celeste Guap

In the latest update in the sexual misconduct and exploitation case that roiled the Oakland Police Department and affected several other law enforcement departments over the last year and a half, an Alameda

Oakland Police Department Chastised In Federal Court Over Recent Sex Scandal

A judge who ordered reforms and imposed federal oversight on the Oakland Police Department nearly a decade and a half ago took the city and department to task again Monday at least verbally

Yet Another Oakland Police Scandal Leads To Discovery Of Drug Stash

The Oakland Police Department is nothing if not newsworthy, and this week we learn via the East Bay Express of a new story involving a sexual misconduct probe that led internal investigators to

Woman At Center Of Oakland Police Scandal Speaks After Accepting Settlement

The case of the Richmond woman at the heart of a sex scandal that rocked several law enforcement agencies has reached its first stage of resolution. ABC7 reports that 19-year-old Jasmine Abuslin has

Oakland To Settle With Woman At Center Of Police Sex Scandal For Nearly $1 Million

Jasmine Abuslin, the 19-year-old woman at the heart of a drama-filled sex scandal that rocked several Bay Area police departments who previously went by the pseudonym Celeste Guap, will probably settle her lawsuit

Celeste Guap Testifies For First Time Against Accused Oakland Officer In Sex Scandal

The young woman and former sex worker who became widely known as Celeste Guap via salacious news stories about a sex scandal that touched six different East Bay law enforcement agencies appeared as

Oakland Hires Its First Female Police Chief, Anne Kirkpatrick

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has hired the city's first female chief of police, as multiple news sources are reporting this morning, and that is Anne Kirkpatrick, a former chief of Spokane's police department

81-Year-Old Retired Oakland Police Captain To Be Charged In Celeste Guap Sex Scandal

Retired 81yo @oaklandpoliceca capt charged by @ContraCostaDA w/soliciting Jasmine Abuslin, but no charges against any other cops 12p @KTVU pic.twitter.com/QPg28MtvOC— Henry K. Lee (@henrykleeKTVU) November 4, 2016 The Contra

First Mug Shot Released Of Law Enforcement Officer Accused In Jasmine Abuslin Exploitation Scandal

Brian Bunton, an Oakland police officer accused of tipping off Jasmine Abuslin to a coming prostitution sting in exchange for sex, was one of three officers charged last week by Alameda County District

Three More Officers Formally Charged In Oakland Scandal, Including One Who Tipped Off Sex Worker To Sting

Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley continues filing the formal criminal charges already promised against seven East Bay law enforcement officers, with three more officers charged on Monday. As KQED reports, those include

Attorneys File $66 Million Civil Suit In Oakland Police Scandal; DA Formally Charges Two

Attorneys for Jasmine Abuslin a.k.a. Celeste Guap filed the first of what may be several lawsuits Friday in Oakland, a $66 million civil damages claim. As KQED reports, this is likely

Celeste Guap Offered Plea Deal On Battery Charge In Florida; Richmond Police Deny Criminal Wrongdoing By Officers

The young woman at the center of a wide-reaching sexual exploitation case involving local law enforcement, Celeste Guap, was charged with misdemeanor battery in a Florida court Monday after her alleged altercation with

Livermore Officer Charged In Celeste Guap Case Speaks Out, Says He Didn't Pay For Sex

Livermore police officer Dan Black, who's one of seven East Bay law enforcement officers being charged by the Alameda County district attorney in connection with the Celeste Guap scandal, spoke via Facebook Messenger

Seven East Bay Law Enforcement Officers Charged In Celeste Guap Scandal

Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O'Malley announced Friday that her office would be pursuing multiple charges, including including sex offenses and obstruction of justice, against seven members of three different law enforcement