Court Rules Former Oakland Chief Wrongfully Terminated
A federal jury Thursday ruled former Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick was wrongfully terminated and awarded her $337,675 in damages.
May 27, 2022
A federal jury Thursday ruled former Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick was wrongfully terminated and awarded her $337,675 in damages.
May 27, 2022
“What we are missing is political will,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said. “We have the answers.”
April 25, 2022
This week Sheriff Donny Youngblood asked the Kern County Board of Supervisors to renew the offer for the next three years. And the Board has agreed. The bonus is distributed to the new deputy over a period of five years.
March 30, 2022
“If you want to get a CCW to carry a firearm, you should be treated fairly and equally,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. “One of those standards cannot be are you supporting the Sheriff or the Sheriff’s reelection. And that’s what this bribery investigation was about.”
December 16, 2021
Mark Stainbrook was formerly Chief of Police for the San Diego Harbor Police Department, a position he held since 2018.
December 1, 2021
Oakland, CA, police chief LeRonne Armstrong on Tuesday praised a new proposal by the mayor to unfreeze dozens of positions and beef up his department’s staffing after a wave of killings and organized robberies across the city.
December 1, 2021
A state public health order from July 26 requires those working in “state and local correctional facilities and detention centers” to get vaccinated or submit to twice-a-week COVID-19 testing. The order gave jails and health-care facilities until Aug. 23 to comply.
September 14, 2021
The Baldwin Park City Council hired David Salcedo, a former Inglewood, CA, police officer, on a 3-2 vote in January 2017, then turned around and dismissed him without cause in another 3-2 vote that March.
August 18, 2021
Santa Ana Police Officers Association President Gerry Serrano says the union is moving forward with a vote of no confidence in Santa Ana Police Chief David Valentin, though the date of the vote hasn’t been made clear.
July 21, 2021
In a briefing Monday morning, Armstrong made the case that the change in funding, and reduced ability to hire new officers as a result, would prevent Oakland police from adequately completing even day-to-day tasks like traffic enforcement and responding to emergency calls.
June 30, 2021
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