Posted on 05/08/2013 7:03:00 PM PDT by artichokegrower
An understaffed Oakland police force struggling with rising crime and a court order to curb officer misconduct is again looking for a leader, after Police Chief Howard Jordan abruptly stepped down Wednesday, citing an unspecified medical reason.
Jordan, who announced his departure in a morning letter to the rank and file, was a longtime Oakland police veteran who led the force for 19 months, a tumultuous time of Occupy protests, budget cuts and wide alarm over killings and robberies. The department's failure to finish reforms ordered a decade ago after a police abuse scandal prompted a federal judge in March to appoint a compliance director with the power to seek Jordan's firing.
The chief's announcement stunned many at City Hall, including City Council members who had met with Jordan in closed session Tuesday afternoon and were unaware of any health problems. Mayor Jean Quan, who appointed Jordan to the chief's job, said she "personally was very saddened and surprised."
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Understaffed?
Isn’t that an opinion?
They will hire a butch lesbian for the job like many other big cities
You mean like Washington DC?
Look up “Moral Busybody” in the dictionary and you’ll see a pic of Marco Rubio
even Dallas
Haven’t had any dealings with the Dallas Chief—watched the DC chief in horror one day as she stood by and watched members of code pink spray her police car with red enamel spray paint.................
No, Dallas County Sheriff I think.
lol
What a strange world we've allowed to come into being. What does one do to stop this insanity?
FOTFL FOTFL FOTFL
(sobering up) Sorry. Not a pretty picture, really, but the irony is beyond compare.
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