Posted on 06/15/2016 4:55:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Assistant Chief Paul Figueroa will now step in to lead the police department.
Five days after he was tapped for the position, Ben Fairow, Oakland police's new interim chief, has been removed from his position effective immediately, Mayor Libby Schaaf said. Assistant Chief Paul Figueroa will now step in to lead the police department.
Schaaf would not elaborate on why, other than to say that "state law prohibits me from further elaborating on the specific factors that led to this decision."
She added that she "just received information that has caused me to lose confidence in Ben Fairow’s ability to lead the Oakland Police Department at this particular moment in time. OPD staff, members of our community and city leadership deserve to have complete trust and confidence in our chief, especially during this critical transition."
The shakeup comes less than a week after Schaaf announced Sean Whent would no longer be the city's top cop.
Though Shaaf said Whent left, suddenly and without notice, for "personal reasons," he did so amidst a growing sex scandal. At the center of it is 18-year-old Celeste Guap, a prostitute who said she has had sex with as many as 28 police officers stretching across several counties and agencies, sometimes when she was a minor, sometimes for money and sometimes in exchange for information that would keep her from being arrested.
Fairow is the sixth person to be Oakland police chief since 2011.
Prior to Fairow holding the position for less than a week, Whent served three years as Oakland's police chief.
Anthony Toribio held the interim title for a short time before Whent was named chief. Toribio had replaced Howard Jordan, who cited an undisclosed medical condition for leaving his post.
Jordan's 19-month tenure was marked by a rise in crime and a department undergoing federal oversight.
In 2011, Anthony Batts announced his resignation as chief, saying there was too much bureaucracy and a lack of resources to fight crime.
probably voted for Trump...
The only fair and suitable replacement would be a transgender, cis-sexual, atheist lesbian of color BLM activist.
Well, there might be another change in the near future if GS wins tonight. I see riots in their future
I would never go to Oakland — much less live there. What a cess pool.
>>Fairow is the sixth person to be Oakland police chief since 2011.<<
They are vying for an NFL franchise.
How about replace the idiot mayor??!!!??
That’s what you get when you let a bunch of reds and black extremists run a city.
All I’m gonna say is Ron Dellums. You can aid more reds and crooks to the list.
I lived there, and was mugged twice, but that was in the early 90’s.
If GS wins tonight, it will be an NBA first. They aren’t scheduled to play until tomorrow!
“Schaaf would not elaborate on why, other than to say that ...” we removed the white guy and put in a latino because we think he can deal with La Raza better and not make them mad.
no, Mayor is joke and city council. They always had this kind of drama.
What a fine example of governmental transparency. The people who are forced to pay for all this should know what they are getting for their money.his
Probably not that. A bunch of officers were having relations with a prostitute that was underage part of the time.
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