Oakland Police Chief Touts Reforms As Department Enters Probationary Period

CBS San Francisco

June 2, 2022

Chief LeRonne Armstrong has been with the Oakland Police Department for 24 years, before the Riders scandal hit. That scandal sent the department into federal oversight and ultimately receivership.

Today, under his tenure as chief, OPD moves into a one-year "sustainability" period to see if the 52 civil rights changes mandated by the federal government stick - which would allow oversight to finally drop.

"I hope that our community feels the change in this department. The culture is different. It is a young department. It is not the department I saw in the late 90s. We are bringing in young officers who are willing to partner with our community. They are accepting of civilian oversight," Armstrong told KPIX 5 on Wednesday.

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