Here is where its happening on north ten street just east of Mineta San Jose International airport. Theer is the scene where the motorcycle officer was hit. No word on why they crashed or who is at fault. Police tell us the other driver is talking with the officer. You can see the motorcycle interest in the road and well continue to bring information as we get it. You can get breaking news by following us on twitter on abc7 news bay area another inmate says correctional deputies beat him. Melanie woodrow is live with his story and why a county exec stiff calling for a office separate perfect the sheriffs office. Reporter idea is being ther÷ is a potential conflict of interest in light of several recent high profile in custody deaths. According to records, this latest alleged beating victim here at the jail suffered a head injury and cuts, he says at the hands of deputies. This is the latest inmate who said correctional deputies beat him. His attorney has filed a lawsuit against Santa
Of our police chief sean whent. Reporter oakland mayor libby schaaf. The decision to resign was the chiefs. Reporter said it. The chiefs decision to resign was his decision. Reporter five separate times. It was a personal decision. Reporter she could have said it 5,000 times. Again, all of the decisions that were made in this matter were the chiefs. Reporter and still, no one with believe her. Not the reporters, not the politicians, not even her own allies. No, i dont buy the spin. No, i dont. Ha. I dont. Thats why i am extremely frustrated. I just dont buy that he just chose to pack up his bag and leave. Reporter in three years, under sean whent, shootings and murders went down by 39 . Community leaders say chief whent was effective and transparent. Chief whent was a real good listener and would follow through on everything that he promised to do so reporter some believe a recent Police Scandal might have led to his departure. Some officers were accused of having sex with a minor. It
Violent crime came down. Reporter your numbers are still higher than the state and the national average. They are. And were working on that. The the difficulty is, when we went through the economic downturn, you know, we were down to 82 Police Officers. Reporter and thats progress, which when it comes to the folks who live here, is exactly what they hope these cameras will help continue to do. All we want, you know . We want to work with the police and with the city council. We want to work with all of our Business Owners down here. And, um, make it a better place. Reporter in addition to the security cameras, Antioch City Council also vote to buy more license plate readers which they hope will also help them fight crime. Emily turner, kpix 5. The latest police chief in oakland kept a low profile on his first full day on the job. Acting interim police chief Paul Figueroa says he is focusing on positive change for the department as it tries to overcome a sex scandal involving several of
We dont have officers slip through the cracks and have amoral philosophies. I dont know that additional oversight is the sole answer to any of the reforms that are needed. If oversight alone was sufficient, we wouldnt still be in oversight. The city will pay this consultant 800,000 this year. The Mayors Department says it cant discuss the details of the scandal but, qte, this is an effort to reassure the public that we are taking swift action to address every instance of misconduct. Oakland residents and good men and women in the Police Department who nobly serve this community deserve nothing less. The search for a new Permanent Police chief continues. They are on the third police chief in one week and the search for a new permanent chief continues. Anne makovec, kpix 5 what are we learning from the new interim police chief. Reporter not much. Paul figueroa is keeping a low profile since he was appointed this week. We have sent out a number of interview requests and he has no availabi
You why the sergeant in 2004 was fired. Live in oakland, im da lin, kpix 5. Chopper 5 over a protest outside opd headquarters. Demonstrators upset over the other big Police Scandal allegations that several officers had sex with an unaged girl and lied about it. Demonstrators formed two circles outside police headquarters. A photo from the ground level shows two men hoisting a banner up a flagpole. They are accusing officers of Human Trafficking and statutory rape. Other signs say, we have a right to know their names. And, jail predator police. And because of the latest scandals, a courtappointed monitor will now expand his role and look at Police Hiring and recruitment. A judge gave extended authority to a compliance director who is overseeing reforms at the opd. Its a big setback for the department. Oakland was getting closer to regaining local control of its police department. The warriors back in the bay after a rough night in cleveland. Their flight landed in oakland this afternoon