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Posts Tagged ‘Police staffing’

OPD tops staffing targets for sworn officers, first time since 2013

By Molly Pierce | October 29, 2014 | 1
Speakers line up to address the Public Safety Committee. Photo by Sasha Lekach.

Tuesday night’s Public Safety Committee meeting announced the Oakland Police Department will surpass its staffing targets for sworn officers, bringing the total up to 715 officers.

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Oakland gets funding to hire 15 new police officers

By Molly Pierce | October 3, 2014 | 1
The 167th Police Academy graduated in Oakland in September 2013. Photo by Jason Paladino.

Oakland has received a $1.87 million grant from the Department of Justice to fund the hiring of 15 new police officers over the next three years. With these officers, the department will be on course to reach its highest level of officer staffing since 2010.

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