Posts Tagged ‘Thelton Henderson’
Thomas Frazier, lead investigator of Occupy Oakland response, named OPD compliance director
Federal Judge Thelton Henderson named former Baltimore Police Commissioner Thomas C. Frazier as the new compliance director of the Oakland Police Department on Monday.
Read MoreQ&A with Federal Judge Thelton Henderson about the Oakland police case, his career
Federal district court judge Thelton Henderson is one of the biggest names in Oakland right now, as the city waits to see who he will appoint to take over parts of the city’s police department as part of an infamous 13-year legal battle that nearly thrust the Oakland Police Department into federal control. Henderson, a…
Read MorePossible Oakland Police Department receivership raises many unanswered questions
The Oakland Police Department has operated under the threat of federal receivership for nine years.
Read MoreTwelve years after the Riders, a long legal process is reaching its final stage
Twelve years ago, the arrest of four police officers known as the “Riders” who were accused of planting evidence and making false arrests, shocked Oakland residents and prompted a civil lawsuit against the city. Now, the long legal process that the case set in motion is reaching its final stages.
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