Oakland loses third police chief in nine days, will operate under civilian control

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Source: Los Angeles Times

Oakland loses third police chief in nine days, will operate under civilian control

By James Queally
JUNE 17, 2016, 9:15 PM

The Oakland Police Department will now operate under civilian control after the agency parted ways with its third police chief in nine days, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced Friday.

Acting Chief Paul Figueroa tendered his resignation to Schaaf on Friday, and the department’s command staff will now report to City Administrator Sabrina Landreth, Schaaf said during a news conference Friday evening.

Figueroa was appointed to replace Interim Chief Ben Fairow on Wednesday, after Schaaf said she had received information that made her question Fairow’s ability to lead.

Fairow’s tenure as Oakland’s top cop lasted just six days. He had been appointed to replace Chief Sean Whent, who resigned in the wake of a widening sexual misconduct scandal that has ensnared more than a dozen city police officers and members of three other East Bay law enforcement agencies.

“I’m hoping to not have to fire anyone else anytime soon,” said the mayor, laughing in response to a question from a reporter.

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1. Boy do those fish rot from the head. nt