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Oakland’s new police chief Fairow removed from job
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Oakland-s-new-police-chief-Fairow-removed-from-8208344.phpOakland’s Interim police chief Ben Fairow has been removed from his post, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced Wednesday.
“With the abrupt resignation of Sean Whent last week, we sought to have seamless leadership of the Oakland Police Department and selected an individual who understtod the dynamics in Oakland and who, based on his previous employment with OPD, could hit the ground running,” Schaaf said in a statement.
“However,” she continued, “I have just received information that has caused me to lose confidence in Ben Fairow’s ability to lead the Oakland Police Department at this particular moment in time.”
Schaaf tapped Fairow to steer the department during a period of mounting turmoil after Whent abruptly resigned last week.
“With the abrupt resignation of Sean Whent last week, we sought to have seamless leadership of the Oakland Police Department and selected an individual who understtod the dynamics in Oakland and who, based on his previous employment with OPD, could hit the ground running,” Schaaf said in a statement.
“However,” she continued, “I have just received information that has caused me to lose confidence in Ben Fairow’s ability to lead the Oakland Police Department at this particular moment in time.”
Schaaf tapped Fairow to steer the department during a period of mounting turmoil after Whent abruptly resigned last week.
