Thursday, August 17, 2023

FORMER OAKLAND PD CHIEF SUES

By bob Walsh

 

Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong with his head down

Former Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong

 

LeRonne Armstrong used to the the chief of the Oakland CA Police Department.  He was sacked in February.  He is now asserting that he was sacked for exercising his constitutional rights to call the federal monitor, Robert Warshaw who keeps and eye on the department an idiot (though admittedly not in so many words).  

Armstrong has filed a claim against Mayor Sheng Taho, and various other city bigwigs retaliated against him for exercising his constitutional rights.  The claim is a necessary precursor to actually filing a lawsuit.    

Armstrong did say that Warshaw was deliberately making false allegations against the department in order to keep his own cushy gig running.  

Anne Kirkpatrick, a former Oakland PD Chief, was fired in 2020.  The city paid out $1.5 million to her 11 months ago. 

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