The Chair of the Oakland Police Commission on Tuesday evening issued a statement criticizing Mayor Sheng Thao after she pointed the finger at the commission over delays in the city appointing a new police chief during an interview on KPIX.
Amid a spike in violent crime, Thao told KPIX anchor Ryan Yamamoto during the interview she would declare a state of emergency if the city's Police Commission does not name a permanent replacement for former police chief LeRonne Armstrong, who she fired seven months ago.
Thao said while such declarations are normally reserved for disasters in order to free up additional funding for relief efforts, she would issue the declaration to move along the hiring process she says the commission is holding up. Dr. Tyfahra Milele, the Chair of the Oakland Police Commission issued a statement in response shortly after 5 p.m., saying the members of the commission"are also deeply disappointed in the mayor's purposeful deflection of the NAACP and community's concerns by casting blame on the Commission for the lack of a police chief, which was brought about by the mayor herself.
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