Law Enforcement Surge In Oakland, California
Posted: February 15th, 2024, 9:11 pm
A brief law enforcement surge just ended in Oakland, California. The California Highway Patrol did a 4 day marathon police surge in Oakland arresting people, doing traffic stops, and patrolling the streets to stop retail crime.
The Oakland Police are under Federal oversight. They are under pressure to not do random stop and searches. They also cannot pursue thieves.
However, the California Highway Patrol can do random stops and they can do police chases.
They caught thieves off guard and arrested many people.
People are saying why did it only last 4 days. The CHP officers had to be moved from other areas of California. The amount of overtime was huge. There is a lack of staff and they can only work so many hours.
The state says they will do announced saturation patrols in the future.
This surge is being done to enforce current laws and tackle the retail theft rings.
Of all the things the state spends money on, why can't it spend more money on law enforcement?
Also there is a surge of state attorneys being sent to Alameda County where Oakland is located. These attorneys will prosecute crimes. The focus will be on violent crimes and retail theft ring crimes.
First there will be more arrests and then the added state attorneys will prosecute those criminals.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/chp-deploymen ... ts-in-week
The Oakland Police are under Federal oversight. They are under pressure to not do random stop and searches. They also cannot pursue thieves.
However, the California Highway Patrol can do random stops and they can do police chases.
They caught thieves off guard and arrested many people.
People are saying why did it only last 4 days. The CHP officers had to be moved from other areas of California. The amount of overtime was huge. There is a lack of staff and they can only work so many hours.
The state says they will do announced saturation patrols in the future.
This surge is being done to enforce current laws and tackle the retail theft rings.
Of all the things the state spends money on, why can't it spend more money on law enforcement?
Also there is a surge of state attorneys being sent to Alameda County where Oakland is located. These attorneys will prosecute crimes. The focus will be on violent crimes and retail theft ring crimes.
First there will be more arrests and then the added state attorneys will prosecute those criminals.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/chp-deploymen ... ts-in-week