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now he can add. >> i have selected chief floyd mitchell. >> reporter: oakland's next chief. mayor sheng thao announced it friday morning. >> he is a strong leader, a smart crime fighter and more so than that, delivers results. >> reporter: mitchell said in a statement he looks forward to working with residents, businesses, city leadership, and the police commission to build a stronger and safer oakland. he still has to clear certain state requirements including a test. >> he has not taken the test quite yet. we wanted to make sure the community knows this is oakland's next chief. >> reporter: it follows more than a year of no permanent chief after the mayor fired chief armstrong weeks after the department would have completed its federal oversight program after 20 years. it is still under that oversight and has had 12 police chiefs in the past two decades including ann kirkpatrick. >> he has the judge, the officers, everybody is not online. and that will be something we have to bridge very quickly. >> reporter: her advice, make himself available. >> come to the table with be
now he can add. >> i have selected chief floyd mitchell. >> reporter: oakland's next chief. mayor sheng thao announced it friday morning. >> he is a strong leader, a smart crime fighter and more so than that, delivers results. >> reporter: mitchell said in a statement he looks forward to working with residents, businesses, city leadership, and the police commission to build a stronger and safer oakland. he still has to clear certain state requirements including a test....
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. >> reporter: floyd mitchell has more than 30 years experience and veteran of the u.s. air force and soon can add. >> i have selected chief floyd mitchell. >> reporter: oakland police department's next chief announced friday morning. >> a strong leader a smart crime fighter and more so than that, delivers results. >> reporter: mitchell said in a statement he looks forward to working with residents, businesses, city leadership and the police commission to build a stronger and safer oakland. before we had do any of that he has to clear certain state rimts including a test. the mayor says that process is under way. >> currently right now he has not taken that test, we wanted to make sure the community knows that this is oakland the next chief. >> reporter: his appointment following more than a year of no permanent chief after the mayor fired chief armstrong weeks before the department completed its federal oversight program after 20 years. it's still under that oversight and had 12 police chiefs in the past two decades including former police chief ann kirkpatrick. >> a po
. >> reporter: floyd mitchell has more than 30 years experience and veteran of the u.s. air force and soon can add. >> i have selected chief floyd mitchell. >> reporter: oakland police department's next chief announced friday morning. >> a strong leader a smart crime fighter and more so than that, delivers results. >> reporter: mitchell said in a statement he looks forward to working with residents, businesses, city leadership and the police commission to build a...
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. >> reporter: former police chief floyd mitchell will lead the department in addition to leading the lubbock, texas pd he previously served as chief in temple texas and is an air force veteran. mayor tells that she is confident mitchell is the best person to handle the job. >> this is not a new thing for him to be chief of department and he holds himself to a high standard and this is what i respect and appreciate about his leadership. >> the new chief comes with controversy. texas department surveys also show struggled to gain the trust of his officers. >> he has a previous track record and is he going to do it. after more than a year without a permanent police chief oakland police officers association says it welcomes the new permanent leadership. >> we look forward to chief mitchell coming to the city of oakland and providing service to our community. >> reporter: the naacp also welcoming new leadership says they hope the new chief takes a community focused approach. >> we do think it's important that he understands the difficulty of the job and that he will come in and be willing
. >> reporter: former police chief floyd mitchell will lead the department in addition to leading the lubbock, texas pd he previously served as chief in temple texas and is an air force veteran. mayor tells that she is confident mitchell is the best person to handle the job. >> this is not a new thing for him to be chief of department and he holds himself to a high standard and this is what i respect and appreciate about his leadership. >> the new chief comes with controversy....
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incoming chief floyd mitchell is a veteran of the u.s. air force, has more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement and most recently he was the chief of police in lubbock, texas, for four years. mitchell resigned as chief last september. the reason was never disclosed. before he can take over as oakland's chief, mitchell has to clear certain statement requirements, including taking a test. the mayor says that process is under way. >>> a last look at the forecast. >> we're starting out with some clouds. we're going to see some rain later on. it does start in the north bay, late morning, and the rest of the bay area seeing it during the afternoon into the evening. then we do get another break in the activity tomorrow, but another storm system will be arriving on friday that could keep it unsettled throughout the weekend, and cooler temperatures moving in. >>> it's a crash in the north bay right now i'm concerned with right at sears point. highway 37, 121, not a lot of lanes there. one less because of a crash and crash activity. both
incoming chief floyd mitchell is a veteran of the u.s. air force, has more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement and most recently he was the chief of police in lubbock, texas, for four years. mitchell resigned as chief last september. the reason was never disclosed. before he can take over as oakland's chief, mitchell has to clear certain statement requirements, including taking a test. the mayor says that process is under way. >>> a last look at the forecast. >> we're...
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former texas police chief floyd mitchell will now lead opd. he also served as police chief in temple texas. new chief also comes with controversy. he resigned as lubbock chief last fall after criticism of his department's response time. the mayor says she is confident that mitchell is the best person to handle the job. >> didn't make any excuses but talked about what he learned from the experience and so through this experience i am excited that he will bring it over to add on to what we are going through with oakland 911 systems and so i have every belief that your ship will be resounding. >> oakland by the way has had 12 police chiefs in the last 20 years. oakland's last chief is currently suing the city for wrongful termination after he was fired suddenly last february. the incoming chief will still have to clear certain state requirements for or he can step into's position. he is expected to start in late april or early may. >>> an update and a san jose search for a chief. this chief will retire at the end of this month after 28 years. we
former texas police chief floyd mitchell will now lead opd. he also served as police chief in temple texas. new chief also comes with controversy. he resigned as lubbock chief last fall after criticism of his department's response time. the mayor says she is confident that mitchell is the best person to handle the job. >> didn't make any excuses but talked about what he learned from the experience and so through this experience i am excited that he will bring it over to add on to what we...
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in a video message the mayor announced that floyd mitchell will be taking over opd. most recently he was the police chief in lubbock, texas for four years. it is about half the population of oakland. he was also the chief in temple, texas and is an air force veteran. he is credited with bringing down overall crime while at the helm in lubbock but does come with some controversy. he resigned as lubbock's chief after criticism about 911 call times in lubbock. the number of people hanging up before getting their calls answered double in two years. as we reported, oakland has its own issues with 911. today the mayor told nbc that she believes mitchell is the best person for the job. >> in regards to the 911 calls, i had the same issues and this is why during the interview i asked him directly about this very situation. to be quite honest, i was very impressed about his response. he didn't make excuses but instead talked about what he learned from the experience. so i am excited he will bring that experience over to add on to what we are going through with the 911 system
in a video message the mayor announced that floyd mitchell will be taking over opd. most recently he was the police chief in lubbock, texas for four years. it is about half the population of oakland. he was also the chief in temple, texas and is an air force veteran. he is credited with bringing down overall crime while at the helm in lubbock but does come with some controversy. he resigned as lubbock's chief after criticism about 911 call times in lubbock. the number of people hanging up...
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floyd mitchell will leave the police department. mitchell circus police chief of both lubbock texas, temple, texas. he is also an air force, veteran. recently mitchell resigned as lubbock police chief last fall after criticism of his department but along with stunted 911 calls. as you know, that is an issue that oakland is also facing. mayor tao is confident that he is the best person for the job. >>> one of the closest races in the country is happening in the bay area. the battle to replace the outgoing congresswoman. it is still razor thin. look at this, this is district 16 in san mateo and santa clara counties joe siminian now leads evan low by two single votes. two votes. this is second place, by the way. summer carter also clinched the top spot, so the top two advanced to the election. it will be ricardo and simitian or low . >>> well, he is not up for election, but governor newsom is facing another recall. today, the recall group got the green light from the secretary of state to begin gathering signatures. this effort started
floyd mitchell will leave the police department. mitchell circus police chief of both lubbock texas, temple, texas. he is also an air force, veteran. recently mitchell resigned as lubbock police chief last fall after criticism of his department but along with stunted 911 calls. as you know, that is an issue that oakland is also facing. mayor tao is confident that he is the best person for the job. >>> one of the closest races in the country is happening in the bay area. the battle to...
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. >> it is my honor to introduce you, our new top police officer, chief floyd mitchell. >> there you go. oakland mere tao announcing mitchell in a ceremony at city hall. mitchell most recently led the police department in lubbock, texas. he is credited with bringing crime down there, violent crime down, but he resigned in lubbock last fall after criticism over lubbock's 911 response times. mitchell vowed to spend his first 100 days on the job getting to know the community, addressing major safety issues facing oakland, including rising crime. >> my approach is high visibility, responsible proactive policing that is procedurally just, data-driven, and grounded in evidence-based tragedies that addressed our most difficult issues. >> and here's going to be the question moving forward. is he in a position to succeed in oakland police has had 12 police chiefs, 12 in the past 20 years. during his interview process in the last several months, mitchell actually asked about this. he asked about the revolving door of police chiefs. he says the city leaders want to change that he is expected to
. >> it is my honor to introduce you, our new top police officer, chief floyd mitchell. >> there you go. oakland mere tao announcing mitchell in a ceremony at city hall. mitchell most recently led the police department in lubbock, texas. he is credited with bringing crime down there, violent crime down, but he resigned in lubbock last fall after criticism over lubbock's 911 response times. mitchell vowed to spend his first 100 days on the job getting to know the community,...
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incoming police chief floyd mitchell is a veteran of the u.s. air force, has more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement, including 25 years with the kansas city, missouri, police department. most recently he was the chief of police in texas. we recently spoke to the president of the lubbock association over the phone and said the relationship with the chief had its ups and downs. mitchell resigned as chief as last september and the reason was never disclosed. the department did come under fire over abandoned 911 calls. department surveys show criticism over his leadership, with more than 50% of respondents who felt mitchell was out of touch with the needs of their departments. we spoke with the pastor who worked with mitchell when he was chief of police in temple, texas, prior to his stint in lubbock. he was the department's chaplain at the time and says mitchell had a positive impact as temple's first black chief of police. >> he goes out to the community. if he did the same thing he did here, go to the community and go to the communit
incoming police chief floyd mitchell is a veteran of the u.s. air force, has more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement, including 25 years with the kansas city, missouri, police department. most recently he was the chief of police in texas. we recently spoke to the president of the lubbock association over the phone and said the relationship with the chief had its ups and downs. mitchell resigned as chief as last september and the reason was never disclosed. the department did come...