Oakland police Chief LeRonne Armstrong is on administrative leave following a report released Wednesday detailing allegations of police misconduct in the police department.
The allegations consist of two infractions by the same police sergeant and a poor investigation by the police department’s internal affairs division, which investigates officer misconduct.
The misconduct may call into question whether Oakland police can exit the federal oversight it has been under for about 20 years.
The investigative report was written by the law firm Clarence Dyer and Cohen LLP, which was hired last year by the city of Oakland.
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