Oakland police team up with Merritt College with pre-academy program aiming to recruit more officers

The City of Oakland is looking to increase the number of cops from the current 630-range to 700 sworn officers. A three-month ...
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Oakland facing job vacancy crisis as it goes 1 year without a police chief

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland has been without a police chief for more than a year, but the prolonged search comes amidst a much larger vacancy crisis facing the city. There are 789 vacant ...