Oakland police union urges mayor to resign ‘immediately’ over ‘failures in this city’
‘We don’t have the resources,’ Oakland Police Officer’s Association president Huy Nguyen said
A police union representing officers in Oakland, California, is calling for Mayor Sheng Thao to resign “immediately,” citing a lack of resources for police to respond to reports of criminal activity.
Oakland Police Officer’s Association president Huy Nguyen said at a news conference on Tuesday the union is asking Thao to resign as mayor “immediately for a lot of the failures in this city, going from crime, the budget crisis, the distraction of the FBI raid that prevents our ability to function as a city,” according to KTVU.
“Every day, our citizens feel the tragedies. That they cannot exit their own home or walk to the streets of Oakland, calling 911 and not getting the services they need,” Nguyen continued.
Nguyen said officers are unable to respond to every emergency call or that they have slower response times because the police department is understaffed.
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