After 20 years of federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department, frustrated community members gathered Monday to say they want the fired chief back, and federal monitor Robert Warshaw let go.
“We want the monitor over the police department investigated and removed immediately. You have been fired from five other cities and today we fire you from Oakland, California,” said Bishop Joseph Simmons of the Greater St. Paul Church. Dozens of Armstrong's supporters from community organizers, faith leaders to allies from other cities gathered in front of city hall in a rally led by the Oakland NAACP chapter.
“We found that the chief was clearly ambushed and sabotaged by elements both in the police department and in this building,” said Jorge Lema, president of Teachers for Change.
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