In response to growing crime concerns in the city of Oakland, the NAACP and religious leaders are calling on the city to issue a state of emergency.
“We need to do something now to curtail, I think World War III happening in the city of Oakland,” said Bob Jackson, bishop at the Acts Full Gospel Church and part of the NAACP.
As crime continues to cover Oakland, the NAACP and Jackson are calling for a state of emergency. Jackson believes the move is necessary to address violence he says is the worst he’s seen in 77 years in the city. “I’ve seen all of the different drug problems, the gangs, but I have never seen the city of oakland in the condition that it is in right now and it’s a desperate situation,” he said. Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
In an open letter the group is asking for state, county and city resources to address an understaffed police department including help from other law enforcement to address crime they feel local leaders aren't taking seriously enough. NAACP and religious leaders are calling for a state of emergency to address crime concerns in Oakland. This comes after several violent weeks including carjackings, robberies and multiple homicides.
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