Chief Whent led OPD for three years and was apparently taken down in scandal involving officers' involvement with a teenage girl, a cop's suicide and the suspicious death of that cop's wife.
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Resignation letter from Chief Whent to City Administrator
Chief Whent led OPD for three years and was apparently taken down in scandal involving officers' involvement with a teenage girl, a cop's suicide and the suspicious death of that cop's wife.
Chief Whent led OPD for three years and was apparently taken down in scandal involving officers' involvement with a teenage girl, a cop's suicide and the suspicious death of that cop's wife.
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From: Whent, Sean
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 9:17 PM.
To: Landreth, Sabrina
Ce: Schaaf, Libby
Subject: Resignation
Ms. Landreth this email shall serve as my official resignation from the Oakland Police Department effective
June 10, 2016. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to serve as the chief of this fine Department, Over
the last three years, we have made significant progress at reducing crime. Additionally, we have also made reat
Prpgress a reforming the Department. It had been stated that crime reduction and constitutional policing were at
odds but it is clear we have demonstrated that bth can be accomplished simultaneously. Over the last thaee
Sean Whent
Chief of Police