(Crohn) – 133 Oakland police officers are currently obtaining leave or have limited duties, according to OPD. Officers in a break from left crime control periodic for different types of leaves, including administrative, medical and military.
Officer 133 represents about 20 percent of Oakland officers of 644 officers. OPD officials did not mention 133 who are still paying their full salaries. Oakland police officers salaries range from $ 84,000 and $ 148,000 annually.
On Friday, OPD officials said that the remaining 80 percent – 511 officers – “available for full and unrestricted duties.”
Employment statistics have been released, where six motorcycle officers are reset to enforce traffic for patrol duties due to low challenges.
“These officers will be allocated to the recovery of allocated patrols throughout Auckland, and the vacancies currently covered by additional work, to ensure enough and sufficient patrols cover. This traffic enforcement staff will not affect the coverage of the access to OPD aspects at the weekend,” the police administration explained.
According to the latest American statistics, Auckland includes about 465,000 population.
The Auckland Police Officers Association has warned that the consequences will be resolved in every neighborhood with less specialized traffic officers. The Police Union wrote: “The population is likely to see slower, less enforceable, and more leaderships without law because they will not be officers in a patrol to seize tickets for the contestants, red light -light contestants, and drivers who are exposed to pedestrians and cyclists at risk.”
“Unfortunately, due to our current five to six monthly officers, Floyd Mitchell, Floyd Mitchell, said,” Unfortunately, because of our current rate of five to six officers, and the lack of funding for the start of the police academy for more than (June 2024 to July 2025), this will not be the last re -assignment of officers specializing in the return of the periodicals allocated in the coming weeks.
The president said that the decision to cancel and not fund any police academies last year was taken by the city before Mayor Barbara took office. The former mayor of Auckland, Shing Tho, was activated from his position by summons elections and was charged by a major federal jury on charges of bribery and fraud.
OPD actively Recruitment of future police academies. Academy 195 is currently in the session and is expected to graduate in January 2026.