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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sent a letter to Oakland officials Friday urging them to tighten their police pursuit policy.



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Newsom calls on Oakland officials to tighten police pursuit policy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sent a letter to Oakland officials Friday urging them to tighten their police pursuit policy. “Although some California jurisdictions allow vehicle pursuits for only certain crimes (e.g., felonies), Oakland is an outlier by imposing exceptional restrictions on [the Oakland Police Department’s (OPD)] ability to police criminal activity, generally permitting pursuits…

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Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is calling on leaders in Oakland, California, to reconsider their police pursuit policy, arguing it is “contributing to Oakland’s public safety challenges.” Newsom, who has been at odds with city officials over the crime crisis in the East Bay, sent a letter to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, the City Council, and the Oakland Police Commission on Friday to express his concern over the city’s policy, which only permits vehicle …

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Newsom calls on Oakland leaders to allow police to go after more criminals

California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized an Oakland policy that limits when police can engage in vehicle pursuits, warning of "extreme danger to the public in allowing criminals to act with impunity."

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Newsom calls on Oakland to allow more police chases, stop suspects from 'fleeing with impunity'

Gavin Newsom sent a letter to Oakland city officials on Friday asking them to change their policy regarding the pursuit of criminals amid of soaring crime.

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‘I Urge You To Reconsider’: Gavin Newsom Pleads With Crime-Ridden City To Allow More Police Chases

Governor Gavin Newsom sent a letter to Oakland city leaders asking them to consider easing the city's strict rules on when police can engage in pursuits, as a way to crack down on a trend of criminals escaping.

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Here's why Gov. Newsom is urging Oakland to update strict police pursuit policy

In his letter, Newsom also noted how earlier this month he directed CHP to quadruple its number of shifts in the Oakland area for the next four months — July through the November election.

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Newsom urges Oakland to end policy stopping police from chasing criminals

(KRON) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging Oakland officials to expand the criteria under which police can pursue criminal suspects. In a letter to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and other city leaders, Newsom called the Oakland Police Department's current pursuit policy "an outlier among California law enforcement agencies." Referencing the recently expanded California Highway Patrol deployment to the city, Newsom cited CHP observations regardi…

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Newsom urges Oakland to let police pursue more criminals

California Governor Gavin Newsom is asking the city of Oakland to revise its decade old police pursuit policy that dramatically limits police chases.

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Gov. Newsom urges Oakland to change strict policy on police pursuits

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Exclusive: Gavin Newsom urges Oakland leaders to allow more police chases

The policy has been flagged by California's highway patrol due to the way criminals abuse it, according to the governor.

Newsom calls on Oakland officials to tighten police pursuit policy

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