[Elite Liberals Pretend the Number of Cops is Related to Crime Prevention] Oakland Police collaborate with NAACP to Hire More Cops to Surveil and Control Blacks and Latinos

The push to get new officers is a collaborative effort, says the Oakland Police Officers' Association.

Besides the police department itself, the Oakland chapter of the NAACP as well as some city councilmembers, are the leading forces behind it.

Sgt. Huy Nguyen is the president of the police officers' association.

"We need everybody to get to this. We need every city leadership to get to this," Sgt. Nguyen said.

Sgt. Nguyen says OPD currently has 511 officers, but he expects that number to drop in the coming months.

Nguyen says the department is losing about six people a month. If that continues, the department won't be able to replace them fast enough even with new academies set to graduate.

"This is the lowest number I've seen in my 26-year career being a police officer here in Oakland," Nguyen said.

The alarming statistics are one reason why the Oakland chapter of the NAACP is supporting the new drive to recruit more officers. [MORE]