News from The Oakland Police Department - City of Oakland
News from The Oakland Police Department - City of Oakland
News from The Oakland Police Department - City of Oakland
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<strong>News</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Department</strong><br />
Well <strong>of</strong> course I was there to enjoy the day with my family and<br />
see everyone share in the<br />
camaraderie <strong>of</strong> being a <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Oakland</strong> first responder! OPD and<br />
OFD would like to give a BIG<br />
Thank You to <strong>The</strong> Claremont<br />
Hotel for making this day possible.<br />
-- Michele Gribi, <strong>Police</strong> Evidence<br />
Technician<br />
Felicia Silva, Antone Hicks, and<br />
Shamika Johnson<br />
False Alarm<br />
Reduction Unit<br />
<strong>The</strong> False Alarm<br />
Reduction Unit (FARU)<br />
was originally<br />
established in 2004. <strong>The</strong><br />
purpose <strong>of</strong> the unit is to<br />
reduce <strong>of</strong>ficer response<br />
to false alarm calls. In<br />
the past, budget and<br />
staffing challenges have<br />
limited the <strong>Department</strong>'s<br />
ability to fully<br />
implement the program. As a result, <strong>of</strong>ficers continually waste<br />
valuable time responding to false alarm calls.<br />
Last year, under the direction <strong>of</strong> Director, Gilbert Garcia, the <strong>City</strong><br />
Council approved a full operating budget for the unit, which is<br />
currently supervised by the Fiscal Services Division Manager,<br />
Felicia Silva and staffed by False Alarm Reduction Unit<br />
Coordinator, Antoné Hicks and Account Clerk II, Shamika<br />
Johnson.<br />
<strong>The</strong> False Alarm Reduction program was fully and successfully<br />
implemented on March 1, 2010. Included in the revised program<br />
is requirement that <strong>Oakland</strong> residents and businesses pay cost<br />
recovery service fees for <strong>of</strong>ficer response to false alarms. <strong>The</strong> fees<br />
are $84 for false general burglar alarms and $156 for false<br />
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