Oakland Police Officers’ Association Responds to March 21, 2009 Report
OAKLAND, CA – January 6, 2010
The Oakland Police Officers’ Association has not been provided a copy of the Departmental report critiquing the tragic events of March 21, 2009. The OPOA was never consulted by the authors of the report and did not participate in any formal Departmental review of the events which led to the tragic deaths of four of our brothers.
Dom Arotzarena, the president of the Oakland Police Officers’ Association, offered the following comments in response to the media accounts to the March 21 report:
- “We should never forget, Lovelle Mixon murdered four Oakland Police Officers on March 21, 2009 and he is responsible for this tragedy”.
- “While the OPOA appreciates the need for tactical policy and strategic review of the tragic events of March 21, we must never forget that four dedicated honorable men lost their lives serving the citizens of Oakland.”
- “Although decisions made by members of the Oakland Police Department may be criticized, the decisions were made at a time when the lives of citizens and police officers were at stake.”
- “The OPOA will continue to support all of its members and the families of our fallen brothers who were involved in the tragic events of March 21.”
- “The OPOA welcomes an objective, thoughtful and professional review of the events of March 21 with the hope that this type of incident will never happen again
Contact: Dom Arotzarena, President
Oakland Police Officers’ Association
555 Fifth Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: (510) 834-9670
Fax: (510) 834-0462
