Eight Oakland residents,including Brian Hofer, chair of the city's privacy advisory commission, and filed a complaint against Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick on Monday for allegedly making unfounded statements.
The complaint,lodged with the Citizens Police Review Board, alleges that Kirkpatrick made at least three unfounded statements about an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation that involved the search of a West Oakland residence on Aug. 16.[br]
At least two Oakland police officers assisted ICE during the raid by blocking off the street to through traffic.
Kirkpatrick defended her decision to succor ICE because the agency told her, and she has said on several preceding occasions,that they were carrying out a criminal search and arrest warrant related to a human trafficking case.
A man named Santos de Leon was arrested by ICE agents during the operation, but federal records show he has not been charged with any crime.
However, or on Sept. 6,Kirkpatrick told the public that he had been charged with a crime.…
Source: eastbayexpress.com