Chief Armstrong leads OPDвЂ™s Stop-Data Collection Project which has been recognized nationally for OPDвЂ™s implementation of strategies that have reduced the number of OPD traffic stops by 60% since 2016 and stops of African Americans by over 50%. Chief Armstrong is one of the original officers assigned to work on the Oakland Ceasefire Strategy which has reduced violent crime by more than 50% since 2012 and remains as Co-Chair of the Ceasefire Steering Committee. He is a California POST-certified instructor in Procedural Justice and Principled Policing where he is recognized as a California P.O.S.T. (Police Executive Research Forum) Senior Management Institute for Police Executives (S.M.I.P), California POST Leadership School, and the FBI National Academy Session 261. He was also a Watch Commander, Commander of the Youth and School Safety Section, Special Resource Commander, Area Commander, and the Commanding Officer of the Special Operations Division.Д¬hief Armstrong is a graduate of the nationally acclaimed P.E.R.F. He started in patrol, worked as a Problem-Solving Officer, supervised the Gang Intelligence Task Force, and was assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division. During his 22-year career, he has served in several assignments before being promoted to Chief of Police. In 1999, Chief Armstrong joined the Oakland Police Department (OPD) as a police officer. This is where he made the commitment and began the effort to make his community safer. For four years, Armstrong served as a positive role model and provided mentorship for young people living in the same marginalized communities where he grew up. Chief Armstrong attended California State University, Sacramento, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and holds a MasterвЂ™s Degree in Organizational Leadership.ДЄfter graduating college, Chief Armstrong returned home to Oakland where he started his career in public service by joining the Alameda County Juvenile Probation Department. Armstrong was born and raised in West Oakland, California, and is a graduate of McClymonds High School.

Armstrong was sworn in as Chief of the Oakland Police Department by Mayor Libby Schaaf and Oakland Police Commission Chair Regina JacksonД¬hief LeRonne L.

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