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Batts came to Oakland from Long Beach where he rose through the ranks to become chief. In January of this year he was a candidate for Chief of Police in San Jose but eventually withdrew from that competition. He has had vocal disputes with city leaders in Oakland over the resources he says are needed to police Oakland.
"In 2009, I answered the call for a reform-minded chief; a leader with a focus on community policing and high professional standards," the chief said in his letter of resignation. "I was told Oakland residents were looking for a strong, visible leader to engage the community and reduce violent crime. My goal was to help rebuild a once proud, professional department, geared toward crime reduction and community services. With this goal in mind, rather than a chief managing a diverse department of law enforcement professionals making the streets of Oakland safe, I found myself with limited control, but full accountability. The landscape has changed radically over the past two years with new and different challenges.
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