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Oakland council will decide whether to limit police searches of people on parole, probation

December 07, 2018

Oakland council members pushed forward guidelines Tuesday that would limit when police can search people on probation and parole — a move that drew a sharp rebuke from community members who said it didn’t go far enough.

 

The city’s public safety committee on Tuesday evening rejected a more restrictive recommendation from the Oakland Police Commission that would have required officers to have “reasonable suspicion” that a person on probation or parole was committing a crime before police could search the person or their property.

Oakland council will decide whether to limit police searches of people on parole, probation
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