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- ↑ Matthew Artz (2013-05-10). "Interim Police Chief Toribio out just two days after appointment". Oakland Tribune.
- ↑ Will Kane (2014-05-15). "Sean Whent named permanent Oakland police chief". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ Rachel Swan (2016-06-10). "Sean Whent is out as Oakland police chief". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ "Sean Whent named permanent Oakland police chief". 14 May 2014.
- ↑ BondGraham, Darwin; Winston, Ali (June 10, 2016). "The Real Reason Why Oakland's Police Chief Was Fired". East Bay Express. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 14 Jun 2016.
Despite the mayor’s claims, multiple city sources say Whent was forced out by Independent Police Monitor Robert Warshaw, who is responsible for overseeing OPD's progress with its 13-year-old federal reforms, and who hand-selected Whent to run the department in 2014.
- ↑ Debolt, David (September 21, 2016). "Former Oakland police chief Sean Whent was a finalist for Salinas chief but didn't get the job". East Bay Times. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ↑ "Ex-Oakland Police Chief Sean Whent Hired by Elite Law Enforcement Leadership Training Institute". East Bay Times. June 13, 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ↑ "FBI-LEEDA Instructors".
