{"id":203097,"date":"2026-03-04T01:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/203097\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T01:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:38:11","slug":"former-oakland-police-chief-floyd-mitchell-hired-to-lead-fremont-police-department-kion-central-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/203097\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Oakland police chief Floyd Mitchell hired to lead Fremont Police Department \u2013 KION Central Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tim Fang<\/p>\n

Former Oakland police chief Floyd Mitchell has been appointed to lead the police department in the city of Fremont.<\/p>\n

In a statement Tuesday, officials said city manager Karena Shackelford appointed Mitchell following a nationwide search.<\/p>\n

\u201cFloyd Mitchell brings more than three decades of law enforcement experience to Fremont and a well earned reputation for steady, thoughtful leadership,\u201d Shackelford said. \u201cHaving strong experience as police chief in prior agencies, he has demonstrated time and again his integrity, accountability, and fairness.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"OaklandFormer Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell, who was announced as chief of the Fremont Police Department on March 3, 2026.<\/p>\n

Oakland Police Department<\/p>\n

Mitchell began his law enforcement career in Kansas City, Missouri, where he served for 25 years, rising through the ranks and eventually becoming a major. He then served as police chief in Temple, Texas and Lubbock, Texas before being appointed to the job in Oakland in early 2024<\/a>\u00a0by former mayor Sheng Thao, replacing ousted chief LeRonne Armstrong.<\/p>\n

During Floyd\u2019s tenure, Oakland saw a decrease in crime among most categories, including a 31% in homicides and a 10% reduction in property crimes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After less than two years on the job, Floyd announced his resignation in October<\/a>. He was Oakland\u2019s sixth police chief over a five-year span.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been an honor to serve the Oakland community, and I am grateful for the support I\u2019ve received from the residents,\u201d Mitchell said when he announced his departure. \u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud of the men and women of this Department and the collaborative working relationships forged with the community and business owners to reduce crime.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oakland officials have not announced a permanent replacement for Mitchell, with James Beere serving as interim chief since November.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mitchell said Tuesday that he was honored to lead Fremont police and described the department that he is about to lead as a national model.<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout my public safety career, I have prioritized an evidence-based, data-driven policing approach, complemented by thoughtful community engagement and the implementation of leading best practices. This philosophy aligns with the Fremont Police Department\u2019s esteemed reputation as a model agency nationally,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mitchell succeeds former chief\u00a0Sean Washington, a 28-year veteran of Fremont police. Washington retired from the department in August and has been serving as interim chief while city officials were searching for his successor.<\/p>\n

Mitchell officially takes over the Fremont Police Department on Monday. Officials said a community swearing-in ceremony for Mitchell will take place sometime in the spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Tim Fang Former Oakland police chief Floyd Mitchell has been appointed to lead the police department in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-203097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}