POLICE POD AUDIO TWO: CHIEF JOSHI SPELLS OUT EXPECTATIONS ON POLICE CULTURE IN ALAMEDA

Preface To ANN’s Second Audio Interview With APD’s Police Chief

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When three new officers were sworn into the ranks of APD in early August of 2023, they took an ill-defined, standard oath, administered by APD Chief Nishant Joshi, to obey The Constitutions of The United States and California along with Alameda City laws and ordinances, and follow the proviso to  “faithfully discharge the duties of my position as a police officer to the best of my ability.”

What exactly those words mean when officers hit the street and deal with the thousands of different scenarios they encounter is a wh...