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Veteran law enforcement officer Nishant Joshi was sworn in June 7 as the city of Alameda, California’s new police chief. Joshi, who had previously served with the Oakland, California, police department for more than 23 years, is the first U.S.-born Indian American police chief in California. Manjit Sappal, the police chief in Martinez, California, was born in England. In an interview with India-West on the eve of his first day on the job, Joshi credited Sappal as inspiring him to serve in law enforcement. “My parents wanted me to be a doctor or lawyer, but policing fascinated me,â...

The city of Alameda had plenty of chances to rein in police before the death of Mario...

New Alameda police chief hails from Oakland Published  article Caption: City of Alameda officials announced May 17 that Nishant Joshi will become the new police chief effective June 8. ALAMEDA, Calif. - A deputy police chief in Oakland will become the new police chief in the city of Alameda next month, city officials announced Monday. Nishant Joshi will step into the chief's role June 8, replacing interim Chief Randy Fenn, who came out of retirement. The choice of Joshi follows a nationwide search. "Nishant Joshi has a deep understanding of the issues we are committed to addressing and is ...

Alameda youth ask tough questions of police, city leaders in the wake of Mario Gonzalez's death By Lisa Fernandez Video shows Alameda police kneeling on Mario Gonzalez shortly before death The Alameda Police Department released body cam video showing the arrest of Mario Gonzalez, who later died after what was described as a scuffle with police. The video shows an officer kneeling on Gonzalez during the altercation. ALAMEDA, Calif. - Alameda high school students on Friday asked tough questions of the police and city leaders in the wake of Mario Gonzalez's death. How can we trust the Alameda po...

Embed Gonzalez died April 19 after police pinned him to the ground for at least five minutes. The Alameda Police Department said Gonzalez suffered a "medical emergency" after a scuffle with officers. Julia Sherwin, the attorney representing Gonzalez's family, said Gonzalez's actions that day didn't warrant law enforcement response from the start. "He's unarmed. He's just got a comb. He's been combing his hair and he's been loitering there for half an hour," she told NPR's Eric Westervelt. "Why this required a law enforcement response right at that moment is beyond me."