San Leandro CPRB Meeting: May 22, 2026 – Officer Shooting, Flock Cameras, Chief Charges
San Leandro Community Police Review Board Meeting – May 22, 2026
The San Leandro Community Police Review Board (CPRB) met on May 22, 2026, to discuss the police chief's report, an officer‑involved shooting, the Flock camera system, the IPA's report, and pending policy updates. Public comment focused on trust in policing, the shooting incident, and concerns about Flock data management. The board also discussed the interim chief search and community outreach events.
Consent Calendar
- The board approved the minutes of the previous meeting with a correction to item 3A (missing vote tally). The motion passed 5‑0.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Speaker (first speaker): Criticized the city's history as a sundown town and alleged that the Police Officers Association (POA) acts like the KKK. Expressed support for the current police chief and city manager.
- Speaker (second): Acknowledged native land, expressed sadness over the police chief's situation, and urged community support for both the chief and city manager.
- Speaker (third): Noted the deceased in the May 7 shooting was African American and that the call was a mental health crisis. Argued the shooting should not have resulted in death and questioned the district attorney's charging of the chief on a minor traffic infraction while failing to charge in another shooting.
- Speaker (fourth): Criticized passive language (e.g., "officer‑involved shooting") and questioned why basic facts like number of bullets fired cannot be disclosed. Raised concerns about Flock surveillance.
- Speaker (on Flock item): Contradicted Flock's claims about out‑of‑state sharing, citing El Cajon's ongoing lawsuit. Alleged Flock's terms now grant a perpetual worldwide license to customer data and cap liability. Recommended ending the contract with Flock.
- Speaker (on Flock): Expressed no trust in Flock, called for ending the contract, and requested a full audit of past data access.
Discussion Items
- Police Chief's Report & Officer‑Involved Shooting: Chief (Assistant Chief Torres) reported a May 7 shooting at San Leandro Marina. A welfare check for a suicidal male with depression turned into an armed encounter; the individual produced a firearm and was shot and killed by officers. Three officers involved, none injured. Investigations by SLPD, an outside firm, and the District Attorney's Office are ongoing. Body camera video is being prepared for release. The chief also noted two new officers, three in the academy, and two starting tomorrow.
- Policy Updates Paused: The chief stated that pending an interim chief, updates to use of force, pursuits, crowd control, First Amendment assemblies, and AI policies are temporarily paused. A use of force draft incorporating CPRB and POA feedback is ready for review. The AI policy is being developed citywide.
- IPA Report – Charges Against Chief: Independent Police Auditor (IPA) read a press release stating that the IPA reviewed the administrative investigation of the chief's incident and found it complete, professional, and unbiased. The IPA will not comment on pending criminal proceedings.
- IPA Monthly Report: Denise presented the monthly report. Highlights: citations and RIPA stops up; use of force down; a few backlogged use‑of‑force and pursuit cases remain (two outliers over 200 and 300 days). One tactics‑related agreed‑upon course of action (ACA) noted. Five incidents with compliments for professionalism. A data error corrected (one date mis‑typed). Flock activity summary: 373 unique SLPD queries in April. Board requested future inclusion of requests from other jurisdictions and trend information on complaints.
- Flock Cameras (Item 6a): Max Weinstein (Flock Safety director of public trust) addressed community concerns. He stated California agencies cannot share data out‑of‑state; a pending legal case in El Cajon is an exception. Flock does not sell or monetize data; new terms do not allow collection of PII. Data retained after 30 days is stripped of metadata and used only to improve vehicle identification. New audit features automatically flag suspicious queries. Board members expressed ongoing distrust and interest in hearing from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Police staff (Capt. Khan and Capt. A) said Flock is widely valued by investigators and patrol for solving crimes, especially with partial plate data. The chair agreed to pursue a presentation from EFF.
- Constitutional Policing Training: The training session was continued to the next meeting due to time constraints. Motion passed 5‑0‑1.
Key Outcomes
- Motion passed: To carry over the IPA training on constitutional policing authority to the next meeting (5‑0‑1).
- Decision: The board agreed to invite the Electronic Frontier Foundation to give a presentation on ALPR technology and surveillance concerns, likely in July or September.
- Next steps: The ad‑hoc committees on policies (pursuits, crowd control) await information from the police department. Community outreach planned for the Cherry Festival (June 6) and a farmers market (September 30). The draft annual report will be reviewed at the next meeting.
- Board member remarks: Several members expressed support for Chief Everett, called for making Assistant Chief Torres the interim chief, and highlighted the need for transparency and equity in accountability processes. One member made an extended statement on San Leandro's history of racial exclusion and the importance of fair due process.
Meeting Transcript
Thank you. Announcements. The next item is the consent calendar minutes. Hopefully everybody's had a chance to review those. And if there's any edits or additions or corrections, here's your chance. No? Okay. Do you have a motion to accept the visits? Just for a second, I wanted to just make a correction. I notice afterwards. That number item 3A where it says the following carry with the following vote. We forgot to put um the amount of people that will six to one, but we'll fix that later. Okay, I appreciate that. Thank you. I'll do the motion. We have a second. A second for two? Aye. Okay. All those in favor. Okay, that's five zero. Thank you. Um the next item is the uh police department or chief's report. Good evening and thank you, Chair Bailey. So I do have several updates to uh to make to the board. Uh one of which is the officer involved shooting that occurred on May 7th. As you were aware earlier this month, we had an option involved shooting. Uh, unfortunately, I don't have any additional information other than what we had pushed out uh shortly after the incident. Uh we are currently working on uh publishing a uh a video body count of the incident, but I'll give a kind of a quick recap on what occurs on Thursday, May 7th at approximately 8 07 p.m. We responded to a request to conduct a welfare check involving an adult male who had reportedly made suicidal statements to a friend. The reporting party also advised that the individual was suffering from depression. Officers initially responded to the individual's uh residence on Santiago Road, but were unable to locate him. Uh, we continued our efforts to locate that the individual and subsequently found him seated inside of a vehicle at the San Angel Marina near the boat launch. Our officers contacted and engaged with the individual in conversation for several minutes while he remained inside the vehicle. During the encounter, the individual produced a firearm and appointed officers in response to the immediate representative, an option involved shooting occurred. Officers requested medical aid and emergency personnel responded to the scene. And despite life saving efforts, the individual was pronounced deceased at the scene. Firearm was recovered from the individual. Three San Landra police department officers were involved in the incident. None of the officers sustained any fiscal injuries. At this time, the name of the student has not been uh publicly released, and then perceived and then uh recurrently conducting investigation uh consistent with our policy and set up the protocols. Uh we have multiple investigations, which include a criminal investigation by the department, uh administration administrative review is being conducted by uh an outside firm, and the incidents also be reviewed uh by the uh LV. Oh, we'll be reviewed by the L County District Attorney's Office as well, and with our IPA. And as I mentioned before, we're currently working toward the release of uh video related to the incident. Uh, second update I'd like to give is this past month, uh, two officers join the department, one is a lateral police officer, another one is the I graduated from the Alameda County Sheriff's Office Academy last week. We have three officers currently in the academy with anticipated graduation dates in July, and tomorrow we have two starting the academy. Uh finally, excuse me, I want to provide a brief update regarding several policies that the board has been awaiting updates on. Uh, first I want to thank the board for your continued patience and understanding as we work through the trend this transition period. Uh we recognize the interest in these policy items and appreciate your ongoing engagement and commitment to the process. At this time, while we await additional clarity regarding our department leadership and anticipate the start date of the interim chief, it's appropriate, it's temporary pause, uh bringing some of these items uh forward.
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