Newsom Sending More California Highway Patrol Officers to Combat Crime in Oakland, Bay Area

“What’s happening in this beautiful city and surrounding area is alarming and unacceptable,” he said in a statement announcing the law enforcement surge.

A woman looks through a broken window into an office at the Clorox building in Oakland, Calif., in a file photo. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

After several businesses in Oakland, California, recently took extra steps to safeguard employees, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Feb. 6 that 120 California Highway Patrol officers are on the way to help address the city’s growing crime.

“What’s happening in this beautiful city and surrounding area is alarming and unacceptable,” Mr. Newsom said in a press release announcing the law enforcement surge. “I’m sending the California Highway Patrol to assist local efforts to restore a sense of safety that the hardworking people of Oakland and the East Bay demand and deserve.”