In this photo taken May 13, 2013, Sean Whent smiles as he talks with reporters about taking over the Oakland Police Department, in Oakland, Calif. Interim police chief Sean Whent is set to become the department's permanent chief. Whent told officers in a letter that he will be sworn in on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. He will be the department's fourth chief since 2009. Whent, an 18-year veteran, became interim chief last May as part of a major shake-up of management at the beleaguered department. (AP Photo/San Francisco Chronicle, Lacy Atkins)
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