For Immediate Release: May 21, 2021
OPD NEWS:
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) would like to welcome Brigitte Cook to the OPD family. Cook is our newest member of the Criminal Investigation Division (CID), serving as the Victim's Specialist. Cook will serve as an advocate for victims of violent crimes and their families.
Cook isn't new to the Oakland family; she served as the Chief of Staff and Director of Community Engagement for former Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney. Cook is one of the co-founders of Violence Prevention Coalition, she also volunteers with the Family Support Advocacy Task Force, Soldiers Against Violence Everywhere, and the Oakland Frontline Healers.
Cook also holds a B.A. in Social Science from the University of California Berkeley.
