Layoff orders for eighty Oakland police officers went into effect Tuesday evening after labor talks between the city and the police union broke down.

Oakland Police Department spokesperson Holly Joshi said the dreaded terminations became official at 5 p.m. City officials were trying to avoid the layoffs by brokering a compromise with the Oakland Police Officer's Association that would have repaired the city's $32 million general fund deficit by cutting police pension benefits.

But by the end of Tuesday, no deal had been reached.

"The order was to stand by until 5 p.m.," Joshi said. "As of 5 p.m. there was no rescinding order. The layoffs have gone through as usual."

Joshi said the job cuts will have a noticeable effect on policing in Oakland, but that residents should not be too anxious.

"Anytime you have layoffs of eighty positions in a police department, it's very difficult," Joshi said. "People shouldn't panic. We're still going to respond to emergency calls and to violent crime in Oakland."