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Vehicle Ops
San Francisco PD to Ease Pot Enforcement
The Board of Supervisors gave final approval Tuesday to legislation that would set most marijuana-related crimes as the lowest law enforcement priority for the San Francisco Police Department.
November 21, 2006
Patrol
Video: San Francisco PD Revising Force Policy After Fatal Shooting
San Francisco's police use of force is being revamped after a recent fatal shooting. Last week there was a hearing at city hall and a meeting of the police commission to get community input.
January 25, 2016
Patrol
Federal Report Slams San Francisco PD for Bias
A report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice accuses the San Francisco Police Department of implicit and institutionalized bias against minority groups.
October 12, 2016
Patrol
San Francisco PD to Suspend Collaboration With FBI Counterterrorism Program
San Francisco police will suspend the department's much-criticized collaboration with FBI counterterrorism efforts, police said Wednesday, in an announcement that was celebrated by civil liberties and immigration advocates.
February 3, 2017
Patrol
San Francisco PD Fires Rookie Officer Over Fatal Shooting
“Chris was fired for doing what he was trained to do by the SFPD Academy, and for what happened on his fourth day on the job under extremely stressful and difficult circumstances,” union chief Marty Halloran wrote in a statement. “This was a needless action as any taken by someone wearing the uniform of our chief.”
March 13, 2018
Patrol
San Francisco PD Revising Force Policy After Fatal Shooting
San Francisco's police use of force is being revamped after a recent fatal shooting. Last week there was a hearing at city hall and a meeting of the police commission to get community input. More Here.
January 25, 2016
Patrol
San Francisco PD Asks Civilians To Do More Police Work
The move is considered controversial by some, yet will free up officers to respond to crimes in progress or dangerous offenders, according to Chief George Gascon.
July 26, 2010
Patrol
Budget Proposal Holds San Francisco PD Funding Hostage Until Reforms Happen
'Reform or don't get paid' is the message Supervisor John Avalos is sending to the San Francisco Police Department as part of the Board of Supervisors' review of Mayor Ed Lee's $9.6 billion budget proposal.
June 17, 2016
Patrol
San Francisco PD Being Trained to Fire Twice and Assess During Shootings
New pistol training guidelines require police recruits to hear the command "threat" before they fire at targets, to shoot only two rounds at a time, and to stop and reassess threats after every two shots.
February 19, 2016
Patrol
Armor Express Awarded Body Armor Contracts from San Francisco PD and Sheriff's Department
Central Lake Armor Express Inc. has been awarded a new, two-year contract with the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) and San Francisco Sheriff's Department (SFSD) to provide its Vortex IIIA Gen 2 ballistic vest.
March 20, 2017
Patrol
Oakland Chief May Depart for San Jose Chief Job
Anthony Batts, who was recruited from Long Beach (Calif.) PD in 2009, has seen his ranks fall from a nearly 800-officer force to the current 657 sworn, due to budget cuts.
January 16, 2011
Training
Interim Oakland PD Chief Gets Permanent Position
Oakland, Calif., interim Police Chief Sean Whent has been named the department's new permanent police chief.
May 15, 2014
Patrol
San Francisco Values
The sovereign nation of San Francisco has its own immigration policy and its own deportation system.
August 31, 2008
Patrol
San Francisco Chief Announces Retirement
San Francisco Police Chief Heather Fong, who rose through the ranks to become the city's first female chief nearly five years ago, announced her retirement Saturday on a radio program hosted by Mayor Gavin Newsom.
December 21, 2008
Patrol
San Francisco Lockup Installs Condom Dispensers
Though sex among the inmates is illegal, the sheriff's department installed the machines as a health-safety measure.
September 7, 2010
Patrol
San Francisco OIS: Raw Footage
A citizen captured this officer-involved shooting in San Francisco involving a wheel-chair riding man who was not chair-bound, was vandalizing vehicles, and stabbed an officer. Responding officers used a less-lethal beanbag round, then deadly force when the man refused to surrender.
January 4, 2011
Patrol
New San Francisco Chief Sworn In
About a dozen city officials gathered in Mayor Gavin Newsom's office Friday afternoon to usher in what many hope will be a new era at the San Francisco Police Department with the swearing-in of George GascĂłn, the first outsider to take the helm in 30 years.
August 10, 2009
Patrol
San Francisco Chief Accepts DA Post
Assistant Chief Jeff Godown takes over the department in the interim, while the San Francisco Police Commission searches for a replacement chief. The new chief will likely come from within the department, because the job is only guaranteed through the end of the year when a new mayor is elected.
January 9, 2011
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