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CA Officers Credited with Preventing Mass Shooting
The suspect allegedly wanted to kill more victims at South Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Village, making the officers' heroic actions that night even more important to the public's safety, according to South Lake Tahoe Chief Brian Uhler.
May 13, 2019
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
Special Units
San Francisco to Start Deporting Illegal Alien Crack Dealers Rather Than Send Them to Southern California
San Francisco will shift course and start turning over juvenile illegal immigrants convicted of felonies to federal authorities for possible deportation, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday as he took the blame for what he conceded was a costly and misguided effort to shield the youths.
July 2, 2008
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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California Court Rules that San Francisco Can't Ban Guns
San Francisco's ban on handguns, which has been blocked by a legal challenge since it was approved by voters in 2005, violates state law, according to a California court.
January 9, 2008
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California to Oversee San Francisco's Police Reforms
California's attorney general announced Monday that his office will oversee reforms at the San Francisco Police Department that were recommended by federal officials after the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to scale back a program that helped departments improve community relations.
February 6, 2018
Training
San Francisco Police Stage Campus Shooting Drill
San Francisco law enforcement and emergency crews have prepared for violent campus outbursts and put their plan into practice for the first time Wednesday in a simulated shooting with dozens of victims at St. Ignatius College Preparatory.
April 30, 2008
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San Francisco Police Fatally Shoot Carjacking Suspect
At least one officer with the San Francisco Police Department discharged a sidearm in response to a suspected carjacking incident, fatally wounding the alleged offender.
October 12, 2020
At least one officer with the San Francisco Police Department discharged a sidearm in response to a suspected carjacking incident, fatally wounding the alleged offender.
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San Francisco Crime Lab Home to Feral Cats
San Francisco's police crime lab is dealing with an overabundance of free roaming cats that were originally brought into the space to curb a rat problem.
April 4, 2010
Vehicle Ops
Police in San Francisco Join Forces to Catch Drunk Drivers
No less than 14 law enforcement agencies in the San Francisco Bay area are working together this holiday season to get intoxicated drivers off the roads. The three-week crackdown beginning Dec. 12 has been dubbed, “Avoid the 14.”
December 4, 2003
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