The San Francisco Police Commission approved a use-of-force policy Wednesday that would prohibit the city's police officers from shooting at moving vehicles or using carotid restraints.
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LAPD Deputy Chief William "Bill" Scott, the department’s highest-ranking African American officer, has been appointed chief of the San Francisco Police Department.
Read More →Chief Lyle Martin has requested an examination of "the facts and evidence" surrounding the death of Francisco Serna "to increase transparency and trust within our community." The FBI investigation will be independent of probes now underway by the department and the Kern County district attorney’s office.
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San Francisco’s police union has intensified its attack on a proposal to restrict officers from shooting at moving vehicles — a top priority for reform advocates — by releasing an advertisement dramatizing what could happen if a raging motorist gunned his pickup into a crowd of street activists.
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A police officer was hospitalized in critical condition Friday after a 28-year-old man he was chasing on foot in South San Francisco struck him on the head with a skateboard, officials said.
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A man suspected of shooting a San Francisco, CA, police officer in the head died at San Francisco General Hospital on Sunday. Officer Downs underwent surgery to remove bullet fragments from his brain.
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A man suspected of shooting a San Francisco, CA, police officer in the head died at San Francisco General Hospital on Sunday. Officer Downs underwent surgery to remove bullet fragments from his brain. More Here.
Read More →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.
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The head of a national police organization blasted San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick on Thursday for wearing socks with cartoon pigs in police hats.
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The Alameda County (CA) Sheriff’s Office has invited San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to the police academy in response to his comments against police in America.
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