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Patrol
Mother of Murdered LA County Deputy Angry Gascón Will Not Seek Death Penalty for Accused Killer
LA County District Attorney George Gascón repeated his opposition to the death penalty during a news conference last week alongside sheriff's officials and the Clinkunbroomer family.
September 27, 2023
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
Mesa PD Picks Operations Commander As Interim Chief
The Mesa Police Department has picked Vicki Myers as its interim chief to replace George Gascon, who has taken the top job with the San Francisco Police Department, azfamily.com reports.
June 29, 2009
Patrol
Feds To Probe SF Narco Hotel Raids
The FBI is taking over the investigation of eight San Francisco Police officers accused of conducting illegal searches of hotels with suspected drug activity, District Attorney George Gascon announced Friday.
March 10, 2011
Patrol
SF Hires Mesa Chief As Top Cop
Looking to bring new blood into the San Francisco Police Department, Mayor Gavin Newsom has reached outside the city and selected George Gascón, police chief of Mesa, Ariz., to replace outgoing Chief Heather Fong, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
June 16, 2009
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 Gascón, the first outsider to take the helm in 30 years.
August 10, 2009
Point of Law
New L.A. County DA Reopens 4 Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting Cases
Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has selected a deadly 2015 police shooting in Long Beach as one of four cases he plans to reopen, it was reported Friday.
November 13, 2020
Point of Law
4 Federally Charged in Killing of Off-Duty LAPD Officer
Sheriff Alex Villanueva said investigators brought the case to Los Angeles County prosecutors, but because District Attorney George Gascón had previously pledged to stop seeking gang enhancements in prosecutions, detectives took the case to federal authorities.
January 14, 2022
Weapons
SF Police Commission Nixes TASER Use
The San Francisco Police Commission has denied a proposal from Chief George Gascon that would have given patrol officers the option of using less-lethal electronic control devices to reduce officer-involved shootings.
March 3, 2010
Patrol
LAPD Officers Cleared in Tragic Death of Store Employee During Gunfight with Suspect
The prosecution’s assessment of the police shooting of Melyda Corado, however, is dated Nov. 30, about a week prior to new District Attorney George Gascon being sworn into office. It was not immediately clear if Gascon — who has vowed to take a harder stance on law enforcement shootings — plans to review the case.
December 16, 2020
Patrol
New S.F. Chief Rose Through Ranks
Chief Greg Suhr arrives at the top police post with 30 years of law enforcement experience. He replaces Chief George Gascon, who left the department earlier this year after about 18 months to take the job of district attorney.
April 27, 2011
Patrol
Judge Says L.A. County DA Gascón Can't End 3-Strike Enhancements
The union sued Gascón in late December, alleging some of his policies restricting the use of sentencing enhancements, such as those used against cop killers, violated state law and put line prosecutors in an ethical bind.
February 8, 2021
Patrol
Gascón’s DA Office Gave El Monte Cop Killing Suspect Probation on Gun Charge
Justin Williams Flores is accused of killing El Monte police officers Corporal Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana Monday. Flores was killed when police returned fire.
June 16, 2022
Point of Law
L.A. County DA Gascón Hires Cop Hating Public Defender as High-Ranking Prosecutor
The Los Angeles Police Protective League issued a statement on the hiring that reads in part: "Once again, Gascón is thumbing his nose at crime victims by hiring someone who wants to abolish prisons, defund public safety, and who has expressed outright hatred toward police officers. ...do we really need criminal defense attorneys on both sides of the aisle?"
February 25, 2021
Patrol
Family of Slain El Monte Officer Slams Gascón
"Gascón's just letting all these criminals out and they just keep doing one crime after the other. And that guy should've been in jail, if he wouldn't have been out, my son and the other officer would still be here," Olga Garcia said.
June 20, 2022
Patrol
Gascón Defends Treatment of Parolee who Killed El Monte Officers
Critics of Gascón and the parents of one of the slain officers have lashed out at the district attorney in the days following the fatal shootout that occurred last Tuesday afternoon.
June 22, 2022
Point of Law
Op-Ed: Good Riddance to Gascón
California sent progressive district attorneys packing, making the state safer for cops and the people they serve.
November 13, 2024
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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