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SF politics
fromMission Local
3 days ago

SFPD watchdog boss faces rare evaluation after toxic workplace lawsuit. Here's what that might mean.

Performance evaluations for police accountability leaders are infrequent, with the current director facing scrutiny due to workplace allegations and a pending lawsuit.
Social justice
fromMission Local
2 months ago

SFPD data shows falling racial disparity in traffic stops after adoption of new policy

San Francisco's new traffic-stop policy reduced racial disparities in searches, with whites surpassing Blacks in searches and decreased over-policing of Black drivers.
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

SFPD Negotiates With Person Barricaded Inside Palace Hotel During Power Outage After Report of Gunfire

As the Chronicle reports, the San Francisco Police Department received a report at 12:16 pm Saturday of gunshots and threats of violence by someone who locked themselves inside San Francisco's Palace Hotel. A hotel employee told KTVU fourth floor guests were evacuated from their rooms. A hostage and crisis negotiation team was reportedly on the scene, but there was no mention of a hostage.
San Francisco
US news
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Suspect Arrested for Arson at SF State Jewish Center

A suspect was arrested for arson after a fire at Hillel House near SF State damaged building and student materials; no probable hate crime found.
SF politics
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Lurie Names Longtime SFPD Veteran Derrick Lew as New San Francisco Police Chief

Derrick Lew, a 22-year SFPD veteran who survived a 2006 shooting by London Breed’s cousin, was appointed permanent San Francisco Police Chief effective December 22.
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 months ago

SF mayor selects Deputy Chief Derrick Lew as city's new police chief

Deputy Chief Derrick Lew was chosen as San Francisco’s new police chief and will prioritize recruiting officers, combating the drug crisis, and improving street conditions.
SF politics
fromMission Local
3 months ago

Derrick Lew named San Francisco's new police chief

Derrick Lew was named San Francisco Police Department chief after a 20-plus-year career, including drug enforcement leadership and a 2006 valor-recognized shooting incident.
US news
fromsfist.com
5 months ago

SFPD Arrests 19-Year-Old Suspect in Last Week's Golden Gate Park Sexual Assault of a Child

San Francisco police arrested 19-year-old Dominick Valle-Buitrago for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl at Golden Gate Park Polo Field; he is in custody.
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