Tag Archives: Greg Suhr

Occupy SF: Interview w/ Arrestee; Chief Suhr Chat w/ Demonstrators; Video -- Last Night's Confrontation

October 17, 2011, 4:29 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Last night, police arrested five Occupy San Francisco protesters in what Bay City News calls a "heated confrontation" over police confiscating the demonstators' tents and camping gear at Justin Herman Plaza. The Bay Guardian reports it this way: Police were … Continue reading »

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SFPD Chief Suhr Walks Out of Chaotic Bayview Town Hall; Video, Interview With Suhr Afterward

July 20, 2011, 10:24 pm • Posted by Joshua Johnson
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I'm just finishing up my radio report on tonight's town hall meeting at the Bayview Opera House in San Francisco's Bayview district, organized in response to Saturday's police shooting of 19-year-old parolee Kenneth Harding. The standing-room-only event degenerated into chaos … Continue reading »

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Meet Your New SF Police Chief, Greg Suhr

April 27, 2011, 9:48 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Good profile of new SFPD Chief Greg Suhr by Matier & Ross in today's Chron. M&R describe his career as a "rollercoaster." The ups: Suhr's most recent command was in the high-crime Bayview district, where homicides have dropped nearly 50 … Continue reading »

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