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Tag Archives: San Francisco Police Department
African Americans in SF Arrested at High Rates, Analysis Finds
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by Shoshana Walter, The Bay Citizen Although African Americans constitute 6 percent of San Francisco’s population, they are about seven times more likely to be arrested than whites, who represent 41.8 percent of the city’s population, according to an analysis … Continue reading
SFPD Pays Tribute to Two Retired Horses
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by Ernesto Morales The San Francisco Police Department honored two important veterans of the force Wednesday: horses named Riddler and Charlie. The horses were part of the department’s mounted unit and were retired after serving 10 and 12-year stints, respectively. … Continue reading
San Francisco Police Department's 'It Gets Better' Video
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The SFPD has come out with its own "It Gets Better" video. It Gets Better is the brainchild of columnist Dan Savage and his partner, who a couple of years ago, in the midst of a series of tragedies involving … Continue reading
Man in Wheelchair Shot by SFPD is Acquitted; Video of Original Incident
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A man in a wheelchair who was shot by San Francisco police has been acquitted of charges that he stabbed an officer just before the shooting. A jury acquitted 56-year-old Randal Dunklin on Tuesday while deadlocking on … Continue reading
Report: Contrary to SFPD, Massing of Police Was Prep for Aborted Occupy SF Raid
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Update Friday, Oct 28 Last night KTVU reported that contrary to what the SFPD said yesterday, that gathering of police on Treasure Island early Thursday morning was indeed going to be a raid on Occupy San Francisco, and was not … Continue reading
Occupy SF: Interview w/ Arrestee; Chief Suhr Chat w/ Demonstrators; Video -- Last Night's Confrontation
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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
Morning Splash: Guv Outlines Pension Reform; SF Police Chief Pushes Back; So Long SF Fast Pass
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Governor seeks pension changes (Sacramento Bee) Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday rolled out a sweeping and sometimes vague list of public employee retirement changes that he wants lawmakers to enact. The 12-point list – five of which were described as … Continue reading
Morning Splash: DA Drops 57 Cases Over Police Misconduct; Guv Wants Budget-Vote Delay
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SF police: D.A. drops 57 cases in misconduct probe (SF Chronicle) The misconduct investigation into a San Francisco police unit of undercover officers forced prosecutors to drop another 42 criminal cases Wednesday afternoon, District Attorney George Gascón announced. The growing … Continue reading
Update on San Francisco Police Department Video Scandal: Total of 57 Cases Dropped
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Update 11:31 a.m. KQED's Peter Jon Shuler reports the following from George Gascon's press conference on the SFPD scandal that involves illegal police conduct during arrests: SF DA Gascon is dropping 42 more cases, putting the total at 57. These … Continue reading
At least One More Case Related to SFPD Video Scandal Dropped; New Video to Be Released
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Update 2:50 p.m. Peter Jon Shuler reports that Sharon Woo from the District Attorney's Office said at a press conference this afternoon that the case cited by attorney Scott Sugarman, mentioned in the 1:40 p.m. update, was not dismissed because … Continue reading
