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SFPD Chief's Community Police Advisory Forum (CCPAF) 2025 As a commitment to procedural justice, the Department has instituted the Chief’s Community Police Advisory Forum (CCPAF) in 2023 to expand community policing, problem-solving, and …
William Scott - San Francisco Police Department
Chief Scott has embraced new and innovative ways to address some of San Francisco’s biggest challenges, like auto burglaries, organized retail theft, and other property crime. He developed new crime-fighting strategies and implemented technologies like ALPR cameras and drones that have had significant results in identifying and arresting ...
SFPD Proposing Changes to District Station Boundaries to Improve ...
Sep 12, 2024 · The San Francisco Police Department is proposing 15 changes to district station boundaries to maximize resources and better deliver policing services to the community, Chief Bill Scott announced Thursday.
Leadership - San Francisco Police Department
Sep 9, 2024 · The San Francisco Police Department is committed to being a world-class police department and a leader among urban police departments by hiring and promoting talented officers and professional staff, employing the highest standards of performance, best practices in policing, and accountability, and reflecting the values of the world-class city ...
San Francisco Police Arrests Shooting Suspect 24-118
Oct 10, 2024 · Officers from the SFPD Community Violence Reduction Team (CVRT) took over the investigation. Through the course of the investigation the suspect was identified as a 17-year-old male from San Francisco. Investigators developed probable cause to …
SFPD Chief Bill Scott ends the release of most booking photos, …
Jul 1, 2020 · San Francisco Chief of Police William Scott today implemented a groundbreaking new policy that will end the San Francisco Police Department’s practice of releasing booking photos or “mug shots” except in circumstances where their release is necessary to warn the public of imminent danger or to enlist the public’s assistance in locating ...
San Francisco Police Department Chief Scott Announces …
Aug 16, 2019 · San Francisco Police Chief William Scott today announced the promotion of three command staff members to new leadership positions within the department: Michael Redmond promoted to Assistant Chief, Operations; David Lazar promoted to Deputy Chief, Investigations; Steve Ford promoted to Commander, Administration Bureau
SFPD Launches Blitz Operations to Combat Retail Theft 23-124
Oct 6, 2023 · The San Francisco Police Department has launched a new citywide program to make arrests in organized retail theft cases by deploying blitz enforcement operations at local retail locations, Chief Bill Scott announced Friday.
SFPD Investigates Mission District Homicide 24-083
On August 5, 2024, at approximately 5:02 a.m., San Francisco Police officers responded to the area of 20th and Shotwell Streets on a report of a physical assault involving a firearm. Officers arrived on scene and located an adult male victim lying on …