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SFPD Considers Use Of Stun Guns

 

Members of the San Francisco Police Department may soon be permitted to carry stun guns.

Chief Greg Surh believes that if the policy is implemented, officers would be able to engage in an alternate use of force in situations where perpetrators pose an imminent threat to their safety. A prime example of such an incident took place last summer, when a mentally ill man who had just slashed a coworker with a box cutter was being chased by police.  As officers cornered him he lunged toward them, arm and weapon extended.  Shots were fired.  The suspect died later in the …

By |February 20th, 2013|San Francisco Bail Bonds|Comments Off on SFPD Considers Use Of Stun Guns
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Crime Fighting Plans Discussed By SFPD

A spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department has said that steps will be taken in 2013 to lessen the number of violent crimes in the current year from levels reported in the previous 12 months.

Criminal activity has been a problem throughout the Bay Area, he said, agreeing that more needed to be done to increase safety on city and neighborhood streets.  Murder rates were up last year, having reached their highest level since 2006.  Crimes against property, such as burglary, also spiked by 40%.  Some have cited a belief that these rates could be directly linked to the …

By |February 11th, 2013|San Francisco Bail Bonds|Comments Off on Crime Fighting Plans Discussed By SFPD
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San Francisco Jails Ordered To Pay Settlement In Strip Search Lawsuit

The San Francisco jails have been ordered to pay more than $450,000 to settle a 10-year old lawsuit.  The suit was initially filed by Mary Bull after she was subject to what she feels was cruel and unusual punishment for consistently failing to sign a consent form agreeing to allow officers conduct a strip search.   Bull was taken into custody alongside other anti-war demonstrators in late 2002 and booked into the Bryant Street jail.  Records indicated she was charged with vandalism.  Bail information for her crime was not immediately available.

Bull's complaint alleged that after she failed to agree to a visible …

By |February 2nd, 2013|San Francisco Bail Bonds|Comments Off on San Francisco Jails Ordered To Pay Settlement In Strip Search Lawsuit
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SF Sheriff Sued For Defamation

The leader of the San Francisco Sheriff's Department and his wife have reportedly been sued for defaming neighbors and lying to police.  The suit is linked to Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's arrest late last year in which he was charged with domestic violence.

A neighbor said she placed a call to the SFPD in early 2012 out of concern for Eliana Lopez, who is married to the Sheriff.   The neighbor relayed to officers an incident in which Mirkarimi forcefully grabbed his wife's arm after an argument surrounding a potential vacation in South America.   She also turned over a video in which …

By |January 27th, 2013|San Francisco Bail Bonds|Comments Off on SF Sheriff Sued For Defamation
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SFPD Arrest Drunk 49ers Fans

A spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department said the recent playoff game between the 49ers and Green Bay Packers kept them on their toes.  Officers said the home team's divisional playoff victory sparked widespread alcohol induced celebrations.

A total of 92 spectators were reportedly ejected from Candlestick Park during the game, they said.  An additional 25 were cited for public intoxication.  Later in the game, officers arrested another two men who were found attempting to burglarize a vehicle in the stadium parking lot.   Two more arrests were made at the end of the game.  Those individuals are being charged with …

By |January 14th, 2013|San Francisco Bail Bonds|Comments Off on SFPD Arrest Drunk 49ers Fans
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