SF Politics SF Police and Sheriff Unions Engaged in Bizarro Social Media Fight Over Staffing at SFO Immature posts from law enforcement unions are nothing new, but we can’t help but be amused by the new Twitter fight between SF Police Officers Association and the SF Deputy Sheriffs' Association, who are publicly airing beef between them over who should staff SFO.
SF News SF Sheriff's Deputies Can Now Work Security at Retail Stores, in Latest Retail Theft Crackdown Tactic You may soon see legitimate, gun-toting, badge-wearing sheriff's deputies working private security at your local Walgreens, as the supervisors approved a plan to let them moonlight as private retail security.
SF News Public Defender's Office Issues Complaint To Sheriff About Deputy-Involved Shooting That Killed Dog A situation that unfolded inside a Polk Street SRO earlier this month has pitted the San Francisco Sheriff's Department against the Public Defender's Office over what the latter says was the "preventable and unnecessary" killing of a man's dog.
SF News Man Held In SF Jail For Over Five Years Found Dead In Cell The subject of a North Beach chase during which police gunfire struck and injured two bystanders was found dead at the San Francisco County Jail this weekend, just weeks before his trial in
SF News SF Sheriff's Deputy Arrested By FBI On Insurance Fraud Charges Stemming From Faked Burglary A 20-year veteran of the SF Sheriff's Department was arrested by federal agents Thursday over charges that she helped stage a burglary in her home and defrauded an insurance company. As ABC 7
SF News 'Bully' SF Sheriff's Deputy Faces Three Years In Prison For Beating Of Homeless Man The saga of a San Francisco Sheriff's Department deputy who was caught on tape beating up a homeless guy in a San Francisco General waiting room ended with a conviction Tuesday, after a
SF News Man Who Died At SF County Jail Was Picked Up After Suicide Threats, But Wasn't Under Suicide Watch When the family of a man who was threatening to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge called the California Highway Patrol, they were doubtlessly trying to protect him from himself. Instead, it appears
SF News The SF Sheriff's Department's Overtime Issues, By The Numbers According to a civil grand jury report released Monday, the San Francisco Sheriff's Department is caught in a vicious cycle. It's spending a jaw-dropping amount of money compensating workers who are unlikely to
