Office of Citizen Complaints

Cops Kill Hammer-Wielding Man in Potrero Hill

A man died last night after police shot him when he refused to drop his weapon as he walked toward officers. The suspect reportedly called police at about 9:40 p.m., claiming he had just stabbed his brother-in-law during a family dispute. Police could hear the victim in the background pleading for ... More >>

Public Defender Alleges Cops Stole From Child's Piggy Bank, Used Excessive Force (VIDEO)

Charles Tran (at podium) alleges excessive force by SFPD at today's press conference​Update 5:00 p.m.: SFPD department spokesman Sgt. Michael Andraychak says Chief Suhr will forward the theft allegations onto the FBI, which is investigating the previous criminal misconduct allegations brought forw ... More >>

Public Defender to Release More Videos Showing Police Misconduct

More videos like this one are coming soon to Adachi's YouTube channel.​Ready for more Police, Lies, and Videotape? Public Defender and mayoral candidate Jeff Adachi is vowing to release more video tomorrow showing new examples of warrantless searches, perjured police reports, and theft by San Fran ... More >>

The Insider's Guide to the MS-13 Gang

A look inside ​You may have thought you knew the basics about the Mara Salvatrucha, the lethal street gang of mostly Central American immigrants highlighted in this week's cover story. You jump in, kill rivals, sordid things like that. But during the first week of the trial of seven members of the ... More >>

City Tentatively Settles Lawsuit with Local Party Promoter Arash Ghanadan

Call for Backup ​Last year, SF Weekly told readers about Arash Ghanadan, a local party promoter who sued undercover Officer Larry Bertrand for what he claims was an unlawful arrest. The city has potentially reached a settlement with Ghanadan, yet lawyers would not disclose the terms of the agreeme ... More >>

Why the police commission doesn't discipline bad cops

Turning the Tables

Police have made a number of arrests and seizures of DJ equipment at underground parties and clubs. Is it enforcement or harassment?

SFPD's shadow disciplinary system wastes taxpayer money

Friends, Family of Slain Frenchman Hugues de la Plaza Threaten to Sue City For Negligence

Hugues de la PlazaTwo years have come and gone since Hugues de la Plaza was found dead in his blood-stained Hayes Valley apartment. He had been stabbed twice in his torso and once in the throat, and the knife was nowhere to be found -- and witnesses reported the door repeatedly slamming at 2:30 in t ... More >>

Building Overtime

Off-duty police officers making time and a half are swarming over construction sites, handing out tickets. Only in S.F.

Still Snoopin'

Little People Win!

A bland supervisor, a high school student, an industrious bureaucrat, and Pamela Anderson prove that any of us can change the world for the better

Toothless Wonder

Why S.F.'s police watchdog agency has never been effective - and why Prop. H won't change that

Remembrance of a War Past

An unfond look back at Freedom Toast, TV jingoes, and a pro-war bully called Tony Hall

Death and Access

When police officers and death coincide, the public has a right to the official record of the event

The Grid

The Grid

The Grid

Civilian Brass

Crushing CRUSH

Cop Stop?

A Jordan first: He lurches left on cop discipline

C.R.U.S.H. (Part I)

Five months ago, two black homicide detectives got fed up with the Police Department's inaction on black-on-black murders. Thus was born the Crime Response Unit to Stop Homicide (CRUSH): six cops with the grit and guile to tackle the toughest cases in the

Cops vs. Cops

Can a credible case be built against errant cops if the witnesses are involved in the drug trade?

Letters

Report From the Commissioner?

Police Commissioner Anthony Rodriguez accused of halting police probe to protect OCC chief

Cops Watching Cops

Police watchdog agency the Office of Citizen Complaints braces for its fifth lame director

Paper Trails