san francisco police department i would like to welcome all the family and friends and members of our city familyl our department members to our officer of the month award.■= t mayor breed and our chie scott mayor, who is award ceremony making sure we are here on the balcony and veal have a nice event. thank you for your support. this afternoon we'll recognize san francisco police department members of northern station. of our

unit. and from ricd i the fact weostb officer ortega who passed away on sunday. he w friday and a of our support for 9 years. i think tell be fitting tot take a mobile home of silence forortega. okay. today before we start this celebration of our officers and done. i would like to recognize some

individuals that are here today. again, thank you, mayor bill skt rescue noise the president of board of supervisors aaron peskin. d1. our san franciscoe commissioners commissioner yee and benedicto. i like to president of the police officer's association tracie mc crea. like to thank martha cowhoen is here this makesure everything is organized and we are ready. thank you, martha and catherine chu from the mayor's office. and mason lee as well.a i want to thank the command staff for leadership and what yoo to lead this department and lead the great o this work every day. thank you here. >> today is possible also because we are great sponsors.

and every ceremony i like it read the sponsors. i willlsohat being a sponsor does for the members that raft awards. the boston property, steve colsolicit vin. our forme chief by the way the chief really pushedhis idea bring back the commission retired hn our san francisco police officer's association. thehyatt, hurst.ll roy realty. mc calls. gci incorporated.un hoc metro service group. 53 cox construction.

rubin and rose llp. the bay area host commit each jma, parks hotel groupful hilton hotel. jp morgan ch are supporters from biomea, our hotel council, from the union square alliance. and san francisco chamber and the list grows we are thank you for the upon support for mennd■. today's recipients you will hear about the work they have done will receive 500 dollars that is coming from the san francisco police officer's association community fund and a one night■

for us to recognize your works. congratulations. >> without further, due i would like to inoducou >> thank you. chief and thank you to everyone joining us here today. i know that so many men and meofrtment hearts are heavy at the loss of officer ortega who also had family membersis mom and dad who has been a part of this department.plea kn our hearts a prayers are with eh officer's f. we will do everything we can to support the san francisco police department as we gethrough this challenging time. thank you for your service and your work. and for being an on in fact, i'm proud of all that we have done in san franco. to get to a better place. one we can be proudof. it is not have been easy.

it has not beenl'asy for many out there every day putting their lives on the line to serve and protect the public. but the work tha you are doing is truly paying off. and in fact seeing and what is not being tabout in is how crime is lower than it has years. it does not just happen because it happens because so many of you are out there doing the we officers who have gone above. and more low number don't matter when people's security has been people have been a victim of crimes and it takes away not just your possessions but takes away your sense of work that you have all done you restored some part of that safety. and today we are honoring that

done. and how you have helped to make san francisco a better and safe. officers from the richmond stn.bayview, northern station. but with onepurpose. to work together to ensure safety. and

make satth692ereov■e understand the complexities of this job. risks that you take and more important low how difficult it is to make split second decisions but how as a result o kindness you show or the lives that you save how it does make a difference for safety and the people of san francisco. i want to your service. congratulations on honored. know you don't do it for the recognition you do it use you want to serve the city and we appreciate your service and i want to thank dep as well as theom and the chief and tracie for the workofficer's association. we have come a long way. an to take a mobile home to pause and reft■d and appreciate how far we have come upon because what you are doing is mak a world of difference and so i'm glad we have today to pausean reflect on that. thank you all so much congratulations. [applause]'q skwoo thank you mar

bree and i now like to invite up or chief of police, billscott. rounds for the chief! [applause]. thank you. first before i begin let= me sa thank you mayor breed,u. for resurrecting all of our commissioners and elected officials, trace and he more important low the officer who is were here today. today we hear work and the members police department, well is nothing like the good police work. the officer of the month ceremony is aportunity for us t appreciation for the service that you all do 6 offics

they hav gone above and beyond the call of duty. when you hear the stories why we are here today armed robbery, mor armed robbery, these other crimes ta any city but in a city like san tight knit community. the crimes we get closure for t crimes and hold people accountable, it really does gill long way. and i want to say while i this opportunity to talk to you, there has been ah and so many things that happened the past year nahelpeds dhen we do better. to camera. drones. we have the use of technology in ways before. and what is important, is not that we have it but we are using

it. and using it t take very bad people off the streets that's the work we are here to cell brit and thank you for the work that you have been do said crim lows that we have not sn■% in many years. it does not happen by accident it happens becf your work and make no mistake about it, it happens because of policend bec of team work. it happens because of leadership. at■ç were city is paknow, peop everything what is is not is a city. what it is is great city and a great city because of great people temperature is because t department cares. this police department will get we need to do to make sure that erod kws what we know.

that san francisco is a great place this work epitomizes what i said and i want toha all and your families because 91 of this would happen the work you [applause] >> thank you. ch to call up captain jason s of northern station along with the officers from northern son raft first award. bayviewsa well. come on up. i'm jason sawyer captain of hear a fantastic story fr norern station and

officers martinez and fernandez from bayview on april 24, another wednesday night 11 o'clock at night officers respondsed post street robbery.van ness and franklin met with the victim the victim said he was wngt come noticed 3 of him walking in the same direction. looked at his phone was not paraguay attention the men a kn your phone. while he■ça pulled out a gun dp it to hisch and said give us more st back pack t had a sweater air pod case and they fled. victim not knowing energid someonen and called the

police and right away our officers from northern respond. they could take a report and th end like that. the officers took a report and put out a description and started doing nextevel could not believe it. officer peralta asking can we get your shirt for dna evidence. spot. officers searched they did not finds anything right back may bt ld t contact us if you get your tracking let us know the victim did not have access at that time. the v back. gets tracking 1. . 30 in the morning calls back the officers and said i found my phone in the bayview at third u. upon enter the next officers fernandez and rolled down the s. northern strain you think iind

fit the ■@ what happens is throughout the investigation they had the proper description. conducted a legal investigatio■n and what did they find? found the ctim's phone, found the bag does not end throughout the investigation they found the gun that gun was stolen from another crime in daly another c another victim report in the the tenderloin from a robbery 15 minutes after this guy's happened. so think, this is doneful find the suspect says are wantedr wa. might have tie instead zoed iac was a one wave crime spree officers wrapped up. that's what happened while we sleep onñc wednesday night. and then that's the sexy part.■

police department come after that they are not d the cordina pull victims and ls the tenderloin robbery, guns stolen from daly city andave the evidence in a comprehensive case thatil prosecution. and so that takes hours and a lot of cordinationple districts and that's what they did after the fact. i phia up that case the charges rebooked the sense held and to trial on september 20th. what you did affected the victim got property back you also solved multiple other crimes by just showing up.at's the stuff are we paying attention while we sl to work with officers like you this. tht great work that are asleep

feel comfortable knows we are in great hands. it is myono to present you for april officer of the month. thank you. everyone.

now thank you very much, captain sawyer and congratulations to the officers from northern station i like it cl chris commr

the strategic investigation's unit. captain? >> coming up.is the commanding r strategic vion unit. the folks that w at night while happen over night and solving crimes. with me i tony circumstantialy, great investigator and present to you

and scared the away. not without them grabbing the purse and car nothing their car from their garage with their a dodge durango. the suspectrds they stole from in the local bout items a pair of nike rgeants assigned to the strategic inveat took on the case. and after learning that daly cound the dodge and pursued it he wase to get evidence and recover items that linkedth. now, the sergeant working as hard as he works able to get the video of the using the cards in the retail and he kne . on sunday may 5 over

from when the crime occurred spotted the sense upon underwenting rv. obtained a warrant for the rv and able to place both suspects husband and wife duo in custody. and within this rv he located s purchased and other evidence pa burglary. the husband andn+ife were booked. stolen vehicle, stolen property and outstanding warrant this is is one case that he worked on i can go on for days about the great wor he does. but he is the excellent sergeant i'm proud of and you proud you work in strategic investigations, congratulations. [applause] [applause]

congratulationshank you captain. last for our last awards i like to call krig canning xhaning officer richmond station. [applause] >> good afternoon. officer of richmond police station m honor to introduce sergeant lee, officer which ia

incidents and tremendous effort by our members went san francisco police department.dd list this afternoon. this is an golden gate park during a beautiful tuesday not wednesday. for the northern and foring. a tourist couple from t central coast enjoying golden gate park. may. at 10. . 30 that couple was at gun point by two sct the area in a gray honda accord, an officer responding for a kno going of attempted pull over

the vehicle fled and due to the danger without knowing af that officer did in the engagebj pursuit. our good officers her officer mc colley responded swiftly. nd learned some terrible details. couple was assaulted at gun point by 2 suspects they suffered injuries and property was stolen. good officers were able to brdcth for those of us who work in the police department understand that this happens chaotic. one thing that occurd that was eighth avenue and a building fled therea on foot. sergeant lee this is unique mostly supervisors ensurety en the investigation is conduct properly. that did not deter sea lee

from searching the area. finding the suspects. bacup. the suspects were swiftly investigation because of their joint efforts lead to the recovery the ctims property, a firearm and beyond that they conducted further investigative w by seizing and obtaining dna and prosecute files from the property the sense lead it a swift rosetion. the suspects are currents practice cuted by ourda's office. now a bit about our unique this tremendous even but not unique i work in the the southern district years ago started in san francisco as a sheriff's deputy in 96.■ born and raised in san francisco. grew up in china t beach. the outer sunset. and his are known and are appreciated. i want toa

officers they have been police of worked in the southern engle side,cer mc colley served in th mission di i have the pleasure of working with them in the■çtenderloin. now we talked a bit about a family. we talked about rv for our city. and this guess not only to efforts of our officers also to their family who is srt em and brought them her and ask, lot of our officers mayor mentioned. it is not lost on/. us the sacrifice come from the officers but theires what is not known to many outside of the police depame mch ia are couss joined by 4 other cousins in theent. for those of you who recognize offi colley's last nameful

se in the tenderloin named in hon of sergeants mc colley murdered on duty 42ago. i wanted speak a bit about t su. sergeant mc colley's siblings are here. and parents not only gratef for the efforts of our officers we are grateful for the efforts d support our families. san francisco is grateful the upon police depar i and i'm hon pr o efforts and allow me to present them to you for the recognition efforts. thank you. [applause] [applause] okay one

recipients, congratnd thank you for everything that you do! [applause]. all right. this concludes our ceremony but ourel is not over. reception.ll of you to join us

we have a lot os and deserts and pastries thanks to the folks that■+ first like e anybody moves if mayor and recipients can go over for a yoo out we will dismiss. tulations and thank you, mayor breed. [applause].

welcome to the regularly scheduled board meeting board of supervisors for today, july 24 our last meeting before the summer recess. madam clerk, would you pleads call the roll? >> thank you mr. president. supervisor chan, present. supervisor dorsey, present. supervisor engardio, present. supervisor mandelman, present. melgar, present. supervisor peskin, present. supervisor preston, present. visoronan, present.