when we get this community policing thing right, we will get police officers that understand kids and not to engage in kit to do prevention work, it is beautiful. chief, thank you for all you do. captain, thank you for all you do. [applause] >> are there any other public speakers? one more. >> hi. i work at community united against violence. we do lgbt violence prevention and intervention work. this definitely sounds like a great effort to continue improving our relationship with the police department. i wanted to bring a little bit of a lighter question to a concern regarding implementation, wondering if there will be indicators to make sure that the general order is being implemented in the right way, i ain't the way that the communities can be looked at as an expert -- in a way that the communities can be looked at as an expert, and make sure that with in that partnership, there's a relationship with the police being the expert, but it is a little more mutual. we came out in june, together with other organizations in the nation, with the hate violence report. ha it is regardingte v

they take proposals on various topics and the police commission and the san francisco police department are engaged in some pretty cutting edge policies from the work we're doing around community policing to the work around hour crisis intervention team or also, the juvenile protocols we have in place and other jurisdictions are interested, would be interested in what we do. in addition to my attendance, one of the attendees was the director of the police complaints authority of trinidad and tobago. following the conference, she came out to san francisco with a delegation to understand how the office of complaints works. she was able to meet with representatives from the u.s. attorney's office. the office only investigates the most serious complaints of police misconduct including criminal misconduct and misconduct involving serious injury. you also have before you of the august comprehensive statistical report. in the report, you will find that 69 complaints with it -- were filed in august. through august 31, 2011, 552 complaints have been filed. as of that date, the occ closed 554 cas

it will house a police station and police command center. sunday's tenth anniversary of 9/11 was on the mind of many. >>> tourism is back in the city by the bay but so is a problem in the streets of san francisco. >> reporter: customers come out of lefty o' doules with a reminder that the city's homeless is getting much worse. tourism has shot up 22% compared to last year. with the city's new sit lie law, police are now getting more reports of aggressive pan handling. >> we came down to market and powell looking for panhandlers but what we found was san francisco police strategically placed throughout this square making sure the tourists stay safe. >> we have to have our officers out there reminding those there that you can't really disturb people's regular day here. >> reporter: major ed lee says he's in contact with hotels, business associations and police. >> we are taking steps, whatever we can do to stop them by having increased control as far as foot beats and making sure they're aware of it. >> reporter: a man with a 8:00 to 5:00 job

police lied about him. getting to know that we have a chief now who cares about people and cares about how the community sees the police, there is hope. i hope there is some hope. it is an ingrained problem. the problem is how you teach policeman at the ends do not justify the means? you do your job and you let the courts work it out. you are not the arbiter. you cannot protect bad cops. they will ruin you. if there are 100 cops and three of them are bad, we look at these videos and say, you are all bad. how do we get that the community's faith? it cannot be done by one person. i think we start teaching young policeman -- if you like, if you teach -- if you cheat, you are going to get fired. you are going to get prosecuted. that is the message to come out of these cases. if they commit perjury, they have to go. we have to teach young officers and older officers, you cannot do this. you should never have started. breaking the rules because you think you have to do it to get a bad guy, breaking the rules beca

herley, you have been a police chief and dealt with police conduct as a consultant. do you have anything to add to what chief suhr has said about preventing misconduct in a police department? >> thank you for having me. i do have to point something out. i was not the president of the california police officers association. it was the california police chiefs association. i spent 21 years in the city of torrance in southern california before coming up here, a city of to under 50,000, about 350 personnel. -- 250,000, about 350 personnel. much smaller organization. completely different type of agency. but one of the things we found was to my career and particularly at the beginning, there was really no classis% -- classes pe se, and we started a course on how to be a successful chief. a very strong component of that was an ethics, and what is the chief's responsibility within their department relating to at the experience included in that, it had to do with the abuse of power and misconduct. i was -- i guess you could say "a whistle-blower." i put together a case in whi

i have prosecuted police officers>> i think police offic, above all else, do not want a dirty cop in their presence, it is not good for anybody. they are held to a higher standard. we should hold them to a higher standard. i am independent, i am not beholden to anybody. i did not have any concerns. i will honestly and fairly prosecute police officers as anyone else i have found violated the laws. >> the san francisco crime lab scandals, recently, a local newspaper, they conducted an audit of san francisco's dna procedures. both the newspaper article said the police department and the da's office have suppressed that report. how can the san francisco criminal justice system go about having -- we will start over here. >> in terms of the crime lab and the dna labs generally, i would turn it over to an independent agency has, given all the scandals and the continuing news stories that come out every single day. we need an independent crime lab that was adequately funded. in the last few days, there is a lot of talk about the memo. and the d.a. said in a debate last night that he had give

having been a member of experf e police commission, i know how the police department works, and i know the role they play in the life of a community. i want to think officers, because they have a very tough job, and they put their lives on the line literally every day. that said, we always have to make sure there is accountability to the committee, and that can only happen if we have these kinds of forms where we can hear directly from members of the community. what that -- what i can tell you is that as a supervisor, the moment an incident happens, i am in close communication with the police department and not only with the cheap, but the district captain. i want to recognize the capt. because he has been very responsive to make sure this district has the resources needed, to make sure they have what it takes to do their jobs, and he has been a strong advocate for making sure that those resources are provided. i want to thank chief sir for making that happen as well. [applause] it takes more than just police presence to keep things safe. but barely -- a very informal capone is violenc

police officers.also makes policy recommendations on san francisco police department policy and practices. in california, law enforcement agencies must have a procedure to investigate complaints by members of the public against peace officers. the office of citizen complaints fulfills that purpose for the san francisco police department. our office is staffed by a diverse group of civilians who may never have been san francisco police officers. the office of citizen complaints currently has 33 staff members. the majority are investigators. the balance of the staff consists of attorneys and other support staff. the goal of the occ is to increase the public's trust in law enforcement by being the bridge between the public and the police on matters of police misconduct, neglect of duty, and police policy. to that end, the office of citizen complaints' mission is to ensure police accountability by conducting a fair and unbiased investigations and making recommendations on police policies and practices. wh

police say robert lee bradley was arrested yesterday morning, when they say police found the woman's body in her home on harbor street. bradley was in the house. police say bradley was dating the victim. her identity is not yet public. >>> and a partial evacuation is in effect right now at the washington national dulles airport in virginia, police say a bomb-sniffing dog alerted the police to the cargo being loaded on the plane today. several evacuations were happening as a precaution, other flights sent to other gates. an ordinance team is on the scene, investigating the cargo. >>> as the nation marks the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, san francisco leaders held a ceremony today in honor of the victims. ktvu has more on the message for the city leaders, john? >> reporter: ken, outside here, city hall and the city police and firefighters sent a very

of police being here. it does not end the questions. it is a conversation that has to get down to important issues. it has to start and meetings like this are a start to recognize. i think it is a real positive step. [applause] >> and although i would argue many of the things that were said today on the panel -- and i cannot believe i am going to say this -- i completely agree with john burris and stuart hanlon. [applause] >> thank you for giving my closing comments from me. i would like to thank the public defender's office for providing the public and anybody he wants to come to this forum, hearing from these experts, and they help you take away some good things from this -- and i hope you take away some good things you take away some good things from this panel. >> so many people here. this is the third and final panel for those of you who have stayed. this is going to be an incredible discussion. leading the panel, this is the chief attorney of the public defender's office, matt gonzalez. >> let me tal

we have been writing this community policing paper where we wanted to plan a partnership with the policeepartment. now that we have chief sir, it is a thrill to see it is growing. community is the way of the future at every level. community policing is the one forum for the youth. this is a good, historical moment. i grew up -- i was born in 1974, and i still have a transitioning era. i remember certain things and behavior's of the policing department in the past, and it has changed dramatically to where we are today. i think we are always making progress, because we're all human beings and people. we all have children. we are all fathers, mothers, daughters, etc.. i think it is all about community. if we can take this and everything we do, i think it will make our community better. i ask for your support. thank you. >> good evening, commissioners feare and. . i wanted to say you should really pass this bill, because not only are your voices in it, our voices are in it, too. the interaction with youth will make such a major change. please pass it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. >> i

the subject police officer, as well as witnessed police officers. we also, in some cases, send out written interrogatories to police officers to answer call member response forms. the investigator gathers additional documentary evidence. we have a document protocol with the police department where we make routine and non-routine requests for information and receive that information from the department. the investigator evaluates all of the evidence, including britain and testamentary evidence -- including britain and testamentary evidence. there may be a conclusion. there may be one allegation in the template or several allegations in a complaint. then there is a review process in our office, and that review includes the supervising investigator who has been involved -- senior investigator who has been involved with the journey level investigator all the way through. and the chief investigator is also reviewing the investigation. finally, i reviewed the investigation as well. and we send a conclusion of our investigation in the form of a letter call

anyone with information is asked to call baltimore city police. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> people posing as police officers have forced themselves into somebody's home. the latest incident happened yesterday morning when three men dressed in uniform burst through the door of a home. one of the people inside were shot in the face and is now listed in stable condition. most residents should be skeptical that any intrusion is a police raid. police have not confirmed if this attack is related to three others. in south baltimore, police continue to search for three suspects in connection with a home invasion. this happened on towson avenue. a woman inside the home was sexually assaulted. another suffered a gunshot wound. authorities believe there were looking for valuables and drugs. >> there was a three-car crash in mount vernon on cathedral street. one officer injured his leg. no word on what led to the crash. >> no word on the identity of a man whose body was pulled out of the river in cecil county. authorities believe the victim had b

suspension, then the police chief has the final say, and the police chief can agree with me, disagree with me, and that is the end of that process as far as the occ is concerned. if it is more serious misconduct that would result in charges being filed, this commission, with the police commission, if the police chief disagrees with me, then i have the ability to independently file charges with the police commission. it is rare that the police chief and i disagree on this conclusion that i reach in the most serious cases. overall though, the agreement rate between the police chief and the occ is 95%, so a it is a high agreement rate. are there any other questions that i can answer? >> no. >> you're welcome. >> thank you. any the questions? let's move onto line item 1c. >> the commission reports. first, the commission presidents reports, followed by the commissioners reports. >> the district captain's report, so i will defer to that. anything to report? >> i have a quick announcement. it was predicted last week, and i hope to the implications for the crisis intervention teams did go out

carried by police, beamings, police logo jackets and more. dark badges, police logo jackets and more. >> one arrest has been made in the series of cases. >>> police are warning about molotov cocktails thrown in to homes. there have been nine such fire bombings, all thrown through first floor windows when the homeowners were inside asleep. no injury or property damagery ported. if you see someone carrying gasoline, you are asked to call police immediately. >>> a body has been found floating in tell k river in cecil county. it was discovered a recovered near the slips at the try tan marina. police say the man was in the water for sometime. they have no reports of missing boaters or swimmers and working the identify the body. >>> you can feel that fall like weather is coming. today started out cool and more is headed our way. take a look outside this noon. gorgeous looking start to the week's end. is this going to end soon? tim williams is in the first warning weather center. >> don, we've had a pretty nice afternoon, shaping up and while there

and police. as you move up into the building, the light blue that you show here is police headquarters functions. all told, it is a six- 27-story building. the orange building is fire station 30. what distinguishes this building apart from other buildings is that it will be conforming to a seismic safety standard. it will be designed at one and a half times what is required for a standard institutional building. the reason for that is to be better able to resist seismic forces that are produced by an earthquake. in that regard, we hope to and expect to continue to maintain operations for police and fire at this location. we have as part of that strategy of being uninterrupted in our ability to deploy police and fire services. a variety of attributes not the least of which is a generator that can power the facility up to 96 hours off the grid. we will have other attributes that will allow the police and fire to continue to function in the building and continue to provide command-and-control of ser

[laughter] because on policing, on policing he was having his collar felt. he's done a complete u-turn on the policy he used to be committed to. in our health service, as i said some moments ago, what we're seeing is more cancer patients get treatment, more doctors in our nhs, fewer bureaucrats, a reduction in mixed-sex -- i know they don't like hearing -- >> there is far too much noise and what is beginning to sound like orchestrated heckling. it is -- order! it is profoundly discourteous, and it should stop. the prime minister. >> the trouble is, mr. speaker, they don't like hearing good news about what's happening in the national health service. and the fact is, if you look at waiting times for outpatients, they've actually fallen since the last election. >> ed miliband. >> the complete nonanswer, mr. speaker. he can't even answer the question. but, mr. speaker, we are talking about people up and down this country who have been waiting longer for their operation, and the chief whip, he should care about these people -- [inaudible] if they're waiting longe

officers to police work. when the chief graduated one of the largest cadet class is in recent history, we are talking about civilians doing the civilian work while the police are out there giving the police work. we are identifying those activities within the police department that should not be done by uniformed officers, and assigning those to the right people. so we are just approaching resources the smartest way we can while we try to get more police academy classis. -- classes. >> you talked about a game can? -- gang camp? [inaudible] >> about three months ago, i walked through the mission district with jane kim and david campos. this was after that shooting in the mission. we were walking along with officers in the district, just watching the streets, -- walking the streets, talking to merchants. we got an eyeful and an earful of these kids hanging out on the corners with nothing to do. people said the city has come out to come up with better programs to track these youth. they are listening to the peop

is the policing where you have the police and the community working together. it is important to have police officers on the street and have the police presence. at the same time, there has to be a connection within the police and the community. so, that requires -- also we have a focus on violence prevention. in the mission, we are focused on gang activity. we have to balance the very important work of the police would be very important violence prevention work -- with the very importance violence prevention work we're doing on the ground. so, public safety is something we will keep pushing on. we are trying to create a definition of community policing the recognizes that policing should change depending on the neighborhood, but also have key components throughout the city. we talk about community policing without no -- knowing what it means. another challenge is transportation. as the city, you are defined by how well your public transportation works or how well it does not work. even though we have had improvements in muni, i think we have to do a lot better

a lot of police vehicles out there.ertainly that is going to affect your drive through oakland in the 66th avenue area. again, we'll be following this breaking news on abc7 morning news. >> student government leaders trying to defuse a firestorm involving an upcoming bake sale. controversial fundraiser held by republican students. the price will depend on gender and ethnicity. the gop students are protesting pending that would allow uc to consider a student's race or ethnic origin in the admissions process. last night the council passed a hurt that would make it easier to file a complaint if students are offended by activities on campus. >>> sources say some key republicans are putting pressure on governor christie of new jersey to end the race for president. christie is heading out today on a distinctly nongubernatorial tour. john hendron is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: new jersey governor christie has done but all but swear an oath vowing not not to run. >> no, i'm not doing it. >> apparently i have to

the police got leads pretty quickly to lead to that arrest. he is in custody and talking to police after this report, i will try to get more details on this. johnson is on the roster of the football team and they have a game tomorrow. we will try to talk to the coach about the game coming up. >>> the secretary of state will have more on the economic activity for women and expansion that is global. this summit is to empower women and that will start at 9:00 this morning. >>> the sent of defense that the one percent increase in the jobless rate in america if the pentagon cuts a trillion dollars will take effect if a super committee cannot a free on deficit cuts by november 23rd or if congress rejects the committee's plan. if that happens, the project would be cut a trillion dollars. the pentagon said that the private sector jobs would disappear with the government and military jobs. >>> we heard this morning that the democrats are putting pressure on the obama administration to stop their opposition of the at&t merger with t mobile. ful we will

here at the oakland police station, police are trying to crack this case.y have not said whether or not they have a suspect in custody yet. you're looking at some video from last night. the shooting happened around 9:30. the east bay dragons motorcycle club is on 88th and international. police say a man was shot several times in the garage of the motorcycle club. he was taken to the hospital where he died soon after. now, the theory that police are work off of right now is that the suspected shooter may have been kicked out of the club earlier in the evening and then perhaps he returned and then shot this man several times. we know that there were dozens of people waiting outside of the hospital as this man was dying overnight. again, it does appear to be a fairly popular member of the club. but police are not confirming whether or not he was indeed a member of the club. now, you may remember there was a shooting last memorial day. a man and a woman were shot at a sideshow in east oakland outside of the club. and at that point members of the eats bay dragon

police say they saw the man running directly into the housing complex. police shot at him. this man managed to get away and police are still looking for him. about an hour ago we watched san jose police go door to door in the neighborhoods giving residents information about the man they are looking for. and for many of these residents they are just coming back to their homes this morning since this neighborhood was the focus for the search for the suspect it was in lockdown a lot of people were not allowed to return home. as many as 80 police officers, members of the s.w.a.t. team, others wearing plain clothes took part in the search of the housing complex a. lot of the residential complexes on king and mabry. at 5:00 this morning police called off the formal search of this neighborhood. neighbors said they are still worried. >> of course we do. of course we are. >> reporter: are you going to do anything different? >> we are going to stay here tonight. we will just make sure that all of the doors are locked. >> reporter: here is a picture of the man police are still looking

i have a great deal of respect by police officers. i came in this race late and was not interviewed by the police department and did not get their endorsement. but i spoke with them, and the head of the police department said he had known me for 20 years, and i could tell anyone was listening depth he thinks -- listening that i would be a great deal -- da. working together, we can make sure it is done the right way. >> eyewitness identification is inherently -- and highly problematic. for years, i have been working with the law enforcement side to come up with better systems. it has nothing to do with the capabilities of the officers or even attend your the reality is we know there is a great deal of science today the talks about the problems of eyewitness identification. i am a strong supporter that we need to continue to reform the process and the way we utilize eyewitness identification. i can tell you that from my point of view anyway i like to proceed in cases is to have independent corroboration any time we have eyewitness ident

>> police. >> reporter: shaun seemed shocked. police weren't buying it. are listening to see if he's acting or if it's grief? >> it appeared to be sincere. >> reporter: you are not basing any conclusion on that tape? >> no. >> reporter: you want to talk to him? >> exactly. >> reporter: he may be football royalty, but now he was a potential suspect in a high profile murder case. detectives say shaun was still emotional as they sat down and talked to him. where had shaun been at the time of the shooting? >> he was early and decided to get a haircut in north chicago. >> reporter: he's not far from the murder scene at the time of the murder? >> no, he's not. >> reporter: the barbershop confirmed he had been there the morning of the murder. >> we pulled a video of the complex which captures the alley to drive out and through. he is captured leaving the house. >> reporter: does that video tape clear him of being at the scene at the time? >> yes. >> reporter: no gunshot residue was seen on shaun. he does not match the description of a young male with black hair

they are -- we look upon the police commission when there are appointed as members of the police familyyou are welcome to join us. we would be honored to have you there every year. it means a lot to our members. it is the only time once a year that the police and fire are able to get together and honor our dead, retired and active. and we would encourage you to show up. it does not really matter. or what religious affiliation you have. we see it as nondenominational. i should have called you personally to invite you and i will do that next year. i wanted to say we're pleased with the relationship we could not be happy about -- happier. we welcome you and we would love to have you. if you could find a way to make it next year, i will be paul -- calling you personally and reminding you of the time and date. i think you came in late. someone said you were in the back. >> i was happy to be standing in the back with fellow officers. it was a packed mass. >> he should be telling you personally. i know commissioner marshall was out of town. a way to know you are welcome and thanks any time. we

federal funding to hire new police officers.he money comes if a u.s. department of justice grant. that program provides funding directly to state and local police agencies that will focus on community oriented policing. >>> breaking news out of santa clara. a gas leak reported on benton and los padres. first reports a construction crew ruptured a gas main. we are hearing that leak prompted evacuation of three block area around the incident. we are still checking we will keep you updated on the air and twitter. >>> women's resource center at st. mary's college expecting to hold a rally this afternoon to raise awareness about sexual assault. a female student told investigators two men sexually assaulted her in an on campus dorm sunday. police say the suspects have been identified as a student and his friend so far no arrests. police also investigating a rape of another female student a week earlier. 18-year-old male student has been arrested in that case. >>> the prime suspect in the murder of michelle le is expected to miss her l