policy recommendations on san francisco police department polices. in california, law enforcement agencies must have a procedure to investigation complaints by members of public against peace officers. the occ serves that purpose for the san francisco police department. our office is staffed by a diverse group of civilians who have never been san francisco police officers. the office has a 35-member staff, the majority of whom are investigators. and the balance of staff consists of attorneys and support staff. what we do is we conduct investigations to find out what happened. we follow the evidence by interviewing the person who brought the complaint, the involved police officers and civilian witnesses. we have subpoena power to compel testimony and obtain evidence. we also obstain additional

i want the message to be clear that there is no place in the san francisco police department for those folks. that is my shtick. the captaincy work hard to bring you up to speed about the domestic violence unit, now part of svu and what they do in san francisco. we are committed to keep san francisco safe regardless of the place of origin or language efforts. the things that we can do easily we will go quickly. the things that will take a little bit of work or money we will figure out. captain? >> thank you chief. i'm sorry. i am the last one up. i have been asked to speak on a few items. i will try to get through it as quickly as possible. bear with me. when i get to the presentation, once i am completed i will be happy to answer any questions you may have for me. >> good evening everybody, i am denise flaherty, the captain for the special victims unit. our journey starts in 1995, the formation of the domestic violence response unit going back to the time when the department had separate investigative unit. for years domestic violence, sex crimes, youth crimes all work independently.

and now it's not one san francisco police officer in hot water. it's not the type of facebook post you see every day, especially because it was posted on a san francisco police officer's facebook site! the post that has since been removed was put up on september 9th of this year. in the headline "broadway tunnel, 100 miles an hour, in a lambo." the video shows the driver slamming on the gas from a dead stop on the russian hillside of the bridge. then he tears through the middle of the tunnel, empty at the time. there were several comments on the post, one of them he says "it's roomier than you think. we were all drunk." and i checked with the san francisco police department. all they told me is that he is indeed an employee and that the incident is under investigation. >>> we are in for a cold one tonight. temperatures are already in the 30s and they're going to be in the 30s nearly everywhere into tomorrow morning. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather eve

>> commissioner, it's been the policy of the san francisco police department since the sanctuary city ordinance was passed over 30 years ago, before i became a police officer, it isn't just something we need to train to. it's always know. i can assure anyone watching on tv at this commission, san francisco is a sanctuary city. we are here to help regardless of your country of origin or language. we are working hard as you can tell to figure out the language. chief beal spoke about me doing those interviews. i don't speak korean and chinese. we do spanish radio once a month, speak with marcos gutierrez about whatever they want to talk about; sanctuary city has come up more than once. it is not a training issue for us. it is department policy. it is city law. it is what we have been raised on. >> does the department have the authority to control that information within its own database so it is and shared with the federal authorities? >> what information is that? >> my understanding is there is no opt in and out. maybe commissioner chan can say something. >> secure communities is a post

a previously scheduled gun buy-back program, hundreds of guns were bought by oakland and san francisco police. >> michelle who did not want to give her last name was more than 200 people willing to sell their guns to san francisco police many who waited in long line were brought here by the tragedy. mass murder of 20 children in connecticut. >> is that why you brought the gun? >> absolutely. i never thought about getting rid of them before. >> a vietnam vet and had he and his wife sobbed hearing the news. jan turning her gun in so it could never take a life. >> if this is something that might hurt somebody some day, i would feel terrible about that. >> the gun buy-back was funded by an anonymous donor. they in turn contacted the boys club here in san francisco. dr. joseph marshall turns show that community thinks something about gun violence. >> people started lining up in their cars at 6:00 a.m. to turn in guns at st. benedict church. this is where oakland police were buying the guns. >> we have every anticipation exceeding all expectations today. >> initial target was taking 500 guns but fi

police chief's detail. the investigation end -- terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> some scary moments for bicyclist who ended up trapped san franciscog at fifth and brannon south of market. fires called for a special rescue unit. paramedics rushed the man to san francisco general, he is expected to survive. >>> bart and bay area police teaming up to keep you safer as you get around this holiday season. starting this afternoon bart increasing patrols and autographing safety escorts at some stations. -- and offering safety escorts at some stations. in the east bay teaming up with oakland police to provide escorts at the west oakland station from 4 to 8 p.m. to escort passengers parked within three blocks of that station. >>> oakland mayor quan is asking federal prosecutors to leave america's largest medical marijuana dispensary alone. attorneys for the city of oakland file papers on behalf of the harborside health center. the city attorneys claim federal government said in a patent filing that cannibus compounds are useful in the treatment of some disease oakland gets 1.4 million per year in taxes from dispensaries. >>> founder of mca

internal investigation is being police says investigators will go over this video about the video being postedthe sargeant could receive a suspended or fired. under san francisco's rule of classified as any breach of peace, neglect of duty,.reflects discredit on the department, shall be conduct subject to san francisco police told me investigation isn't finished andrecheck told the chief is police in are asking for east oakland shooting.right in the middle of the we'll fly you in on the big grant? d street. we have video from the scene. there's a sheet over thehe died at the scene. no motive is known. this is the 122nd murder in oakland this year. there were 105 all of last after a bomb threat at lynbrook high school in san jose -- was delivered through graffiti. >> and students at monte vista high in cupertino say they can't believe that the threat was directed at one of the nicest teachers on campus. the teacher was not hurt but remains under the sheriff's protection. bomb-sniffing dogs were checking classrooms and the parking lot of monte vita high school. federal agents were also called in -- saying that if was a hoax, no one is laughing. an attempted kidnap

. >>> video recently posted on facebook has left a veteran san francisco police officer in hot water tonight. it shows someone driving at high speeds through san francisco ice broad ray tunnel and yes, sir now flying just as fast. >> reporter: the broad way has a speed limit of 35 miles per hour. >> here we go. >> reporter: but this video posted to the facebook page of san francisco police sergeant t was entitleed broadway tunnel 100 miles an hour. you over in see the face hour can you tell how fast it's going. >> it's fencive. it visits our public safety. >> i showed the video to city supervisor who talked to police chief greg sir about it. >> they're investigating who it was. there are comments about it being a police officer. they're looking that. >> reporter: supervisor david chew represents ticket three. >> this is dangerous sand inappropriate behavior and we can't have folks going 100 miles an hour through the tunnel. >> reporter: the posting has been removed and sergeant t said he was not drunk or going a hundred miles an hour. >> certainly if it was a police officer they're g

>>reporter: former san francisco police captain dan lawson now chief of the university of san franciscoce department says the that he was probably sold to it a fence not knowing what was on the hard drive. >> person who purchase it probably is wiped clean get rid of any other evidence or could have been done prior and that's my sense of whether happened. >>reporter: source tells us chances are the fence probably sold the hard drive for the going street price of around 30 to 40 dollars. now this is not the first time unreleased movie has been stolen in san francisco. similar theft happened years ago with movie transformers. police source tells us someone stole a copy of that movie from a car m the mission district. but police with the help of their confidential informants manageed to get that film back to the studio. abc 7 news. >> also in san francisco. man was robbed after trying to be a good is a mayor tachbility he thought he was helping a woman with her broken down car. instead she and 3 others robbed him at gun point. happened before 1:00 a.m. at the intersection of geary and mason

is rather appropriate because she was the mother of the san francisco police officer. she immigrated to this country, strong armenian woman, and had to go back to school to be reregistered as a nurse. she went back to state college later in life and completed courses where she received a teaching certificate to teach preschool at west porta in the early days of preschool days. she was small in stature, but i stood tall on her shoulders and women like her. >> i would also like to express condolences to mike nevans' family; he was a police inspector. i got to know him when he was state legislature. he is also the late uncle of someone who has been in the city -- pj johnston. >> also we would adjourn in honor of spector mike nevin. also sadly we have to adjourn in honor of three current san francisco officers. these are current members. our thoughts and prayers are with her family, their cohorts at the stations, tonight we adjourn in the memory of them and others. we are adjourned.

before i do i want to acknowledge kevin martin who has 28 years of service not just with the san francisco police department but the san francisco sheriff's department and especially acknowledge steve johnson, who joined the san francisco police department in 1971, served 30 years and since that time has worked tirelessly along with kevin for the rights of our members and he has worked with every commissioner here. he's going to be a big loss to the poa, he wanted to be here tonight, he could not make it. he is in good health and spirits but i do have letters to each one of the commissioners on behalf of steve. so i am available, i certainly am behind the learning curve but considering the statement from one of the last speakers i hope the chief grants everything that the poa requests as you did the previous speaker. i can answer any questions if you have them, but thank you for your time. >> thank you, inspector hallorran. i want to say, inspector halloran, we recognize vice president martin, one of our hearings we closed in honor of him, for all the work he's done for police officers but also a

please understand that the san francisco police department is not the only entity approving u visas. there are law-enforcement across the region, the state is doing it, we are just want law-enforcement agency doing it. >> even the demand for u visas, there are certain caps. 3 also -- >> i feel like seeing this unit exist, if i would use the word "leveraging" people's expertise, it seems appropriate place for these presentations. it reflects what we are most successful at and when we are seeing the greatest success is when we're not in silos, and partnering with nonprofits, and in some cases for profit community. i know that personnel he i have had the opportunity to participate in many of the massage parlor inspections. that to me was another example of our city being incredibly innovative in figuring out a way to confront the challenges that we do face particularly in the area of human trafficking on one side. i think it all fits to having this hearing tonight, the work of the family violence council for me - i feel like a broken record, i feel it is a model, the benefit of being bo

asking anyone with information to call oakland police. >>> we have new information now on that san francisco police officer accused of racing through a tunnel reaching speeds up to 100 miles per hour. we learned the surgent has been reassigned to administrative duty with no public contact. police are not saying where he was transferred to. a facebook page had the video. it showed a sports car speeding through the broadway tunnel. >>> barry bonds has a court date for his obstruction of justice conviction. oral arguments for set for next year. he was convicted of one count for giving an evasive replay during grand jury appearance. the case will be heard by a three judge panel in san francisco. >>> the state's realignment program is showing progress. the law moved thousands of non- violent, non-sex offender inmates to county jails with the goal to reduce the state prison population. 27,000 inmates have already been moved. >> it is actually impressive. i think any legislation, policy has unintended consequences. we are seeing impressive results. >> the report said moving the inmates haven't led to an i

you can go online for updates anytime. >>> police are searching for a gunman responsible for killing a 17-year-old football player in san francisco over the weekend. he was a senior. he was shot about 10:00 saturday night. police say that a friend took him to san francisco general hospital where he was pronounced dead you. >>> new at 7:00, an auto body shop neighbors say has no being there. it's located in the bay view district. we're live outside the superior court are a new lawsuit accuses the owner of illegal activity. >>reporter: i read the complaint. it accuses the own of illegally operating an auto body shop and renting illegal reach-infested apartments. >> that one, this one, this one, this one. >>reporter: neighbors say he regularly parks 15 or more cars along the street outside his house at 1278 thomas avenue. now, the city attorney is suing him, saying that behind the tall gates he has been operating brothers auto body shop illegally in a residential area not zoned for business and says he turned his single-family house into an illegal apartment operation. >> before i've seen as high as 30 people living in that house. >

susi damilano for the san francisco playhouse. >> good morning supervisors. i am mr. cole from the san francisco police department. the applicant filed with the california department of alcohol beverage control. this is general theater for license for 450 post street, second floor. this license is transferred from 533 sutter street second floor where the business previously operated. it has capacity of 211 patrons and 6:00 p.m. to -- for the purposes of the hearing the california department of california beverage control seeks determination as approval or denial of this license. from the time period of october 2011 to october 201256 police calls for service. from the same time period there were approximately four police reports generated. this premise is located in plot 166 and 67 police reports for the area. it's located in an high crime area and in the census track listed. it's in an undue concentration area. there are no records of protest with the california department of alcohol beverage control and there are no record of letters of support with the california department of alcoholic beverage cont

all 1100 school districts have been told they have to review their safety plans. >>> and san francisco police are busy they are searching for three home invasion robber. three masked men who tied up and robbed a man in san francisco. it happened on slow boulevard in the sunset district about 2:00 this morning. the victims were not hurt. >>> overnight in san francisco a man was rescued after getting stuck in a chimney. it happened at about 11:30 last night at presidio heights apartment. firefighters had to use special equipment to get him out. authorities say they have no idea how they got stuck. >> when we arrived we found one person inside of the chimney here. we utilized the rescue squad. we had to break some of the bricks to remove enough bricks to be able to facilitate getting him out. >> the man was rushed to the hospital. police are not released information on his condition. >>> kate middleton the duchess of cambridge made her first public appearance after being treated for morning sickness. she had not been seen in public since leaving a hospital about two weeks ago. she is in the earl

i am from the san francisco police department. they have filed an application with the city and on cite beer premseses for 748 innes avenue. for the purpose of this hearing the california department of alcohol and beverage control seeks determination from the board of supervisors as to the approval or denial of this license. from the period of july 2011 through january 2012 there were no police calls for service, nor any police reports. the plat information located in here and 354 police actions for the calendar year 2010. the pemz premises is located in a high crime area and sensus track listed here. applicant premises is not located in undue concentration area. there are no record protests with the california department of alcohol and beverage control and also no records of support with the department of the california alcohol and beverage control. department of recreation. there is no opposition from the station. alu recommends approval and recommended to the california alcohol and beverage control. number one, sales, service a

san francisco police believe they've crack add electronic fencing ring and -- cracked an electronic fencingg and may have some of your stuff. >>> police are looking for a driver who hit one of their own. >> amy hollyfield is live at the scene in the 600 block of washington street. what happened? >> reporter:

. >>> the police officers who rescued a newborn baby in san francisco are speaking out today. both the child and mother were taken to the hospital. ktvualle rasmus has more on how the police are describing their experience. >> reporter: the police officers are calling it a traumatic experience because the newborn baby almost did not survive but because of their quick response and the knowledge of cpr, the baby is in stable condition. the officer's here at the baby station got a standing ovation for their actions. [ applause ] >> reporter: that's officer matt clout on the left and steve grinch on the right and they responded to a call about a newborn baby in distress early wednesday morning in the air of third and mckinen. they found the infant outside wrapped up in a blanket. he was in the arms of a man believed to be a relative of the mother. the infant's face was blue and the baby was not breathing when fers got there and they knew it would take at least 15 minutes for an ambulance to arrive so the two officers decided to race to fs general themselves, and officer grinch perf

san francisco police saved a newborn's life. they were called to the providence baptist church shel >>> quick action by san francisco police saved a newborn's life. they were called to the providence baptist view shelter after a woman began pounding on the door. she was covered in blood and told the man who answered that she had a baby but she didn't have the infant with her. thinking she had been assaulted, are the worker called 911. >> she was a little hysterical, said she wanted to come, she wanted to come in at first. and then when she came back with the baby, she did not want to come in. >> by the time police arrived, the woman had handed the child off to someone else. of the baby wasn't breathing, but officers were able to revive it on the way to the hospital. the mother could face charges for child endangerment and abandonment. >>> it's not doomsday, but it's something we'll never see again in our lifetimes. a repeating date. >> 12/12/12 is lucky! how couples are taking advantage. >> reporter: let's see what the may ans ar

()* *vo / pam * )á >> a multimillion dollar auto burglary operation has been busted by the san francisco policepartment. more than a thousand electronic devices have been recovered. three people were arrested.. two of whome are still in jail. police believe this ring is a small part of a larger ring that is still going on in san francisco and around bay area. and the rain has bay area. but residents are still dealing with the damage from a long weekend of harsh storms. crews are out across the bay area cleaning up downed trees. and in the santa cruz mountains.. a road blocked by a mudslide is back open again. kron-4's rob fladeboe has more on that. >> with a 10 mi., 25 minute a deep toward a census of the residence and visitors have the use of vine hill road.. blake royce was the first one to cross the single-lane fix through the slide zone. >> it is important to be able to use this the other will only other alternative is a long whey a round. >> a road crew worked through the rain wednesday putting the finishing touches on a 3-day, temporary repair job that required hundreds of sanbags, concre