The purpose of this Department Notice is to introduce a new procedure that allows Sergeants or higher-ranking members to downgrade certain calls for service over the radio from an A to a B priority or a B to a C priority. Downgrading calls to INFO only is not authorized. The authority to downgrade calls for service is currently limited to the below listed property crime codes. Supervisors remain able to call the supervisor bridge and request review and the potential downgrade of any other code.

The purpose of this notice is to set policy and procedures regarding the San Francisco Police Department's (SFPD) Ride-Along program.

The SFPD encourages civilians to participate in a Ride-Along with the Police Department to familiarize them with the daily operations of the Department.

The Ride-Along program guidelines are as follows:

I. Purpose 

The purpose of this notice is to clarify the role and responsibilities of the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD), EMS/Community Paramedicine, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ( OCME) at the scene of a death. This is a summary of those department's policies as they apply to the San Francisco Police Department responding for an 802 standby.

This Department Notice supplements a previous DN discussing City policy regarding the use of artificial intelligence (Al) within the San Franciso Police Department.

OVERVIEW 
The SFPD recognizes the potential for the use of AI in various aspects of work within the SFPD. The deployment of AI technology within the SFPD, however, must be carefully considered to ensure the vital work that we do is not hindered or made irrelevant through the use of cuttingedge technologies.

DEFINITIONS AND TERMS 

I am pleased to announce the following members will be promoted effective June 14, 2025.

LIEUTENANT 
Donald Jackson 
Jason Robinson 
Tobius Moore 
Patrice Heath 
Flint Paul 
Nathan Lee 
Brent Bradford 
Adrian Payne

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) maintains an accessible, comprehensive, and actionable Health & Safety program known as our Injury & Illness Prevention Program or (IIPP).

The SFPD IIPP is written in accordance with California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 8, General Industry Safety Orders, Section 3203. The SFPD is committed to the full implementation of this program. Our IIPP includes the following required elements:

The following members of the San Francisco Police Department will be honored with Crisis Intervention Team Awards and Certificates at the Crisis Intervention Team Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. The event will take place at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, located at 2850 19th A venue, San Francisco. 
Attire:

I am pleased to announce the following members will be promoted effective May 17, 2025.

DEPUTY CHIEF 
Derrick Lew 

COMMANDER 
Mark Im

A Department Notice will be forthcoming announcing any Command Staff assignment changes.

Congratulations to the above members for their outstanding achievement.

/s/
WILLIAM SCOTT 
Chief of Police

This Department Notice introduces the SFPD Medical ID Bracelet Program.

Background
The SFPD Medical ID Bracelet Program was created by Chinatown Foot Beat officers in response to memory-impaired individuals repeatedly going missing.

To break this cycle, officers began issuing SFPD medical ID bracelets to individuals once they were safely located. Each bracelet is engraved with the person's name, emergency contact number, and the related SFPD missing person case number.