California Penal Code 368 makes abuse against elders, dependent adults, and persons with disabilities a crime. This abuse can be physical or emotional abuse, neglect, abandonment, abduction, isolation, financial exploitation, or other treatment resulting in harm, pain, or mental suffering of an elder or dependent adult. A violation of this statute is charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony. Law enforcement agencies are required to investigate every report of elder and disability victimizations and shall not dismiss reports for any reason without an investigation. 

The purpose of this notice is to announce the revision of Department General Order 6.04, Assaults on Police Officers, adopted by the Police Commission on June 14, 2023. The updates in this policy include, but are not limited to the following:

The purpose of this notice is to clarify member responsibility as it relates to the preparation and approval of police reports. Preparing factual and thorough incident reports is one of the most important duties of a police officer and PSA. The San Francisco Police Department expects professional incident reports from its members, sworn and non-sworn.

To ensure uniformity at District Stations (not including the Airport), counter reports prepared by PSAs are outlined as follows:

Effective July 1, 2023, the Department is transitioning from LexisNexis’ Accurint to Thomson Reuter’s Clear for Law Enforcement. Current LexisNexis Accurint accounts will terminate on June 30, 2023. Clear, like Accurint, is a web-based resource which provides law enforcement with comprehensive background information on individuals and businesses. This tool will assist in identifying and locating suspects, victims, and witnesses.

The following member has been selected as an additional subject matter expert for the upcoming Q-60 lieutenant examination:

Lieutenant Roshawn McKeever

This individual is not available to guide, mentor, tutor, or in any way assist candidates in their preparation for the Q-60 lieutenant examination. Members shall not approach this individual with questions regarding any aspect of test preparation with respect to this examination.

Per the new POA MOU, beginning July 1, 2023, employees who possess an Intermediate POST certificate or higher and have completed the requisite years of service as a sworn police officer or sworn deputy sheriff shall receive the following retention pay listed in the table below.

The purpose of this notice is to announce the revised Department General Order 2.08, Peace Officer Rights in Disciplinary Investigations, adopted by the Police Commission on May 3, 2023. The updates in this policy include, but are not limited to the following:

This notice announces the establishment of the Director of Constitutional Policing.

Authority:
The Director of Constitutional Policing and members assigned to the director work under the authority of the Chief of Police. A copy of the organizational chart for the Director of Constitutional Policing is attached to this notice.

Duties include but are not limited to:

The Department has established new radio code "921" - Obstructed Sidewalks for dispatch and officers to use for calls for service and incidents related to an individual obstructing sidewalk access by not allowing a 48" wide path of travel on a public sidewalk.