Richmond Station

Captain Chris Canning was born in San Francisco, raised in the North Bay Area, and is a second-generation San Francisco Police Officer. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Brigham Young University and, prior to joining the San Francisco Police Department, was a police officer in the Salt Lake City Police Department for three years.  After graduating from the San Francisco Police Academy in 2007, Captain Canning worked as a Patrol Officer serving the Tenderloin, Mission, and Southern Police Districts. In his role as a Sergeant, he worked in the Mission Police District, the Criminal Investigations Unit, and the Homicide Detail. In 2017 he was promoted to Lieutenant and returned to the Mission Police District before being transferred to the Crime Strategies Division. In 2021 he was promoted to Captain and became the Commanding Officer of Tenderloin Police Station until October 2022 where he became Commanding Officer of Richmond Station.

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