San Francisco police are abandoning their long-standing protocol for police lineups and photo spreads in favor of a new policy designed to reduce misidentifications, a move supported by the district attorney and public defender.
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In a shocking announcement Thursday, San Francisco officials said they now believe that the young black man killed Saturday during a gun battle with police fatally shot himself.
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In October there were five reported rapes and that number increased to nine in November. This uptick, however, is not the sign of a serial rapist, the San Francisco Police Department said Monday amid questions about why there was an increase in such crimes. “I can assure you we do not have a serial rapist,” Captain Mike Biel told the Board of Supervisors Public Safety Committee.
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