The office was created by the board of supervisors in 1982. It was put into place in 1983. We are nearly 30 years old. We were originally in the San Francisco Police Department, but was later placed under the direct supervision of the Police Commission and is an independent agency. It is separate from the Police Department and the Police Commission is also a civilian body. We conduct investigations to find out what happened. If we follow the evidence by interviewing the person who brought the complaint, the involved Police Officers, and other civilian witnesses. We have subpoena power to compel testimony and obtain evidence. We obtain additional evidence from the Police Department in the form of Police Reports and other documentation generated by the Police Department. We also visit the site of alleged occurrences and may take photographs of the places and persons. Our goal is to complete investigations in nine months. It was limited exceptions, we must complete investigations in one y
A man was sentenced to 27 years in prison for the 2020 fatal shooting of a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga junior who was protecting his girlfriend during an alleged robbery.
The businesses — currently at the Kingston Road plaza that could be redeveloped — include Home Depot, Shoppers Drug Mart and Michaels. The public is invited to share their thoughts on Thursday, May 30.