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Nbc 7 reporter caroline dialer has more. Reporter in his first press appearance since the pier 14 murder San Francisco mayor ed lee laid much of the blamt blame on sheriff ross mir krimi saying he should have called federal authorities when alleged killer Francisco Sanchez wound up in his custody. According to lee giving the feds a headsup before releasing the man would not have violated the citys sanctuary laws like the one he and the board of supervisors signed in 2013. Designed to protect undocumented immigrants. Nothing in that law prevents or prohibits communication notification with our federal and state Law Enforcement officials. Do i need to educate somebody about how to pick up a phone . Well, then the mayor would be subverting sabotaging his own law, the due process for all law that was passed by the board of supervisors and that he signed into effect in october 2013. Its very clear that it stipulates to Law Enforcement, in this case the sheriffs department, that a notificati
Steinles deaths and expressed their condolences. Theres a fierce round of finger pointing between the mayor and sheriff of San Francisco. Elizabeth cook following that part of the story. Reporter these are the first Public Comments from the San Francisco mayor since kate steinle was killed. All the sheriff needed to do was make a phone call to federal officials, he says. There was nothing that prevent the sheriff were picking up the phone and letting them know that you gave us you brought back to our jurisdiction a multifelony serious offender and we are about to release. Its a simple phone call of notification. Reporter he insisted the sanctuary City Ordinance allows the sheriff to work with federal authorities on dangerous Illegal Immigrants. We tracked down the sheriff today. He had this response to being blamed for Francisco Sanchez being on the street. I think the mayor is telling an untruth here. All our policies is to try to explain the law that the mayor signed into action. And
Old pleasanton native, was shot at pier 14 last week. Let us know about the release of someone that they gave custody of and was prevented and could have prevented all of this thrift reporter u. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have requested notification prior to this spirit that was not honored and now disparate sentences got all senator Dianne Feinstein has called upon the mayor to commit to federal authorities. I received, senator feinstein is a phone call and i was appreciative of it and i know that she is focusing on the same thing as i am. We both agreed that some think could have occurred as far as notification. Reporter the mayor pointed and years back that up for the spirit and is critical case. Pointed fingers knowing that they could have done more than handed him over could have had a warrant out for his our rest. Arrest reporter it will continue to look for more solutions. They will continue reporter it is now the law you are looking at Alameda Countys new
See as a fingerpointing on National News and everybody wants to point the finger at somebody else. And you just there to get the feeling like nobody is really taking responsibility for it. I hope the mayor is listening i hope some change happens to the city policies. I will take a stand and said i believe that man should never have been released, and any other city that would have been the case. San francisco needs to take action pam Kate Steinles funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at the ruby hill winery in pleasanton. Reporter the suspect said he found the gun on the pier. Whether or not that is true we do know where it came from before. The bureau of Land Management confirms that four days before the murder one of the Law Enforcement rangers had his government orissued semi automatic handgun stolen, and they say that is the same gun that was used in the murder. At some point he stopped in the downtown area, left his car unattended and sometime between 6 at night and in night