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High-ranking San Francisco politicians call for new police chief
Source: Reuters
World | Wed May 11, 2016 8:12pm EDT
High-ranking San Francisco politicians call for new police chief
SAN FRANCISCO | BY CURTIS SKINNER
Three members of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors on Wednesday called for the replacement of the city's police chief amid scandals that have rocked the department for months.
Supervisor Jane Kim, who is currently running for the California State Senate, was the first on Wednesday to raise the issue, urging Mayor Ed Lee and the city's police commission to launch a search to replace Police Chief Greg Suhr.
Supervisors David Campos and John Avalos echoed Kim's calls for Suhr's replacement later in the day.
A widely seen video that showed about a dozen police officers fatally shooting a black man in early December spurred protests against the department and Suhr. A scandal involving racist and homophobic text messages sent by police officers has fueled more outrage.
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High-ranking San Francisco politicians call for new police chief
SAN FRANCISCO | BY CURTIS SKINNER
Three members of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors on Wednesday called for the replacement of the city's police chief amid scandals that have rocked the department for months.
Supervisor Jane Kim, who is currently running for the California State Senate, was the first on Wednesday to raise the issue, urging Mayor Ed Lee and the city's police commission to launch a search to replace Police Chief Greg Suhr.
Supervisors David Campos and John Avalos echoed Kim's calls for Suhr's replacement later in the day.
A widely seen video that showed about a dozen police officers fatally shooting a black man in early December spurred protests against the department and Suhr. A scandal involving racist and homophobic text messages sent by police officers has fueled more outrage.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sanfrancisco-police-idUSKCN0Y22N6
