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Northern Station captain outlines staffing, crime trends and community programs as chief reports two recent homicides
Summary
At a July 19 Police Commission community meeting at Northern Station, the station commanding officer reviewed staffing, training and neighborhood outreach; Chief William Scott reported two recent homicides and said the department plans to reach roughly 1,971 sworn officers by year-end and is deploying for the San Francisco Marathon.
Captain John Hemarena, identified on the agenda as the commanding officer of Northern Station, told the San Francisco Police Commission at a July 19 community meeting that Northern Station’s boundaries and staffing have changed since 2015 and described a range of community-engagement efforts and training initiatives.
Captain Hemarena said Northern Station gained territory and about 16,000 residents after a 2015 boundary change, and reported a station staffing figure of 121 officers. He described the station’s investigations unit (one lieutenant, seven sergeants and a civilian), specialized training (including field training officers and 61 Crisis Intervention Team-trained officers) and…
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