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SFPD highlights CIT awards, recent arrests and Mission Station priorities at community meeting
Summary
SFPD Chief William Scott reported on recent homicide arrests, a child‑exploitation search warrant, motorcycle‑safety and year‑to‑date crime figures; Captain William Griffin outlined Mission Station staffing, event management and plans to expand crisis‑intervention training and foot patrols.
SAN FRANCISCO — At a community meeting May 17 at Mission Police Station, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott and Captain William Griffin presented department activity, recent arrests and priorities for the Mission District.
Chief Scott opened with recognition of the department’s Crisis Intervention Team awards held May 11, calling the ceremony “an outstanding event” that highlighted officers’ use of de‑escalation tactics. "We are making significant progress in training all of our 2,300 or so officers on CIT tactics," he said, describing CIT as a major city investment.
Scott announced an arrest in a May 9 homicide investigation and said narcotics investigators detained a 27‑year‑old Hayward resident alleged in the death of Oswaldo Fuente, 21. He said two additional people were arrested in connection with the investigation and that prosecutors are expected to pursue the case.
Scott also reported that investigators served a May 9 search warrant at the home of 36‑year‑old San Francisco resident Billy Lockhart and recovered numerous media devices containing child‑exploitation material; another resident at the home was arrested in that inquiry.
On traffic and event planning, Scott reminded the public that May is motorcycle‑safety month and outlined SFPD’s deployment plans for the Bay to Breakers race on May 21, emphasizing safety and responsible alcohol use.
Turning to statistics, Scott said the department’s year‑to‑date homicide total was 23, up five from the same point last year, and reported 51 nonfatal shooting victims year‑to‑date (down eight from the same time last year). He added that firearm recoveries were up — 409 year‑to‑date versus 1,216 total for the prior year — and said the department will continue enforcement and recovery efforts.
Captain William Griffin described Mission Station operations and community policing efforts. He said the Mission District serves roughly 45,000 residents in about one square mile and that Mission Station handled about 85,387 calls for service in 2016, an average of roughly 233 calls per day. He emphasized language‑access work — "over 83% of the language translations done in the mission are Spanish speaking" — and listed priorities including expanding crisis‑intervention officer training, increasing foot and bike patrols, and addressing quality‑of‑life complaints and auto burglaries.
Griffin outlined Mission Station’s event responsibilities, noting the district manages numerous large public events and dozens of smaller ones annually, and described outreach efforts such as a weekly newsletter and partnerships with local groups including the Mission Education Project.
The commission adopted the meeting minutes for January–May 2017 by voice vote; the transcript does not record a numerical roll call tally. The meeting adjourned following public comment.
What’s next: the commission did not take further formal action on policy items at this meeting; commissioners said they would pursue televising future CIT recognition events so the ceremonies reach a wider audience.
