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Northern Station captain vows to restore beat officers, targets 5% crime reduction
Summary
Captain Greg McEachern told the Police Commission and about 100 residents that Northern Station will prioritize restoring beat officers when staffing allows and pursue a 5% reduction in crime and a 10% reduction in collisions through enforcement, education and expanded training.
Captain Greg McEachern laid out a multi‑pronged plan to tackle rising property and violent crime in San Francisco’s Northern District, telling residents at a Police Commission community meeting that beat officers will return “as soon as I get the staffing.”
McEachern said Northern Station covers the Marina, Pacific Heights, Polk Street, Fillmore and Lower Haight and currently has 132 sworn officers assigned, with about 104 on the street and eight in training. He reported that the district is up roughly 1% in violent crime year‑to‑date, robberies are up about 16% and property crimes are up about 34%, while auto break‑ins in the district…
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