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Police commission sets DGO 5.02 (shooting policy) for vote after additional review
Summary
A rewrite of San Francisco Police Department Department General Order 5.02 — which would codify recent department bulletins on shooting and firing at vehicles — was not ready for adoption Feb. 2. The commission directed staff to return with a final draft after internal concurrence, city‑attorney review, use‑of‑force expert input and a 30‑day meet‑and‑confer with the police union.
The San Francisco Police Commission set a deadline to consider a rewritten Department General Order 5.02 — the department’s shooting policy — after hearing that the draft still needs legal and labor review.
Commander Mahoney told the commission the department has incorporated changes issued previously as department bulletins and is working on a consolidated DGO, but that additional steps remain, including internal concurrence after use‑of‑force expert review, a meet‑and‑confer with the…
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