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Taraval Station credits stepped-up patrols with recent drops in property crime; warns of hazards from illegal residential grows
Summary
Captain Denise Schmidt told the Police Commission Taraval Station has redeployed 32 officers to the Ingleside/Visitation Valley/Bayview areas, reported year-to-date reductions in Part 1 and property crimes, and highlighted public-safety risks created by illegal indoor marijuana grows at residential properties.
Captain Denise Schmidt gave a detailed community briefing to the San Francisco Police Commission on April 28 about policing in the Taraval (Sunset) District, describing staffing, crime trends, outreach and the public-safety hazards posed by illegal residential marijuana cultivation.
Schmidt said Taraval is the city's largest patrol district by area and one of the largest by population and outlined a redeployment of roughly 32 officers for about four weeks to increase uniform, high-visibility foot beats in Ingleside, Visitation Valley and Bayview. "These officers are gonna be working in uniform foot beats, high visibility, just to basically let the community know that…
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