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S.F. police chief: DOJ auditing crime lab; department weighs staffing, contracting options
Summary
Chief George Gascon told the Police Commission the Department of Justice has completed a controlled-substances audit and will next report on DNA and firearms analyses; commissioners pressed for clearance-rate data and cost estimates for contracting out backlog work.
Chief George Gascon told the Police Commission on April 21 that the U.S. Department of Justice is auditing the San Francisco Police Department's crime laboratory and has completed its review of the controlled-substances section. He said the DOJ's review of the DNA section is expected soon and that the firearms review will follow.
Gascon framed the city's crime totals as mixed: overall Part I crimes were down about 15 percent year-over-year, with reductions in robberies and aggravated assaults, while homicides were…
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