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Chief orders audit, separates investigations after narcotics lab shutdown; commissioners press for staffing and budget plan
Summary
Chief George Gascon told the Police Commission he shut down the controlled-substances section of the crime lab, requested an independent audit by the Association of Forensic Directors and segregated the criminal probe to management control; commissioners raised concerns about understaffing, DNA backlogs, and the need for a supplemental budget.
After public comment raised concerns about the city's forensic laboratory, San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon told the commission the department had launched both administrative and criminal investigations and taken immediate operational steps.
"There is an investigation going right now," Gascon said. He told commissioners the department had asked the Association of Forensic Directors to perform an audit of the lab and had segregated the criminal investigation from the inspector's bureau, moving oversight to management control (internal affairs). Gascon said…
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