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SFPD unveils anonymous reward posters and links program to five‑year violence prevention plan
Summary
The San Francisco Police Department announced an anonymous rewards program and multilingual posters to encourage surrender of illegal guns, offering $5,500 for surrendered assault weapons and $1,000 when a firearm leads to an arrest; commissioners requested a presentation tying the effort to the new five‑year Violence Prevention Plan.
Chief Fong told the Police Commission that the department will roll out multilingual posters and 3x5 cards as part of a program to reduce guns on city streets. "It's a $5,500 reward for an illegal assault weapon that is turned into the police department," she said, and added that if a firearm used in a crime leads to an arrest, the reward is $1,000.
Commissioners asked where the program funding would come from;…
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