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Chief details gun‑trafficking investigation, supplemental funding request and defends limited review of city phone records
Summary
The chief told the commission of a multi‑jurisdictional gun‑trafficking probe that tracked 58 firearms (18 recovered in San Francisco) and described a pending supplemental budget to extend anti‑violence overtime and add 10 police service aides. The chief also defended investigators’ limited review of city phone bills in an inquiry into an unauthorized personnel memo, saying legal counsel advised the steps and no conversation monitoring occurred.
Chief DeBach updated the commission on a violence‑reduction supplemental before the Board of Supervisors, a long‑running gun‑trafficking investigation and an internal probe of how an internal personnel memorandum was leaked to the press.
On budget, the chief asked the commission to consider a letter urging the Board to calendar a supplemental that would fund extended hours for tactical units and Honda motorcycles in targeted hot spots and add 10 police service aides (in addition to eight vehicle maintenance civilian positions…
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