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City officials and DA outline steps after grand jury flags surge in auto burglaries
Summary
The civil grand jury reported nearly 25,000 reported auto‑burglary incidents in 2015 and urged focused resources; SFPD and the district attorney described task‑force arrests, crime analysts and a private‑camera registry as part of a city response; the committee marked several recommendations as implemented or in process.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee heard the civil grand jury’s report on auto burglaries in San Francisco and discussed coordinated policing, prosecution and analytic steps the city is taking to curb a multi‑year rise in vehicle break‑ins.
Civil‑grand‑jury presenter Michael Skahill, PhD, said the jury analyzed roughly 31 months of data and reported 24,826 incidents in 2015 using DataSF and other sources. He described a pattern in which prolific career criminals and organized teams commit many offenses, leaving a high caseload for investigators; the jury recommended focused police resources, improved information gathering and regional partnerships.
Acting Chief Tony Chaplin and Commander Greg McEachern told the…
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