I still remember him....When i was working at the wharf central around 2007 to 2011...I saw him every night patroling the area......Now After another 10 to 13 years..Good to know he Still Around...
The ones paying for this service should get to deduct the amount from their taxes for a service they are already paying for and not receiving, if he is the only one left he must be the richest cop in the country
This news report fails to explain how SF City Hall and the POA/SFPD colluded to destroy the SF Patrol Special force (founded years before the SFPD). All because SFPD was jealous of the money earned by some Patrol Special officers (at times, over $1 million). Also, SF Patrol Special officers had police powers (issued citations and arrested suspects) until 1994, when the police commission removed that ability. SFPD also demanded Patrol Special wear different uniforms. In 1982, the city approved City Code 10B program, allowing off-duty SFPD to take work away from the Patrol Special. SFPD officers repeatedly harassed Patrol Special officers, sometimes they spray painted insults on the Patrol Special cars. In 2010, SFPD harassed Patrol officer Jane Warner at her home, while in bed dying of cancer. In 2021, the city allowed Sheriffs to join the 10B off-duty program. SF police say they're understaffed, but somehow they're available to work lucrative off-duty hours.
Yes, I don't understand how an officer being available for extra hours relates to this..! I would rather have somebody fresh than somebody who's working overtime. And… Smacks of collusion. Yes, I am from San Francisco. Let's ask Gavin.
Jane Warner was a great Cop not afraid of anything or anyone (and her love of animals was unmatched). And yes the POA and board of supervisors member Aaron Peskin killed the Patrol specials. It was such a great resource. You could call SFPD and not see a cop for hours but call a Patrol Special and they'd be there in minutes. It's all about 10-B overtime.
The police department created 10-B overtime for officers where they could be contacted to work private jobs in uniforms. At the same time they took away the police special's authority to give citations. It made 10-B more lucrative to businesses.
Hang on! This was an option the whole time??????? Why didn't anyone.... Ah crap! That's it I'm buying this service! Like right now. I'm googling how to sign up for this. $65 is literally nothing for peace of mind!
i heard they charge $100 to apply to be a cop and applicants decreased 93% from 2013. i don’t know of any other jobs out there that charges you to apply
If you defund the police, who you going to call about any crimes? Right a social worker will show up. Do you really think a social worker wants to show up against a criminal with a gun? Dumb of you to say that, defund the police. The real answer is prosecute the criminals. It shouldn't be just in and out within minutes. For instance if someone breaks into a car or robs a place, and gets caught....don't release them right away like have been doing. If they are repeated offenders, like more then once then they need to be locked up for many years. If the state doesn't have the capacity to send them to jail like not enough room, then send them to North Korea.
Good God... when are you going to just give up... the criminals in Sf already know they can Virtually do anything they want & walk away...You waited too long. NYC of all places, adopted a 0 tollerance policy after 9-11 and Cleaned up the Biggest City in the Country .. SF just lets things get worse....
You're wrong. AFter 9-11, Giuliani and the police started racially profiling people and this led to unnecessary deaths, many lawsuits and a city that no longer trusts the police. You are just making stuff up. YOu know nothing of what you are saying. Go away.
@californianorma876 I'm not sure if you're hearing impaired or did not comprehend what they said. He is the last of the "special police " and his area will be taken over by SFPD that is if SF decide otherwise. Yes, bless your heart.😂
Self funded program. Cancelled. Because it's effective? Is SFPD embarassed? Sorry, only at minute 3: but it begs the question...! Growing up near San Francisco State, we kids knew when the local private patrol officer was due to swing around in his private, unmarked vehicle! Perhaps criminals, who just wandered through the neighborhood, didn't know, but we lived in a very safe neighborhood nothing ever happened. If only I could remember what we called him. We had a nickname...... OH, 1964-1976 at least! It was absolutely understood that our neighborhoods could afford these extra patrols, and that would allow the cops to focus on other neighborhoods that could not afford the same.
As a San Francisco resident I'm not sure I like the idea of privately paid "police" forces. Why not have the City put them on the payroll? How is the money collected from the zones? Is it voluntary? If not, do they service businesses that don't pay? Too many unanswered questions.
The best answer I can give is the SFPD feels above homelessness and they don't want to deal with larceny. A private industry that only makes money if they respond to those calls works.
As a third generation San Franciscan, I can testify and witness that when I was growing up in the 1960s, our neighborhood was able to afford this private security effort, and we understood that the city had much more important things, like riots and peace demonstrations, and we lived in a very, very quiet, safe neighborhood. It was, I believe, considered contributing to the greater community.
Yes, the primary point was that these Special Patrol officers would patrol the richer districts and shopping districts so SFPD could deploy their officers towards high-crime areas.
Like any Republican town? You'll be fine. Half of America operates like this. Volunteer fire crews are more the norm than the exception in many parts of the country.