CONGRATULATIONS
RETIREES
Sr. Dep. Sheriff Payne
43 years of service
Sr. Dep. Sheriff Becerra
32 years of service
Sr. Dep. Sheriff Miramontes
25 years of service
Dep. Sheriff Stanford
28 years of service
Dep. Sheriff Joe
26 years of service
Dep. Sheriff Ofril
25 years of service
Dep. Sheriff Song
23 years of service
Rehabilitation Services Coordinator Floyd Johnson 29 years of service
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Welcome to the Sheriff's Department
Deputy Sheriff Lopes
Recruit Deputy Sheriff
Bustos, V.
Collum, J.
Dun, S.
Galarza, E.
Hodgers, M.
Jacowitz, N.
Law, D.
Lowe, J.
Paping, C.
Rodriguez, S.
Tso, B.
Wackler, C.
Chief of Staff Van Ly
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Contributing Writers
Cpt. K. Paulson
Sr. Dep. Wilson
Dep. O'Malley
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© 2014
San Francisco
Sheriff's Department
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A Message from Sheriff
Ross Mirkarimi
We
look forward to the New Year remembering and honoring peace officers
killed in the line of duty during the last year.
Every day,
conscientious men and women head into the community to protect public
safety.
The escalation of violence seems to randomly select victims,
and regardless of what statistics reflect, for victims and families,
only one number is real-the number of their loss. Four members of our
department attended the funerals of the New York police officers killed
last month, a very moving account is provided below.
The
recent shootings of officers and residents only highlight the need to
redouble our efforts to create and maintain meaningful community
policing practices on the street and in the jails.
We are working to
extend the conversation about community policing to the Sheriff's
Department. Some of the best "beat cops" are the men and women of the
San Francisco Sheriff's Department who work in the county jails. The
continuity and stability of fostering an accountable relationship
between our sworn and civilian staff and the people in custody, is more
than just coexistence. Expanding community-policing techniques within
the jails contributes to our declining jail population and recidivism
rates, and are important tools for dealing with the growing complexities
of an incarcerated population, many of whom suffer with mental illness,
requiring yet another dimension of highly specialized training for our
deputy sheriffs.
Recently, in Washington DC, I shared my
observations with President Obama's Director of Community Oriented
Policing Strategies (COPS), Ron Davis. We discussed widening the circle
of what community policing means inside and outside the jails. In
light of troubling events that have exacerbated tensions between law
enforcement and community, I also recommended that the San Francisco
Sheriff's Department, and our jail system, become a pilot zone for
operationalizing community policing.
This year, we entered into
a six month pilot partnership with the San Francisco Police Department
(SFPD) to deploy deputy sheriffs to transport and book arrestees from
various sites within the city to our in-take facility. The purpose of
this initiative, called the Station Transfer Unit (STU) was to better
fulfill our mission to serve the San Francisco community as well as to
work with our fellow SFPD officers and provide them with more time to
patrol in areas of their jurisdiction.
During this period, we compiled
chronological and statistical data validating the conventional notion
that when you consider the salary differential between our deputy
sheriffs and the SFPD officers, combined with our ability to help beat
officers increase their community policing efforts, public safety is
better and more efficiently served. We are committed to doing our part
to facilitate continued operation and expansion of STU. We will be
making our case for increased resources for the upcoming budget year.
As
we kick start this New Year and the next budget cycle, we will continue
to press for innovative ways to increase staff and inmate safety while
seeking funds for the tools to do so.
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San Francisco Sheriff's Department Honored to Attend New York Police Department Funerals
Detective
Wenjian Liu and his partner Officer Rafael Ramos were fatally shot in
an unprovoked attack on December 20, 2014.
The San Francisco Sheriff's
Department attended both funerals for the New York Police Officers.
This article is the account of Senior Deputy Wilson:
The funeral services for Detective Liu were held on Sunday January 4, 2015 in Brooklyn, New York. Senior Deputy Conway and I were asked to represent the department at the services.
Prior to our arrival, I was put in contact with Sergeant Gonzalez from
NYPD 113th Precinct, who provided the necessary details for the
services. Jet Blue provided air travel arrangements for law enforcement
officers attending the services throughout the nation. At least ten
other law enforcement officers were on board the flight to New York. We
were greeted by a NYPD patrol sergeant and his partner at the airport.
The following morning, approximately 100 law enforcement
officers from our hotel, were shuttled to the 113th Precinct. When we
arrived, there were at least another 100 officers already there.
There
were agencies from all over the country gathered at the precinct to show
support. The 113th Precinct was just one of many precincts responsible
for hosting outside agencies.
Senior Deputy Conway and I met law enforcement personnel from Utah, Minnesota, Alabama and North Carolina, just to name a few.
Five charter buses transported law enforcement officers to the funeral home. When we arrived at the funeral home,
the amount of law enforcement personnel and vehicles were breathtaking.
A detail of motorcycle officers, alone, span 2 city blocks. As we made
our way to the intersection where we would be posted, the presence of
NYPD officers thanking us for attending was overwhelming. Law
enforcement officers lined 8 blocks from 12th Avenue and 65th Street to
20th Avenue and 65th Street.
It was incredible and humbling to represent the San Francisco Sheriff's Department to support Detective Liu's family and the NYPD.
Once
the funeral ended, we all stood in formation and waited for Detective
Liu's escort and body to pass. There was a helicopter flyover in the
missing man formation, symbolic of a fallen officer. Although we were
not in the funeral home, we felt the magnitude of the moment as the
hearse carrying Detective Liu passed by.
We
were released from formation and began our walk back to the charter
bus. Countless NYPD officers stopped us and just wanted to say thank
you. A few officers even removed their tie clips and gave them to us.
The feeling of brotherhood and community was overwhelming. It was an
extreme honor and privilege to be a part of this.
Sadly, it probably will not be the last law enforcement funeral we will
attend in our careers, but it will stand out in our minds as being one
of the most emotional charge
d experiences in our lifetime.
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Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty in 2014
"It is not how these officers died that made them heroes it is how they lived." Vivian Eney Cross, Survivor
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Sergeant David M. Baldwin
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 2014
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
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Sergeant Cory B. Wride
Utah County Sheriff's Office, UT
EOW: Thursday, January 30, 2014
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Officer Brian M. Law
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, February 17, 2014
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
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Officer Juan J. Gonzalez
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, February 17, 2014
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
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Officer Jason M. Crisp
United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations, US
EOW: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Officer Mark H. Larson
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, March 24, 2014
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
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Master Sergeant John Collum
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, MS
EOW: Friday, May 9, 2014
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
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Border Patrol Agent Alexander Giannini
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
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Sergeant Daryl Giles
Philadelphia School Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, June 2, 2014
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Officer Perry W. Renn
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, July 5, 2014
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Sheriff Mark A. Hecker
Butler County Sheriff's Office, NE
EOW: Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Constable Cleve Johnson
Titus County Constable's Office - Precinct 2, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 28, 2014
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
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Border Patrol Agent Tyler R. Robledo
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, September 12, 2014
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
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Trooper David Kedra
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
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Detective Kagan Dindar
Clarksville Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, October 24, 2014
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Officer Anthony Haase
Rio Rancho Police Department, NM
EOW: Sunday, October 26, 2014
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
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Investigator Holmes Smith
Clarendon County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
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Line of Duty Deaths: 121
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