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Defense closing in trial for FajitaGate The attorney for police officer told jurors that the evidence against her client is inconclusive.
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| Aug. 29 |
San Francisco |
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Trial of Former Officers Set for Sacramento The trial of a police officer and 2 former officers accused of beating up two men will be moved.
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| Aug. 24 |
San Francisco |
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SFPD assault case gets change of venue Judge Kay Tsenin has decided... |
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| Aug. 20 |
San Francisco |
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Fagan Jr. trial to move to another county A judge has agreed to move the trial of the son of the city's former police chief and 2 others facing assault charges.
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Elsewhere: Bay Bridge: Bay Area Might Be Stuck with Bridge Bill
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| Jul. 24 |
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7 officers accused in fajita scandal Capt. Corrales, Lts. Cota and Parra, Sgt. Syme, Inspector Falconer and 2 officers have been accused of violating department rules.
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| Jul. 17 |
San Francisco |
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Fajita-Gate May be Moved Out of SF A judge has set a hearing for next month on a request to move the trial of 3 former police officers.
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| Jul. 16 |
San Francisco |
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Former Cops Want Distance from Fagan David Lee and Matt Tonsing charged in a notorious fight say the legal system is denying them their right to a speedy trial.
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| Mar. 26 |
San Francisco |
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Son of former police chief arrested again Alex Fagan Jr., the son of Alex Fagan Sr., was allegedly getting into a drunken argument with his father.
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| Mar. 21 |
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Elsewhere: Oakland: Abbey: Final Mass Before Shutting Down
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| Mar. 5 |
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Fagan Sr. declared 'factually innocent' A former high-ranking city police officer became the 5th of the Fajita-gate defendants to receive Judge Tsenin's finding.
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Elsewhere: SF City Hall: Officials perform first gay marriages
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| Feb. 6 |
SF City Hall |
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SFPD Deputy Chief 'Factually Innocent' Greg Suhr was declared factually innocent of charges that were filed against him in the scandal over a police braw.
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| Feb. 5 |
SF City Hall |
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Former SFPD chief wants millions from city Earl Sanders says the city violated his rights during the investigation into a street brawl involving 3 cops.
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Officers pleaded innocent |
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| Nov. 5 |
San Francisco |
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Lawsuits filed in 'fajitagate' case |
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| Oct. 28 |
San Francisco |
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Assault case against officers to go to trial |
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| Aug. 6 |
SF City Hall |
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Police chief receives full exoneration Judge declared Earl Sanders 'factually innocent' of conspiring to cover up a street brawl involving 3 off-duty officers.
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| Jul. 30 |
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Chief to be declared 'factually innocent' |
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| Jul. 29 |
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Elsewhere: Oakland Downtown: Fire Station Shut Down in Dispute
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| Jul. 24 |
San Francisco |
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Fajita fight police face new charges District attorney Hallinan dropped and then refiled charges against 3 young police officers |
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| Jul. 23 |
SF City Hall |
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Charges refiled against police officers Prosecutors in the assault case involving 3 off-duty police officers withdrew 3 indictments |
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| Jul. 2 |
SF City Hall |
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Police chief asks court to clear his name Prentice Earl Sanders is asking a judge to exonerate him of charges he conspired to cover up a street brawl involving.
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| Jun. 23 |
SF City Hall |
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Alex Fagan Jr. released by Police Dept. Alex Fagan Jr. did not complete his probationary period in the required 126 weeks.
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Elsewhere: San Francisco: Tangled hen causes power mess
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| Apr. 10 |
SF City Hall |
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Acting Chief welcomed back deputy chiefs |
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| Apr. 4 |
San Francisco |
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Judge drops charges against 5 officers Judge Ksenia Tsenin dismissed conspiracy charges for a coverup of a brawl involving 3 off-duty officers.
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| Apr. 3 |
SF City Hall |
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Commissioners don't hand over documents Police commissioners voted not to hand over documents from the officer fight case... |
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| Mar. 27 |
SF City Hall |
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Attorney accused police officers The attorney for the indicted deputy police chief has accused witnesses of plotting... |
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| Mar. 24 |
SF City Hall |
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Commanders seek charges dismissed Lawyers for five police commanders asked to have obstruction charges dismissed |
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Elsewhere: SF Downtown: 600 protesters arrested
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Transcript shows police roadblocks probe Commanders repeatedly resisted a thorough investigation into an assault involving... |
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| Mar. 14 |
SF City Hall |
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Gag Order Denied in SFPD Indictments District Attorney tried unsuccessfully to impose a gag order on the police department.
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| Mar. 12 |
SF City Hall |
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Assistant police chief to run department After prosecutors dropped a felony conspiracy charge against him, Alex Fagan Sr. returned to run a 2,300-member dept..
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| Mar. 11 |
SF City Hall |
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DA drops charges against police chief Terence Hallinan couldn't prove that Earl Sanders and his top assistant helped orchestrate a cover-up.
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| Mar. 10 |
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Elsewhere: Oakland: District to layoff hundreds of teachers
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| Mar. 8 |
SF City Hall |
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DA uncertain over prosecution of police Hallinan will review a grand jury's transcript before deciding to whether... |
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| Mar. 5 |
SF City Hall |
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Acting police chief reassures citizens Heather Fong assured San Franciscans that officers will continue to do their jobs.
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| Mar. 4 |
SF City Hall |
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Police chief, commanders plead innocent Earl Sanders, 65, and 6 top commanders pleaded innocent to charges of trying to cover up a street brawl.
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| Mar. 3 |
SF City Hall |
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6 top police officers step down Mayor's office has announced that the Asst. Chief Fagan and 5 others in the command staff agreed to step aside.
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Police chief takes medical leave Earl Sanders won't step aside. Most of the city's top police commanders stepped down.
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Fong in Line to Run SFPD The Police Department was on the verge of having its first woman ever in charge.
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Hallinan defends grand jury on indictments District Attorney is saying 'no one in San Francisco is above the law' |
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Prosecutor shocked at police indictments Indicting the Police top commanders felt like... |
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SF City Hall |
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Mayor wants bring case into open court Willie Brown said if he was the district attorney,... |
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SF City Hall |
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Police chief asks state to investigate Earl Sanders, indicted with other top brass,... |
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City Hall Shaken by SFPD Indictments 'I have no information,' said Mayor... |
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| Feb. 28 |
SF City Hall |
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Indicted Police Chief in Place for Now Police commissioners decided in a 2-hour closed session tonight to leave in place Earl Sanders.
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Indicted Officers Turn Themselves In 9 of the 10 turned themselves into... |
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Police chief indicted in cover-up of brawl Earl Sanders and 9 other policemen have been indicted in connection with a brawl between off-duty officers and a bartender.
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Deputy chief, 3 officers indicted |
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San Francisco |
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Fagan Jr. faces second civil suit |
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Elsewhere: Brisbane: AIDS vaccine developed by VaxGen
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Elsewhere: SF Downtown: 150,000 join protests against Iraq war
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| Jan. 25 |
San Francisco |
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Cop Brawl Case Goes to Grand Jury |
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Elsewhere: SF Downtown: Protesters pack streets for anti-war rally
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| Dec. 10 |
San Francisco |
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Investigation of son of Assistant Chief A criminal police report filed on what happened Nov. 20 involving 3 police officers, including Alex Fagan Junior |
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| Dec. 6 |
San Francisco |
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More Charges Against SFPD Rookie |
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| Nov. 27 |
SF City Hall |
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Spotlight spreads to earlier police incidents |
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Cops miss attack report deadline |
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| Nov. 23 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor, chief soft-pedal cop fracas |
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| Nov. 22 |
SF City Hall |
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Charges of botched probe in cop fracas |
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| Nov. 21 |
SF City Hall |
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3 off-duty S.F. cops probed in beating Alex Fagan Jr., 23, assistant chief's son, still on probation, involved in incident.
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| Nov. 8 |
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Elsewhere: San Francisco: Pelosi to be House Democratic Leader
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| Jul. 12 |
SF City Hall |
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Sanders Sworn in as New Police Chief |
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Elsewhere: San Francisco: Noel get 4 years. New trial on murder
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