Tag: SDPD

  • Where SDPD Stands on Phone Searches, Facial Recognition and Drones

    By Catherine Green With new technologies come new opportunities for police to take down the bad guys more efficiently – and new challenges in keeping basic freedoms intact for the rest of us. Here are a few of the ways we’ve seen San Diego Police embrace or shy away from some key advancements. Smartphones The…

  • Racial Data From Traffic Stops Show Irregularities, But Not Necessarily Profiling

    Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman told an audience at Cherokee Point Elementary School in City Heights she’s committed to regaining the trust of the community at a March 26, 2014 town hall meeting. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks The San Diego Police Department has released its first round of racial profiling data since…

  • How SDPD Fares on Transparency, in Four Charts

    Police Chief Shelly Zimmerman takes part in a town hall meeting at Cherokee Point Elementary. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Liam Dillon The San Diego Police Department will release racial data it had long neglected 6 p.m. Wednesday at Cherokee Point Elementary School. Transparency is one of those buzzwords that politicians and government agencies…

  • Feds to Begin Audit of San Diego Police Department in City Heights

    By Megan Burks Department of Justice auditors are in town to begin their assessment of the San Diego Police Department. They’ll be at Cherokee Point Elementary School at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to collect community comments on the police department. Former Police Chief William Lansdowne requested the outside review, which is expected to take six to…

  • Cops to Change Tactics That Upset Minority Communities

    An SDPD officer makes a stop along Euclid Avenue in Valencia Park. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Liam Dillon The San Diego Police Department is attempting to deal with two major community complaints: People don’t like to be made to sit on the curb while officers question them, nor do they like to be…