Tag: SDPD

  • Police Body Camera Videos Will Stay Private — For Now

    By Liam Dillon Twice in recent months San Diego police officers were present at shootings while cameras on their bodies captured what happened. But, at least for now, the Police Department says those videos won’t become public. SDPD is gearing up to outfit all of its nearly 1,000 patrol officers with cameras in response to…

  • Ending Gang Retaliation With Text Messages

    The San Diego Police Department shares real-time information on gang homicides so former gang members can work to stop retaliation — starting at the hospital. Video by Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks When two Mount Hope gang members were shot…

  • The Fine Line Between Gang Policing and Gang Behavior

    Some community members community have likened members of the San Diego Police Department’s gang suppression unit to Stormtroopers or a gang itself. One officer admitted his unit is less connected with the community than it should be, but said it’s moving in the right direction. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego…

  • That Other Time SDPD Used Body Cameras

    A San Diego Police Department officer makes a traffic stop on Imperial Avenue. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Liam Dillon San Diego Police Chief William Lansdowne’s big reveal at last week’s City Council committee hearing on racial profiling was a request to outfit patrol officers with body cameras. Video and audio tapes of police…

  • Recruiting a Police Force That Looks Like San Diego

    Benjamin Kelso, head of the local Black Police Officers Association. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Lisa Halverstadt Law enforcement experts and community leaders often say a police department should look like people in the neighborhoods they serve. San Diego’s police force isn’t quite there yet. Racial breakdowns going back to 2010 show the department…