[caption id="attachment_80397" align="alignright" width="635"] CBS SAN FRANCISCO Five San Francisco cops and one former officer were indicted Thursday for illegal searches, drug dealing and other crimes. This is not only a betrayal of the public's trust,’ Police Chief Greg Suhr said, ‘but also a betrayal of all the men and women of the San Francisco Police Department who work hard every day to do what they can to keep San Francisco safe.’ [/caption]Five Active San Francisco Police Officers Indicted in Federal Drug Probe
San Francisco, California - Greg Suhr, San Francisco Police Chief, has been shaken to his core over a recently announced Federal indictment of five of his police officers who were actively employed. A former police officer has also been indicted. Chief Suhr put it best when he said that short of officers losing their lives in the line of duty, this announcement is the worst imaginable scenario.

At a press conference, Chief Suhr confirmed that the accused officers worked at the police department's Southern Station. They are accused of drug dealing, theft, extortion, falsifying police reports, distributing controlled substances, absconding funds from federally-funded programs, and violating the civil rights of people.

Part of the indictment claims the officers would enter single occupancy hotel rooms in areas where they held no jurisdiction. Their purpose in doing so was to intimidate, threaten, coerce, and threaten the occupants.

[caption id="attachment_80398" align="alignright" width="635"] SFPUBLICDEFENDER VIA YOUTUBE The surveillance footage, released by a prominent San Francisco public defender, allegedly shows the officers illegally searching apartments - and even stealing some items. [/caption]

Chief Suhr could not underscore how deeply this betrayal of the public trust has been. For the defendants’ part, they will now face lengthy prison sentences among a prison population that frowns on dirty police officers. It is not being reported whether the looming indictments may affect any cases where the officers offered up expert testimony leading to convictions.

[caption id="attachment_80399" align="alignright" width="635"] SFPUBLICDEFENDER VIA YOUTUBE An officer covers a surveillance camera while officers allegedly conduct an illegal search at the Henry Hotel in San Francisco in 2010. [/caption]

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