One of San Francisco’s highest-ranking law enforcement officials was arrested Saturday on suspicion of a hit-and-run.
Sheriff Chief of Staff Richard Jue was booked early Sunday in lieu of a $7,500 bond on a charge of hit-and-run with property damage.
The Sheriff’s Department confirmed that the 65-year-old law enforcement veteran is under criminal and administrative investigation, saying he was arrested on two misdemeanor charges for an off-duty incident involving a hit-and-run crash and providing false information to officers.
Jue has been placed on administrative leave pending the criminal case.
“The Sheriff’s Office holds all members — regardless of rank or role — to the highest ethical and professional standards,” Sheriff Paul Miyamoto said in a statement after Jue was booked in jail. “We believe in the integrity of the judicial process and are committed to ensuring that anyone found guilty of criminal conduct, whether a member of our staff or the public, is held accountable.”
Jue spent three decades at the San Francisco Police Department before becoming Miyamoto’s chief of staff in 2020.
A phone call to Jue’s number went unanswered on Saturday night.
Jue’s arrest comes little more than a month after a rookie SFPD cop landed in jail for an alleged DUI crash that seriously injured another driver. Ryan Chung-Yan, 28, Kwong was fired days later, ending his law enforcement career less than a week after graduating from the police academy.
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