Senior Reporter

Jonah Owen Lamb

Hundreds of state and federal drug cases were thrown out due to the actions of former Officer Christina Hayes.

“People should not die when they are training to become a cop,” said Southern California attorney Bradley Gage.

Out-of-state authorities made 1.6 million searches of San Francisco’s license-plate reader data — likely in violation of California law.

A newly appointed captain is on a monthlong trip that the department claims was planned well before the Aug. 22 death of Jon-Marques Psalms. 

Interim Chief Paul Yep’s reorganization raises questions about the nature of his tenure and the department’s move away from reforms.