“But I am not going to admit that there is a culture issue in this police department, and stain the reputation of the amazing men and women that put their lives on the line every day for these residents.”In the same breath, Garcia said he valued the community leaders and groups that have leveled the criticisms that he has consistently refuted.“I have never begrudged our community groups, the ones that are loud and vocal, that want change, and that are constantly keeping the fire on the police department,” he said. That officer also posted an offensive image of a fake advertisement for a "Sharia Barbie," with a line saying "stoning accessories available. Police Body Worn Cameras —
San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia announced this week he will retire at the end of this year after spending nearly three decades with the department, rising from a narcotics officer to become the top cop of the Bay Area’s largest city.Garcia, 49, planned to announce his retirement in late June, but those plans were shelved when the pandemic took hold of the Bay Area in March and historic protests erupted in San Jose and other cities across the nation following the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd on Memorial Day.“Obviously, the end of June was a very tumultuous time, and I didn’t feel it was the right time dealing with shelter in place and the fallout of protests,” Garcia told The Chronicle in an interview Tuesday, a day after his announcement.
After 28 years with San Jose Police and four years as head of the department, Chief Garcia Monday announced he is retiring from his post in December. extensive analysis of the Department's use of force incidents. to the public and build community trust, the Police
“We’re going to look at our tactics and we’re going to see how we could improve.”Garcia’s accomplishments as chief include restocking the ranks after a controversial pension reform plan passed in 2012, leading to an officer exodus and plummeting morale.He also oversaw the creation of a use-of-force dashboard on the department’s website, the forming of a school diversion program to keep juveniles out of the criminal justice system, and efforts to state public support for members of the LGBTQ community in and outside of the department.“It’s still not where we want it to be, but we got it in the right trajectory,” Garcia said.Garcia has previously said he planned to retire and coach youth football after his career in law enforcement, but he hedged on that Tuesday.“I’m going to take the next four months to reevaluate what I want to do,” he said.Josh Koehn is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.
I’m going to admit that we have problem officers that we need to address,” he said. A masked protester kneels before San Jose police in San Jose, Calif. last month. He joined the force in 1992 and advanced to the level of assistant chief in 2013 before succeeding Larry Esquivel as police chief in 2016.Garcia’s tenure as chief got off to a rocky start, when a protest outside a June 2016 campaign rally for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in San Jose devolved into violent street fights. I have had an incredibly supportive city council, and mayor, I’ve had two incredible bosses,” referring to City Manager Dave Sykes and his predecessor Norberto Dueñas.Sam Liccardo, who has been mayor for the entirety of Garcia’s time as chief, noted how he energized what had been a struggling department.“History will remember Chief Eddie Garcia in the same way I’ve seen him embraced at countless community meetings: as a dynamic, exuberant leader who gave his heart and soul to his hometown,” Liccardo said in a statement.
Any current employee involved with bigoted activity online will promptly be investigated and held accountable to the fullest extent in my power," he said. SAN JOSE, Calif. (KTVU) - San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia is retiring, capping a 28-year career with the department. In an effort
San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia speaks to the media about the need to protect undocumented immigrants on Aug. 24, 2016. The training unit is responsible for instruction combating race-bias policing, according to the post. The department over the past four-plus years has also instituted a series of measures including adopting body-worn cameras and mandatory crisis-intervention training, launching the community service officer program, publishing aggregate use-of-force data online, and increasing its community outreach efforts, particularly with schools in high-crime areas.But a string of high-profile controversies in recent weeks and months have given fodder for critics and police-reform advocates to be skeptical of the effectiveness of those measures. His group is