San Francisco Police Department

by John Garvey

Book Overview

The officers of the San Francisco Police Department would be the first to tell you that police work in this city is nothing like Dirty Harry, The Streets of San Francisco, or Nash Bridges. It's a gritty reality, occasionally infused with glamour, but always characterized by the innovation and unusual proceedings found as a matter of course in this unique city. The department was established in 1849, when the population surge from the Gold Rush created...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738528986
• ISBN13: 9780738528984
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

San Francisco Police Department

I thought it was a great reminder of how wonderful the police officers of San Francisco were and are. --- I opened the book and found a picture and an article about my father and how he rescued people from a burning fire. An event he never told my mother about, possibly afraid that it may upset her. --- There were/are so many wonderful police officers in SF I wish the book could have covered more of them.