In the lead up to next week's APEC, the SFPD is getting ready to receive reinforcements, hundreds of officers from agencies outside the city.
The San Francisco Police Department is calling all hands on deck for next week’s APEC confab, mobilizing all of its staff and bringing in hundreds of additional officers from outside the city. , which begins Saturday, is expected to attract some 30,000 high-profile guests to San Francisco, including diplomats, business leaders, journalists and senior political leaders from 21 nations – and President Joe Biden.
“This is a really, really large-scale event,” said SFPD Chief William Scott, in an APEC overview during the Wednesday Police Commission hearing at City Hall. Most officers will come from the California Highway Patrol, who will have a presence at various venues and both the Bay and Golden Gate bridges, both of which will be partly closed off. Other officers from at least eight outside agencies will assist with the “escort of dignitaries,” including the San Mateo County Sheriff and Daly City and Menlo Park police departments.
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