San Francisco Police Used Excessive Force Due to Typo, Report Finds

A watchdog agency has reported that San Francisco Police Department officers used excessive force during an arrest after mistakenly believing they had caught a car thief. The error stemmed from a mistyped license plate number.

12 Aug, 09:03 — 12 Aug, 09:03

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After a Typo, Officers Used Excessive Force in an Arrest, a Report Finds

Officers with the San Francisco Police Department thought they had caught a car thief. Instead, they had mistyped his license plate number, a watchdog agency said.

By Livia Albeck-Ripka

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San Francisco Police Used Excessive Force Due to Typo, Report Finds

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