Sunday, December 4, 1988 I popped some rookie’s cherry this morning. They gave me the kid because his Field Training Officer was off sick. He was good— he’ll make it, but I guarantee he’s never going to forget me or … Continue reading
Tuesday, August 2, 1988 The morning I entered the Academy back on Monday, September 11, 1972, I remember the Commander of the Academy joking about how the bunch of us 21- and 22-year-olds from S.I., Riordan and S.H. were now … Continue reading
Wednesday May 6, 1987 100 degrees in San Francisco today! But the fog is rolling in now . . .Just a horrible day. I have to make some decisions about what I want to do for the rest of my … Continue reading
Monday, May 21, 1979 When Dan White was arrested, I thought he was toast: a slam-dunk First Degree premeditated murder verdict. The jury came back this afternoon at 5:30 — guilty of manslaughter and the lightest sentence he could have received. That’s … Continue reading
Monday November 27, 1978 Today is another of day I’ll never forget. Turned on the news about 1245 as I was returning home in the car: KGO radio was talking about the “tragedy at City Hall.” Mayor Moscone and Supervisor Milk … Continue reading
Sunday November 19, 1978 An incredible story coming out of Guyana in South America tonight involving Jim Jones, the People’s Temple and Congressmen Leo Ryan. Ryan and some news people traveled there to investigate the People’s Temple where Ryan was shot … Continue reading
Sunday, September 4, 1977 Got caught up in a massacre tonight. Looked like something right out of “The Untouchables” or the “The Godfather.” About 0230, five Chinatown gang members walked into The Golden Dragon restaurant on Washington Street and shot … Continue reading
Thursday, August 25, 1977 A night off. It’s late August with typical end-of-summer San Francisco weather– a drizzly fog wetting the streets. A good night to light the fireplace, curl up in the beanbag chair, drink some Jack, look out … Continue reading
Friday, February 6,1976 The snow is gone, but Charles Gain is still Chief of the San Francisco Police Department. I’m sorry, but I can’t take this seriously. Not to be cynical or a Poor Me … but as I read it, … Continue reading
Tuesday, June 3, 1975 I was in court today at the Zebra trial. Morehen, who’s in the SFFD now, was testifying because he wrote the report on the Tana Smith murder. What a freak show that trial is! The four … Continue reading