SFPD foot patrol officers say keeping Chinese New Year festivities safe is a community effort.
Lunar New Year is almost here and San Francisco is preparing to welcome in the year of the tiger. There are many preparations underway, especially in Chinatown where SFPD foot patrols are out in force, but also engaging with the community.is preparing to welcome in the year of the tiger. Chinatown is buzzing with activity, as the neighborhood prepares to welcome the Lunar New Year and the visitors it brings.
"Preventing robberies and burglaries and car break-ins, scams. A lot of it is community, like I was talking about before, community relationships," said San Francisco Police Officer William Ma. "We can't be everywhere at once, we can increase presence, but what's really helped is us that the community themselves telling us what's going on."
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