The chief of staff of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office was booked early Sunday on two misdemeanor charges related to a suspected hit-and-run in a city-issued vehicle and filing a false report, according to the sheriff’s department.
Richard Jue was booked at 8 a.m. Sunday into the San Francisco County Jail, which is overseen by the Sheriff’s Department. He has also been placed on paid administrative leave, according to the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office.
While off-duty, Jue is accused of being involved in a hit-and-run, and of providing false information when reporting the incident, according to the sheriff’s office.
While it was not disclosed when the incident occurred, Mission Local is informed that the underlying incident took place in March. Sources allege that Jue was driving a law-enforcement vehicle and may have struck a Tesla in the Ingleside Police District, meaning the incident could have been caught on video.
Sources tell Mission Local that Jue, a former longtime San Francisco police officer, may have filed a report that differed from this account. Larry Olson, a sheriff’s department spokesman, confirmed Sunday that Jue was driving a government-issued car at the time of the incident.
Despite being in a civilian position, chief of staff, Jue wore a uniform, badge and gun to the job — and, notably, was issued a city vehicle. The Sheriff’s Department defended this as the former SFPD veteran “maintains Peace Officer Status” and “is a direct report to the Sheriff.”
Mission Local has learned that others within the department, however, questioned and resented this.
The Internal Affairs Unit of the Sheriff’s Office conducted an administrative investigation. The office’s Criminal Investigations Unit investigated the incident, and presented the case to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.
Should not be driving a city vehicle when off duty. No reason to be in uniform if he is employed as a civilian chief of staff. As a former SFPD officer he would legally be permitted to carry a concealed weapon if he qualified under all state regulations. Hit and run, incorrect report, driving city vehicle when off duty, time for an immediate second retirement or termination.
Just to add to Krupke’s well reasoned comment, to anyone outside the department that saw Civilian Jue in full uniform, badge and carrying a weapon, that outsider would immediately assume that Civilian Jue was in fact an on duty police officer. So…he was impersonating a police officer. No wonder his minions resented it. There was a good reason for it. Now explain to us all why he was only charged with misdemeanors. He made not have had malicious intent when wrongfully wearing the uniform (just ego problems), but coupled with hit and run and filing and filing a false report??? Seems like folks at PD & DA are going easy on him.
We need to go after his pension for this.
Definitely seems like he was impersonating a sworn law enforcement officer when he wears a full uniform and carries a firearm and this should be looked at for charging purposes. This will probably cost him a $200,000 a year job but he will keep his vested SFPD pension. I wonder if the city car was a marked vehicle?
Sure would be great is we had an Inspector General seated and at the ready. San Francisco voters strongly supported this and are tired of waiting for the new crop of jerk offs at City Hall to comport themselves in a professional, just and lawful fashion.
Lock him up!
30 yr at SFPD larded Jue up with both a sense of impunity and a tendency to testilie as second nature.
Lurie will make him chief
Bye Felicia.
This place is getting like a DPW Commission meeting,
No real audience (they had none when I went so I testified 3 times then sang an old Vaudeville song on way out) …
Or, was that the Homeless Commission ?
I tuned in a Live Mayoral thing this morning and there was 1 other person watching according to SFGTV.
So, you get 5 or 6 Hate comments all claiming that 30 years in the SFPD doesn’t make you a cop for life ?
Cudda fooled me.
Raise your hand if you haven’t gotten drunk and made an ass of yourself.
Every Top Officer from the Chairman of the Joint Chief’s of Staff down to the San Francisco Sheriff, a Commanding Officer must have a choice for their Second in Command.
This guy looks like a Martial Arts practitioner like Miyamoto which could be good for a deeper dive but you do it cause I got popcorn on.
go Niners !!
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