6 San Francisco police officers indicted

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Five San Francisco police officers and a former officer have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges including extortion, dealing drugs, stealing computers and other property from suspects and searching residential hotels without legal justification.

The wide-ranging federal probe stemmed from allegations first made in 2011 by city Public Defender Jeff Adachi, who released a series of surveillance videos showing what he called a pattern of misconduct by officers.

According to indictments unsealed Thursday, Officers Arshad Razzak, 41, Richard Yick, 36, and Raul Eric Elias, 44, all formerly assigned to the Southern police station at the city's Hall of Justice, are accused of conspiring to threaten and intimidate residents of single-room occupancy hotel rooms by entering them without legal justification by using a master key.

Sgt. Ian Furminger, 47, Officer Edmond Robles, 46, and former Officer Reynaldo Vargas, 45, of Palm Desert, engaged in "multiple criminal conspiracies," including drug dealing, stealing money, gift cards and other items from suspects, and stealing money, drugs and other valuable items that were seized on behalf of the city, the indictment said.

6 San Francisco police officers indicted - SFGate

This is going to be interesting.