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California: These Racially Charged Incidents Forced San Francisco's Top Cop Out.

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Free Vulcan:
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco's mayor forced the city's police chief to resign after a series of racially charged incidents over six months that culminated when a sergeant fatally shot a young black woman driving a stolen car.

Mayor Ed Lee appointed Greg Suhr to the top job in 2011. Suhr steps down after a 36-year career and is being replaced by Deputy Chief Toney Chaplin. Chaplin, who is black, is a 26-year department veteran.

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