1. Heather Jeanne Fong is an American security official and the former chief of police for San Francisco, California, United States from 2004 to 2009.
19 Facts About Heather Fong
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Heather Fong is the first woman to lead the San Francisco Police Department, and the first Asian American woman to head a major metropolitan city police force.
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Heather Fong is the second Asian American police chief in SFPD history, the other being Fred Lau.
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Heather Fong previously served in the same role from November 17,2014 through the end of the Obama administration.
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In high school, Heather Fong joined the Police Athletic League's cadet academy for two years.
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Heather Fong graduated from St Rose Academy in Western Addition, San Francisco in 1974.
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Heather Fong grew up in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Social Work degree from San Francisco State University.
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In college, Heather Fong was a member of the United States Air Force ROTC and worked as a police cadet.
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Heather Fong graduated from the police academy on August 15,1977.
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Shortly after graduating from the police academy, Heather Fong was put on the Golden Dragon massacre case.
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Heather Fong transferred to the police academy in 1979 as an instructor.
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Heather Fong was placed as one of two female child abuse investigators in 1983 and then worked in the department's planning and community outreach department starting in 1986.
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Heather Fong was promoted to lieutenant in 1993, captain in 1994, commander in 1998, deputy chief in 2000, and assistant chief in 2003.
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Heather Fong was assigned to the Special Operations Division in August 1998 when she was promoted to commander.
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Heather Fong drew criticism in June 2008 for failing to complete firearm recertification for over five years though all San Francisco police officers are required to recertify annually by department regulations.
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Heather Fong was quoted as saying that she was too busy to recertify.
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In 2008, Heather Fong became embroiled in a promotion scandal and faced pushback from SFPD rank and file over her controversial plan to cut the rank of Inspector.
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The San Francisco Police Commission subsequently determined that Heather Fong had acted improperly, and that personnel from the 1998 Q-35 inspectors list should have been hired instead of sergeants.
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Heather Fong announced in December 2008 that she would be stepping down in April 2009, after serving five years as San Francisco's police chief.