Statement: “In the last five years, I’ve had 345 officers leave the city of San Diego and go to other cities for better benefits, higher wages, and better vehicles and equipment. In that same five-year period I’ve had only 35 officers come to the city of San Diego,” San Diego Police Chief Bill Lansdowne said at a law enforcement conference in April.
Analysis: Lansdowne, speaking during the April conference in Seattle, boasted about the resilience of San Diego’s police officers in the face of economic turmoil and the public vilification of their pensions.
Fact Check: Police Chief Exaggerates Officer Exodus
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