Heather Jeanne Fong (born 1956) is the former chief of police for San Francisco, California, United States. She 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. She is also the second Asian American police chief in SFPD history, the other being Fred Lau. Fong became the San Francisco police chief after Alex Fagan Sr. resigned amidst the Fajitagate scandal.

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  • Heather Jeanne Fong (born 1956) is the former chief of police for San Francisco, California, United States. She 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. She is also the second Asian American police chief in SFPD history, the other being Fred Lau. Fong became the San Francisco police chief after Alex Fagan Sr. resigned amidst the Fajitagate scandal. She became the permanent police chief in 2004 for the first time since the resignation of Prentice E. Sanders, who was also involved in the Fajitagate scandal.
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  • San Francisco, California
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  • Heather Fong and Sgt. Stephan Thorne commemorate the Compton's Cafeteria riot.
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  • Heather Fong
  • Heather J. Fong
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  • Sworn in as a Police Officer - 1977
    Commander - August 1998
    Deputy Chief - June 2000
    Assistant Chief of Police - May 2003
    Acting Chief of Police - January 22 2004
    Chief of Police - April 14 2004
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  • 1977 - 2009
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  • 2004–2009
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  • Heather Jeanne Fong (born 1956) is the former chief of police for San Francisco, California, United States. She 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. She is also the second Asian American police chief in SFPD history, the other being Fred Lau. Fong became the San Francisco police chief after Alex Fagan Sr. resigned amidst the Fajitagate scandal.
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  • Heather Fong
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  • Heather Fong
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