Report finds SFPD officers used unnecessary force in 2024 wrongful arrest after license plate error

A San Francisco police accountability report found that two SFPD officers used unnecessary force and violated department policies during the 2024 arrest of Matthew Ludwig, prompting the Public Defender’s Office to seek further investigation.

Body-camera video from the incident shows officers breaking Ludwig’s car window, pulling him from the vehicle and pepper-spraying him before arresting him…

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