SAN FRANCISCO - Federal grand juries have indicted five San Francisco police officers, charging two with stealing money and drugs seized as part of investigations, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
The officers were suspended without pay and had their guns taken away, Police Chief Greg Suhr said shortly after the indictments were announced.
They were identified as Sgt. Ian Furminger, 47, of Pleasant Hill; officer Edmond Robles, 46, of Danville; and former officer Reynaldo Vargas, 45, of Palm Desert. They were charged with drug conspiracy, drug distribution and civil-rights conspiracy.
In a separate indictment, three officers were charged with civil-rights violations for entering hotel rooms illegally and intimidating occupants, prosecutors said.
Those three defendants were identified as officer Arshad Razzak, 41, and officer Richard Yick, 37, both of San Francisco; and officer Raul Eric Elias, 44, of San Mateo. They were charged with civil-rights conspiracy and deprivation of rights under color of law. Razzak and Yick also were charged with falsifying police reports.
Front Section, Pages 4 on 02/28/2014