San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott has announced he is leaving after leading the department for eight years.Scott said he is moving on to work in another jurisdiction. He said he can release details on his new position this afternoon.

William “Bill” Scott, San Francisco police chief, was named the Los Angeles County transit agency’s top cop in a surprise announcement made at LA Metro’s security operations headquarters in downtown Los Angeles.

After serving the San Francisco Police Department for 8 years, Police Chief Bill Scott announces that he's leaving and that he's taking a job as chief of LA Metro, a transit agency. Scott is credited with guiding the department through difficult times including the pandemic,