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SFGATE
5 days ago
San Francisco

SFPD increases reward for Mission District's double fatal shooting in 2016

The San Francisco Police Department has increased the reward to $200,000 for information on the 2016 fatal shooting of two unhoused people.
The police are seeking help in identifying a person of interest connected to the shooting incident.
SFGATE
1 month ago
San Francisco

Woman accused of shoplifting in SF arrested on plane in Hawaii

Woman accused of organized retail crime in San Francisco arrested in Hawaii
Collaboration between SFPD and US Marshals led to the arrest
sfist.com
1 month ago
San Francisco

SFPD Touts 23 Arrests Last Week in U.N. Plaza Drug Crackdown Night Operations'

The SF Police Department arrested 23 people in two nights during night operations at UN Plaza.
Efforts to clean up UN Plaza have generally improved the area during daytime hours, but unsavory elements return at night.
SFGATE
3 months ago
San Francisco

SF police arrest 7 more people on suspicion of shoplifting

San Francisco police arrested seven people on suspicion of shoplifting during a one-day operation at a store on Polk Street.
These arrests are part of a larger SFPD operation aimed at cracking down on retail theft in San Francisco.
SFGATE
3 months ago
San Francisco

17 people arrested as San Francisco police crack down on shoplifting

The San Francisco Police Department arrested 17 adults on suspicion of shoplifting as part of an effort to curb retail theft.
The arrests are part of a special operation called 'Blitz '23' aimed at cracking down on organized retail crime.
Mission Local
4 months ago
San Francisco

SF Mission double stabbing, car crash leaves one dead

Two men who were possibly rushing to a hospital with stab wounds crashed a vehicle, resulting in one of them dying.
The men were apparently stabbed at another location before the crash.
The police are investigating the incident as a homicide.
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Mission District
Mission Local
1 week ago
Mission District

Reward for 2016 killers of two Mission dwellers rises to $200K

The reward to find the suspected killers of Lindsay Elaine McCollum and Eddie Tate has doubled to $200,000.
McCollum's mother offered an initial $5,000 reward, later increased by SFPD to $100,000 in the ongoing investigation.
Mission Local
9 months ago
Mission District

SFPD identify suspect in Mission mass shooting, also wanted in Oakland homicide

San Francisco police have reportedly identified a potential suspect in the mass shooting that took place in the Mission Friday night: Javier Campos, who police said has ties to the Sureño gang, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.Evan Sernoffsky, director of communications for the San Francisco Police Department, said he could not confirm whether the police have identified a suspect.
Mission Local
11 months ago
Mission District

Carmignani, ex-fire commissioner hit with a metal rod, fails to show up in court again.

Ex-fire commissioner Don Carmignani, who was allegedly struck with a metal rod by a homeless person - and has now been publicly accused of vigilante behavior possibly responsible for eight other assaults against homeless people in the Marina - failed to show up Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing.
Mission Local
11 months ago
Mission District

SFPD promises more police and patrols after 4/20 Dolores Park shooting

After receiving a torrent of emails and calls from residents following a 4/20 shooting in Dolores Park, the San Francisco Police Department's Mission Station has increased its late afternoon and night patrol watches around the perimeter of Dolores Park.It has also committed to a fixed presence in the park on the next 4/20, the Mission Station captains announced at a virtual community meeting Tuesday.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Shooting on No. 49 Muni bus hospitalizes one

A man allegedly shot another passenger Sunday evening on a No. 49 Muni bus near Mission and 13th streets, police said.The victim was taken to the hospital, and his condition is unknown.The incident occurred at about 5:51 p.m., according to police.The suspect, allegedly wearing a puffy gold jacket and carrying a plastic bag, fled on foot and appeared to have run northbound on 12th Street, according to the Citizen app.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Movable Capp St. sex-work barricades to be replaced with concrete

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.The "Road Closed" signs on Capp Street between 19th and 22nd streets were in good standing on Friday morning, a week after they were rolled out.And, by Saturday morning, they are slated to be replaced with concrete barricades.
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Privacy professionals
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

San Francisco Police's Live Surveillance Yields Almost 200 Hours of Spying-Including of Music Festivals

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) accessed non-city surveillance cameras for a total of 193 hours and 19 minutes in just three months.
The SFPD used live access to these cameras to monitor events like protests and public parades.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

San Francisco: Vote No on Proposition E to Stop Police from Testing Dangerous Surveillance Technology on You

Proposition E in San Francisco would allow the police department to use untested technology for a full year without oversight.
The ballot measure would erode San Francisco's 2019 surveillance ordinance that requires approval and public reports for new technologies.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Civil Rights Organizations File Amicus Brief in Support of EFF Lawsuit Against Discriminatory SFPD Surveillance

Intern Taylor Fox contributed to this blog post.At the height of the George Floyd protests in 2020, the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) thousands of demonstrators in real time by using a business district's network of over 300 cameras.The SFPD targeted protests against police brutality led by Black people and other people of color, chilling future racial justice protests by making people less likely to come out in the future out of fear of reprisals from police.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

44 Local Organizations Stand Against SFPD's Killer Robots

EFF is announcing a letter signed by 44 community groups who stand united in opposition to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors authorizing the San Francisco Police Department to deploy deadly force with remote-control robots.The signers include racial justice groups, civil rights and civil liberties organizations, LGBTQ organizations, and labor unions.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Red Alert: The SFPD want the power to kill with robots

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote soon on a that would allow the San Francisco Police Department to use deadly force by arming its many robots .This is a spectacularly dangerous idea and EFF's stance is clear: police should not arm robots
Police technology goes through mission creep-meaning equipment reserved only for specific or extreme circumstances ends up being used in increasingly everyday or casual ways.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors Grants Police More Surveillance Powers

In a 4-7 vote, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors passed a 15-month pilot program granting the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) more live surveillance powers.
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Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

Multiple people injured in shooting in San Francisco's Mission District

Multiple people were injured in a shooting in San Francisco's Mission District on Friday night, authorities said.The shooting was reported in the area of 24th Street and Treat Avenue, according to the San Francisco Police Department.Police confirmed multiple people had been injured, though they did not say how many or what their conditions were.
www.berkeleyside.org
10 months ago
San Francisco

Body found at Berkeley Marina ID'd as Florida man

Police found a dead man floating a few hundred yards offshore near the Hs Lordships Restaurant on May 1, 2023.Credit: Chris Benton Rescue workers have recovered the body of a second victim near where they found the remains of a first several weeks ago near the Berkeley Marina.Police said the two incidents have no connection.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

SFPD Searching for Missing One-Year-Old And Mother Who Allegedly Abducted Him Friday Evening

San Francisco police have reportedly launched a search for Chelsea Tamulevich, a 38-year-old woman suspected of abducting her 1-year-old son, Caspian, from a residential facility on Friday evening.CHILD ABDUCTION (1/2) Caspian Tamulevich was taken from a residential facility by his mother, Chelsea Tamulevich, who has no custody rights over Caspian and was not permitted to leave the facility with the child.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Bay Area radio host and DJ reported missing in San Francisco

Image courtesy of SFPD Bay Area radio host and DJ Jeffrey Vandergrift, known as Wild 94.9's JV, was reported missing Friday, officials announced.According to a statement released by the San Francisco Police Department, Vandergrift was last seen about 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at his San Francisco residence on the 200 block of King Street.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

S.F. police arrest suspect in synagogue shooting

A suspect was arrested in connection with a shooting at a synagogue in San Francisco on Wednesday night, the San Francisco Police Department said.That night, at around 7:20 p.m., a man entered the synagogue during a gathering, said something and pulled out a firearm.He fired several shots inside the building in the 2600 block of Balboa Street and then left, police said in a statement.
Berkeleyside
1 year ago
San Francisco

Berkeley man charged with dealing fentanyl, meth, cocaine in San Francisco Tenderloin

Police say they seized substantial amounts of suspected narcotics and more than $18,000 during a search of Cruz's Oregon Street home on Aug. 17, when Cruz and the other man were arrested.
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A Berkeleyside reader who saw the search underway at about 6 p.m. Aug. 17 described it as a "major police action in the apartment building" on the corner of Oregon and California streets: "It looked like an undercover sting operation.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles

Protest, thrown brick disrupt San Francisco mayor's hearing on drug crisis response

(Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle)

An outdoor public hearing on San Francisco's drug crisis came to an abrupt end Tuesday after protesters interrupted the event, with one attendee later arrested on suspicion of assault after a brick was thrown.The event, held at United Nations Plaza in the city's downtown, was part of a monthly question-and-answer session with Mayor London Breed hosted during the regularly scheduled meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Body of DJ Jeffrey Vandergrift found in San Francisco Bay a month after he disappeared

(San Francisco Police Department)

A month after the disappearance of popular Bay Area disc jockey Jeffrey Vandergrift, his body was found in the San Francisco Bay on Wednesday, according to the San Francisco medical examiner's office.The examiner's office released a statement Thursday, confirming Vandergrift's death, but it offered no further comment, including the cause of death.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Catalytic converters stolen from San Francisco Police Department vehicles

The San Francisco Police Department has become the latest victim of catalytic converter theft.
SFGATE
10 months ago
San Francisco

SF police arrest suspect accused of 9 bank robberies

baona/Getty Images/iStockphoto A man was arrested in San Francisco on Tuesday on suspicion of robbing local banks nine separate times across a single week in early May, with the suspect allegedly fleeing the scene with stolen cash in more than half of those instances, officials said Thursday.The San Francisco Police Department said the 34-year-old suspect was arrested after police received a report May 9 at 3:30 p.m. that a man had robbed a bank on the 2000 block of Irving Street in the Sunset District.
SFGATE
10 months ago
San Francisco

SF dry cleaner employee charged after allegedly filming women changing

Getty Images An employee at a San Francisco dry cleaner was charged with six counts of misdemeanor invasion of privacy after he allegedly recorded women in the shop's dressing room with a hidden camera, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.Several women filed police reports saying the employee had asked them to undress while their clothes were being tailored at Divisadero Heights Cleaners, which is on the 1100 block of Divisadero St., the DA's office said in a statement.
SFGATE
10 months ago
San Francisco

15-year-old boy shot and killed in San Francisco, police say

Marco_Piunti/Getty Images A 15-year-old boy died after being shot in San Francisco's Fillmore District on Thursday evening, officials said.The San Francisco Police Department said in a news release issued Friday that it responded to a report of a shooting at 7:19 p.m. on the 1800 block of Eddy Street, which is just off Divisadero Street, three blocks from the Raymond Kimbell Playground.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Driver crashes into two cars, fells tree, limps away

At 11:00 p.m. Wednesday, multiple witnesses saw a driver speed east down 22nd Street between York and Hampshire Streets before crashing into two cars and felling a tree.The driver abandoned the still-smoking gray Honda sedan and fled west on foot, witnesses said.No serious injuries appeared to have occurred, witnesses said.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Sex-work barricades no match for Capp Street motorists

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.Barricade is a big word for the "Road Closed" signs placed on Capp Street between 19th and 22nd streets in an attempt to curb sex work on the block.Breaching them does not require a Mack Truck; since their installation on Friday, the San Francisco Police Department has received three reports of vandalized or damaged barriers, and issued 12 traffic citations in the area.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Lawyers for cop who shot Keita O'Neil claim 'misconduct' from ex-DA Boudin, move to have case dropped

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.Two days before his scheduled preliminary hearing for killing an unarmed man in 2017, former police officer Christopher Samayoa's defense team on Wednesday accused the District Attorney's office of withholding evidence, and has taken steps to have the case dismissed.
The Verge
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Francisco reverses plans to allow police robots to kill suspects

San Francisco officials have voted against allowing the police to kill suspects with remote-controlled robots.The city's board of supervisors reversed the policy it approved last week, following outcry and protests from citizens and civil rights groups.However, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, the new ban is not necessarily permanent, and the issue has been sent "back to a committee for further discussion."
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Suspects arrested after foot chase on San Francisco freeway

Lightvision, LLC/Getty Images Three auto burglary suspects were chased down by police officers on foot in the middle of stalled traffic on San Francisco's 101 freeway last week.A video filmed by an onlooker and released by KRON4 shows the suspects running from San Francisco Police Department and California Highway Patrol officers on the freeway, weaving between stopped cars.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

I Know Enough to Smell a Rat': Megyn Kelly Casts Doubt on San Fran PD's Narrative About Paul Pelosi Attack

Megyn Kelly and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AK) broke down the details surrounding the attack on Paul Pelosi last Friday and cast doubt on the San Francisco police narrative Kelly expressed frustration with those who are connecting the alleged attacker, David DePape, with January 6th instead of pointing out that he was a lunatic.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Doctors tried frantically for 4 hours to save Cash App founder Bob Lee, autopsy report reveals

(Gabrielle Lurie / Associated Press)

Cash App founder Bob Lee died on the operating table in San Francisco last month after being stabbed three times, including through the heart, according to an autopsy report from the San Francisco chief medical examiner's office.Nima Momeni, a 38-year-old tech consultant and entrepreneur, is accused of killing Lee, 43.
KQED
1 year ago
California

State Workers No Longer Required To Test For COVID | KQED

With the start of the work week, many state workers who are unvaccinated will not have to undergo regular testing for COVID-19.
www.mercurynews.com
10 months ago
San Francisco

Passenger cited in alleged attack on airline worker at SFO

SAN FRANCISCO A 47-year-old Montgomery, Texas, man has been cited in connection with an attack on a United Airlines employee at San Francisco International Airport, officials said.The incident unfolded just before midnight Sunday at Terminal 3, according to separate statements issued by the airline and the San Francisco Police Department.
Sfbayca
11 months ago
San Francisco

Onboard cameras, social media help identify suspects in crimes on Muni

Video surveillance onboard Muni vehicles and social media have played a key role in recent arrests of suspects committing crimes and harassing Muni passengers, transit officials said Tuesday at the Chinatown-Rose Pak station during a media roundtable.The City's Director of Transportation Jeffrey Tumlin sent this message to anyone thinking of committing crimes onboard Muni vehicles:

"Anyone thinking about committing a crime on Muni will be caught.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Violent youth fights at popular SF mall prompt police presence

Screenshot via Google Multiple large-scale violent fights among several dozen children occurred last week at Stonestown Galleria, near San Francisco State University, SF police said.The series of chaotic altercations gained attention online through cellphone videos on various social media platforms, including TikTok, Instagram and Twitter.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Juvenile stabbed aboard Muni bus near Union Square

Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE A male juvenile was stabbed on a Muni bus during a physical fight with multiple minors in San Francisco on Monday, officials said.The stabbing occurred at about 4:41 p.m. at Stockton and Sutter streets, about half a mile from Union Square, the San Francisco Police Department said.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

One dead, two injured after back-to-back collisions in SF

Google Street View One man is dead and two people were injured after a hit-and-run quickly followed by a vehicle collision occurred in San Francisco 's Mission District early Sunday morning, police said.Officers responded to the scene of the first crash at the intersection of 16th and Capp streets at approximately 2:11 a.m., and found that a pedestrian had been injured.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

SF officials confirm baby was exposed to fentanyl

Brian Q. via Yelp San Francisco officials confirmed Thursday morning that a 10-month-old male was exposed to fentanyl Wednesday, but they have not yet confirmed the drug was the cause of the medical emergency, nor that the exposure happened at the park where emergency responders treated the child.The fire department responded to a report of a pediatric patient in cardiac arrest at Moscone Park on Chestnut Street in the Marina District at 2:56 p.m., Lt. Jonathan Baxter, a spokesperson for the fire department, wrote in a text to SFGATE.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

San Francisco City Board Approves Use of Police Robots to Kill Suspects

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted by a margin of 8-3 on Tuesday to grant the city's police department the legal authority to use remotely controlled robots to attack and kill suspects in certain circumstances.The measure was widely condemned  by civil liberty and police oversight organizations.
Seriously, people? Like we don't have enough of a problem without neighboring jurisdictions piling on?
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Video shows Marin cop leaving homeless person in SF

Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said his office is investigating a video shared by ABC7 showing a San Rafael police officer dropping off a homeless man on the streets of San Francisco.ABC7 obtained the clip from a San Francisco resident who took the footage of the officer leaving the man in a residential Inner Richmond neighborhood at 14th Avenue near Lake Street on July 30.
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"While we are just beginning to look into this, make no mistake - we will hold any jurisdiction accountable that is proven to engage in this behavior," Chiu wrote on Twitter.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Shooting in San Francisco followed by police chase on Bay Bridge

JasonDoiy/Getty Images/iStockphoto Gunfire in the San Francisco's Fillmore District on Tuesday night led to a police chase on the Bay Bridge that ended with several individuals being detained, officials said.The San Francisco Police Department said it responded to a report at 6:07 p.m. of gunshots on the 1200 block of Buchanan Street.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Couple assaulted near Dolores Park in broad daylight, police say

Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty A couple walking near San Francisco's Dolores Park were assaulted in broad daylight on Saturday afternoon by two women, police said.The 38-year-old woman and 45-year-old man told the San Francisco Police Department that they were walking on 18th Street next to the park when they were approached from behind by two women who they didn't know, a report from the department said.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Wind cleaves tree in half, crushing bus stop and blocking 23rd & 24th

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.As pedestrians walked up Potrero near 23rd Street, an SFMTA officer warned of a fallen tree ahead and directed the southbound traffic to turn left onto 23rd toward Utah.Half of a large ficus tree outside of Walgreens at Potrero Ave. and 24th Street fell shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, crashing into a bus stop.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

City Hall, SFPD Unveil Plans To Barricade Capp Street In Supposed Sex Work Crackdown

We're now getting some specifics on the so-called crackdown coming to the Capp Street sex work trade, with an SFMTA map of the barriers that Supervisor Ronen's office tells us will be up by Friday, and SFPD teasing some enforcement details.The local political brouhaha is the purported crackdown on sex work on Capp Street, set to address a problem that has actually existed on the street for more than 25 years.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Francisco police given power to use killer robots

The decision to approve the use of the remote-controlled equipment followed a two-hour emotionally charged debate.Officials in San Francisco have voted to give the city's police the power to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations.The 8-3 vote in favour of the move followed an emotionally charged two-hour debate and came despite strong objections from civil liberties and other police oversight groups in the city on the west coast of the United States.
Engadget
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Francisco police seek permission for its robots to use deadly force | Engadget

Europa Press News via Getty Images  The San Francisco Police Department is currently petitioning the city's Board of Supervisors for permission to deploy robots to kill suspects that law enforcement deems a sufficient threat that the "risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available to SFPD."
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

'Incredibly worrisome': Wild 94.9 issues statement on missing DJ

Image courtesy of SFPD Ever since Wild 94.9 radio host and DJ Jeffrey Vandergrift was reported missing in San Francisco on Friday, the hit station's vast community of listeners - and the Bay Area at large - have been searching for answers regarding the 54-year-old's sudden disappearance.The popular radio host was last seen Thursday, Feb. 23, his employer, Wild 94.9, wrote on Instagram.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Jose: Police searching for woman accused of kidnapping her 2-year-old daughter

SAN JOSE Police were seeking the public's help Thursday in locating a child who was the victim in an apparent parental kidnapping the day before.Crystal Mendez, was suspected of abducting her 2-year-old daughter, Tayana Lewis, from a San Jose residence in the 5000 block of Charlotte around 3 p.m. Wednesday, according to police.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Hijacked Muni bus hits multiple vehicles in Mission district

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A suspect hijacked a Muni bus in the Mission District Friday night, hitting several vehicles before stopping and being taken into custody, officials said.The suspect hijacked the bus at approximately 7:53 p.m. on Cortland Avenue and Mission Street, the San Francisco Police Department told SFGATE.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Stabbing, fighting at Dolores Park Halloween 'Hill Bomb'

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.A male was stabbed during a confrontation near Dolores Park, where a crowd of Halloween skateboarders were hill-bombing down Dolores Street, according to both police sources and an eye-witness.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Suspect Arrested in Connection with SF Synagogue Shooting, Police Say

A suspect has been arrested in connection to a shooting at a synagogue in San Francisco's Outer Richmond neighborhood, according to ABC7.Several agencies, including the San Francisco Police Department and the FBI, were reportedly investigating after a man allegedly fired several blank rounds at the Schneerson Jewish Center and also entered a nearby theater brandishing a handgun.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Man Accused of Firing Blank Rounds Inside a Synagogue, Police Say

A man was charged on Friday with disturbing a religious gathering after the police said he walked into a San Francisco synagogue with a handgun and apparently fired blanks before fleeing, the latest unnerving episode involving a Jewish house of worship.The man, whose name was not made public by the San Francisco Police Department, appeared to have fired an imitation firearm at the synagogue, the Schneerson Jewish Center, around 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, the police said on Saturday.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

San Francisco police are looking for a man who fired possible blanks' inside a synagogue

Police are looking for a man they say entered a San Francisco synagogue and fired several apparently blank rounds before running away.The man allegedly stepped inside a synagogue in the Richmond District Wednesday evening during a gathering, then made a verbal statement, pulled out a firearm and shot several times inside the building, police said in a statement.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Gun activity: Double-shooting reported in SF, homicide in Oakland

LEREXIS/Getty Images Two men were wounded in a double shooting in San Francisco's Lower Nob Hill neighborhood on Wednesday, officials said.The San Francisco Police Department said in a report that it was dispatched to California and Polk streets at 7:34 p.m. and found one man lying on the ground and another inside a business.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Pedestrian hit and killed by driver in San Francisco

screenshot via Google A person was hit and killed by a driver near San Francisco's Opera Plaza on Monday morning, marking the third pedestrian death in the city so far this month, officials said.The driver remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation, the San Francisco Police Department said in an email.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Francisco police shot at during catalytic converter theft

Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE San Francisco police officers were shot at while confronting three suspected catalytic converter thieves near the Richmond District, the department confirmed.Around 4:30 a.m.Tuesday, officers were dispatched near California Street and 9th Avenue after receiving reports of a catalytic converter theft in progress.
missionlocal.org
1 year ago
Mission District

Explore: How crime changed in 2022

Crime was at the forefront of many San Franciscans' minds in 2022.With the successful District Attorney recall in June and supervisorial elections in November, several politicians found success campaigning with tough-on-crime messages.And a conveyor belt of high-profile crimes, including catalytic converter thefts, hit-and-runs, and shootings, never seemed to be far from the headlines.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Shooting on 24th Street near Shotwell

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.The San Francisco Police Department reported tonight that a shooting on 24th Street left a male victim with life-threatening injuries.Police responded to reports of the shooting at 6:28 p.m.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

SFPD investigates man from hose video, refutes detail in his story

Twitter screenshot via @briochesf The San Francisco Police Department is investigating a man who drew outrage after using a hose to spray an apparently homeless woman on Montgomery Street.In a viral video that began circulating Monday, Collier Gwin can be seen spraying the woman as she shouts and tries to shield her body.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

SF police arrest 15-year-old suspected of killing security guard

screenshot via Google Maps Two teenage boys - ages 14 and 15 - were arrested Wednesday night in connection with a fatal shooting of a security guard in San Francisco's Japantown neighborhood, officials said.The shooting occurred just after 5 p.m. on Webster Street at Post Street near the Japan Center Malls, the San Francisco Police Department said.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Sunday Links: First 2023 Bay Area Baby Born in Walnut Creek Just After Midnight

The first baby born in the Bay Area in 2023 appears to be a boy born at Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center at 12:06 a.m.Reportedly, his name is Ezekiel Laviolette, born to Allison and Eric Laviolette of Pleasant Hill.[KRON4] The National Weather Service released preliminary totals of the rainfall the Bay received for the past 48 hours, with some locations even getting close to 10 inches.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Two shot at Empire's SF recording studio

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.Two men were shot in a barrage of gunfire at Empire Distribution's SoMa recording studio on Monday night, after at least one shooter fired into the Bryant Street building around 9:30 p.m.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Father of 4 dies in San Francisco motorcycle crash

GoFundMe A father of four young children died Dec. 7 in a motorcycle collision in San Francisco, close to the Harley-Davidson store where he was a manager.Andrew Rawson left behind his wife and four children, ages 7, 5, 4 and 1 year old, according to a GoFundMe fundraising page."Such a beautiful soul taken so young," Alexis Acuna, organizer of the page, wrote.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

SFPD Arrests 28-Year-Old Suspect In Bayview Murder of Relative

The San Francisco Police Department arrested a suspect for allegedly killing a female relative Friday in the Bayview neighborhood.SFPD said in a tweet that the police were sent to the Bayview to investigate the stabbing of a 51-year-old female SF resident at 8 PM Friday night.#SFPD Homicide is investigating a stabbing/homicide from last night (Fri), just after 8PM in the Bayview on Orsi Cir.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Motorcyclist dies in San Francisco collision, police say

kali9/Getty Images A man driving a motorcycle died in San Francisco on Wednesday morning in a collision with another vehicle, officials said.The incident occurred at the intersection of Cesar Chavez and South Van Ness at 9:24 a.m., the San Francisco Police Department said in a statement.At the scene, officers provided life-saving measures to the adult male motorcyclist but these failed and he died at the scene, SFPD said.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Francisco nixes plan for 'killer police robots' after criticism

A San Francisco city board powered down a widely criticized plan that would've allowed police to use robots capable of deadly force.The unanimous vote by the board of supervisors Tuesday nixes an initial vote by lawmakers last week to permit the San Francisco Police Department to use armed robots when lives are in danger.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Francisco lawmakers vote to ban killer robots in drastic U-turn

San Francisco lawmakers voted to ban police robots from using deadly force on Tuesday, reversing course one week after officials had approved the practice and sparked national outrage.The city's board of supervisors voted to explicitly prohibit the San Francisco police department (SFPD) from using the 17 robots in its arsenal to kill people.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Tech industry

San Francisco supervisors bar police robots from using deadly force for now

A woman holds up a sign while taking part in a demonstration about the use of robots by the San Francisco Police Department outside of City Hall in San Francisco on Monday.Jeff Chiu/AP SAN FRANCISCO  San Francisco supervisors voted Tuesday to put the brakes on a controversial policy that would let police use robots for deadly force.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Francisco Couple Accused of Trafficking Nanny From Philippines and Enforcing Slave Labor With Little Pay

The San Francisco District Attorney's Office on Tuesday announced charges against married SF residents Jose Aguila and Lorraine Lim following a year-long investigation into the alleged labor trafficking of a childcare worker.According to details released by the DA's Office, Aguila and Lim found and hired the victim, identified only as Nicel R., in June 2019.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Francisco allows police to use robots to remotely kill suspects

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has voted to allow the San Francisco Police Department to use lethal robots against suspects, ushering the sci-fi dystopia trope into reality.As the AP reports, the robots would be remote-controlled-not autonomous-and would use explosives to kill or incapacitate suspects when lives are at stake.
Futurism
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Francisco Cops Now Allowed to Use Robots to Kill People

San Francisco police have been granted permission by city supervisors to kill civilians using robots.Yes, that's a real thing that just happened - though it sounds like an episode of "Black Mirror," it's an actual turn of events that highlights the emergence of a deeply worrying new trend in policing.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Hijacked Muni Bus Hits 10 Cars in Mission District, Suspect Now in Custody

Friday night around 8 p.m., someone assaulted a Muni driver operating a bus at Cortland and Mission streets, before stealing the vehicle and traveling up to 19th and Guerrero streets  striking at least ten cars on their way.The San Francisco Police Department said Saturday that officers have arrested a person who allegedly assaulted a Muni bus driver and hijacked the bus he was driving Friday night, causing property damage, as well as leaving some with apparent injuries.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Man carjacks Muni bus, goes on rampage

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.A man on Friday stole a Muni bus, assaulted its driver, and took off on a wild ride in which he struck multiple vehicles, according to the San Francisco Police Department.The SFPD on Saturday confirmed a tip received by Mission Local on Friday.
San Jose Inside
1 year ago
San Francisco

Mt. View Police Arrest Five for Summer Murder at Shoreline

Mountain View police announced the arrests Wednesday of five men in connection with a murder and an assault at a June 18 concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre.Police said in a news release Wednesday that the five men, who appear to be associated with the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in San Francisco, were arrested Tuesday as suspects in the murder of 41-year-old Bakersfield resident Juan Gonzalez and the brutal assault of an off-duty police officer at a Chris Stapleton concert.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

Top lawmaker demands answers on outside-D.C. security after Pelosi attack

It also marks one of the first public attempts at oversight of the two brand new satellite offices the Capitol Police set up to assist in security outside of D.C. in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.Security protocols for the line of succession were one of Lofgren's main areas of interest.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

73-year-old man beaten to death at 7-Eleven in SF, police say

Google Maps A 73-year-old man was killed in a brutal attack at a 7-Eleven in San Francisco early Tuesday, officials said.Surveillance video shared by KTVU shows the man being repeatedly punched and kicked by another individual as he lay on the ground.A suspect is in custody, the San Francisco Police Department announced.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Watch live: San Francisco police offer updates after attack on Paul Pelosi

Watch live as the San Francisco Police Department provides an update on Paul Pelosi.The 82-year-old husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was hospitalized after he suffered blunt force trauma to his head and body after being attacked with a hammer.He was being treated by doctors for bruising, severe swelling and other injuries.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband violently assaulted'

Assailant in police custody, Pelosi's office says, as motives of attack at speaker's San Francisco home remains unclear.The husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been violently assaulted in their home in San Francisco, her office has said.A spokesman for the top US lawmaker said the attack took place on Friday morning and the assailant is in custody, adding that Paul Pelosi is receiving excellent medical care.
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

Committed to District 6 Leadership That Brings Solutions to Our City - San Francisco Bay Times

By Supervisor Matt Dorsey-
I was appointed to serve as District 6 Supervisor in May of this year.
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

Race for District 6 Supervisor - San Francisco Bay Times

Interest remains high in the District 6 supervisor race to be decided in the upcoming election on November 8. Candidates include the openly LGBTQ and HIV-positive Matt Dorsey, who was appointed by Mayor London Breed to complete the term of Matt Haney, who now holds the State Assembly seat formerly occupied by City Attorney David Chiu.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Man dies from stabbing on SF's Market Street

A man died after being stabbed on San Francisco's Market Street on Tuesday, the San Francisco Police Department said.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Francisco police arrest suspect in aggravated assault case

SAN FRANCISCO - Police in San Francisco have arrested a suspect in connection with an aggravated assault that occurred Tuesday in the city's Chinatown.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Police arrest suspect who allegedly lit man's tent on fire

After the blaze, the suspect fled.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the SFPD Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Man fatally stabbed at BART plaza in SF, with suspect at large

Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE A man was fatally stabbed above a San Francisco BART station and collapsed on a train platform Sunday afternoon, BART police said.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

SF Lyft driver goes to hospital after attack, police say

Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press A San Francisco Lyft driver was taken to the hospital after a suspect robbed and beat him, and then drove off with his car in broad daylight on Thursday in the city's SoMa neighborhood, officials said.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Video shows Marin cop leaving homeless person in SF

Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said his office is investigating a video shared by ABC7 showing a San Rafael police officer dropping off a homeless man on the streets of San Francisco.ABC7 obtained the clip from a San Francisco resident who took the footage of the officer leaving the man in a residential Inner Richmond neighborhood at 14th Avenue near Lake Street on July 30.
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"While we are just beginning to look into this, make no mistake - we will hold any jurisdiction accountable that is proven to engage in this behavior," Chiu wrote on Twitter.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

SFPD Catches Catalytic Converter Thief In the Act, Lets Him Go, Then Gives Him Directions Home

In today's SF installment of Police Did Nothing, police catch an alleged catalytic converter thief red-handed in the Richmond, learn he is on probation for property theft, then kindly dismiss him while giving him directions so he could get home.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

John Hamasaki declares candidacy in District Attorney race

November's ballot for San Francisco's hotly contested District Attorney seat will have one more name on it: John Hamasaki, a criminal defense attorney and former police commissioner.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

SF police reportedly seize gun cache from teenagers

Police in San Francisco seized six guns and ammunition at a home on Reuel Court in the city's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood, less than a quarter-mile from the Youngblood Coleman Playground, on Aug. 4, officials said.
Eater SF
1 year ago
SF food

How Legendary Jazz Club the Black Cat Is Bouncing Back from That Marathon Robbery

On Saturday night, as producer Kassa Overall blasts a drum-heavy set from the Black Cat stage, Adam Chapman says things have been ridiculous.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Looting unfolds at SF jazz club after police respond to break-in

After San Francisco's Black Cat jazz club and bar was broken into early Tuesday morning - and police responded to the incident - two dozen looters allegedly raided the acclaimed music venue in the Tenderloin for five hours, freely taking everything from guitars to bottles of champagne worth hundreds of dollars, the club's operations manager said.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Missing NorCal woman seen on camera in San Francisco

A missing Northern California woman who recently reported a threat on her life was seen on camera in San Francisco Wednesday, authorities say.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

1 dead in shooting at San Francisco's McLaren Park

One person died on Monday afternoon in a shooting at San Francisco's McLaren Park, officials said.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

SFPD Says Two Dozen People Have Had Expensive Watches Brazenly Stolen This Year So Maybe Don't Wear Them Out

Thieves have been targeting the wearers of ten-thousand-dollar Rolexes and Patek Philippes, so if you own one of these high-end watches you might want to think twice before wearing them out in public spaces in SF.
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