Mary Jamis, 52, a lesbian who attempted to obtain a marriage license in North Carolina on Thursday, was arrested along with a heterosexual friend for refusing to leave a government office. Several other gay couples showed up that day in an attempt to get marriage licenses too. It was all part of a protest following the passage of the state's Amendment One, a ban that not only bars gay marriages but any type of civil union. more ›

Thursday morning, an Occupy protester helped bring down the suspect wanted in Sunday's stabbing assault at the rebuilt 101 Market camp. According to the Examiner, Occupier Nick Shaw recognized the man, known around the camp simply as "Chris", when he returned to the camp yesterday morning. more ›

A man suspected of trying to murder his mother-in-law is in custody after U.S. Marshals found him living aboard a decommissioned aircraft carrier docked in Alameda. Todd Stuart of Washington State had been on the lam and was arrested yesterday. more ›

Four suspects were arrested today in a bust of a potential South Bay child pornography ring, NBC Bay Area reports. The four suspects, all booked for allegedly possessing child pornography, were brought down today by the Department of Justice's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force after weeks of tracking two suspects: Mark Kreifels, 48, and Joseph Pizzalla, 29. more ›

Folks got a little drunk and disorderly as they streamed out of Golden Gate Park last night after the Arcade Fire and Deadmau5 sets. The SFPD reports they arrested about twelve people after the fest, all for being loud and "silly." more ›

An 11-year-old girl was hit by a stray bullet in the Western Addition late Friday night during gunfire that resulted from an argument amongst some nearby teens, reports Bay City News. According to the Chronicle, the girl was at a sleepover at her cousin's house at Turk and Laguna when a bullet came threw a window, struck her in the heart, and passed through her body. She was taken to SF General Hospital with life-threatening injuries and has remained in life-threatening condition as of about Noon Sunday. more ›

Two teenaged suspects were arrested in connection with the gang-related shooting that occurred on Saturday evening at about 6:15 p.m. on Market between 6th and 7th, just blocks from the Pride celebration at Civic Center. more ›

Feliciano Valencia-Santiago, the suspect arrested earlier this week on suspicion of murdering 46-year-old Maria Esther Orozco and leaving the evidence stuffed in a garbage bag, has allegedly confessed to the killing. According to court documents, Valencia-Santiago was hired as a day laborer to help Orozco clean up and move her belongings after her Sunnyvale home burned down in December. The day before her body was found, Orozco received 22 calls on her cellphone from the suspect, but the police report doesn't offer any info as to the nature of their relationship. more ›

Monday's brazen morning shooting on Mission and 17th Streets was gang-related, according to police; however, the victim wasn't a gang member. more ›

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a Sacramento woman whose body was found burning in a car on Webster and Rose Streets (between Page and Haight) in the Haight on Sunday. "Almon Johnson was arrested in connection with the death of Vanessa Herrera, reports SF Chronicle. "Investigators suspect that Johnson killed Herrera in Sacramento and drove her body to Webster and Rose streets, then set fire to the 2000 Pontiac at 3:15 a.m. Monday." Police refused to comment on how she was killed. [Chron] more ›

On Monday morning, a 25-year-old man was brutally beaten near the city's notorious Sixth and Mission intersection. "One of the suspects brandished a chrome revolver, a non-firing replica, and demanded the victim's cell phone.," BCN (via SF Appeal) reports. "The victim refused. Both suspects proceeded to punch and kick the victim." Luckily, the suspects a) didn't take anything from the victim and b) were arrested a short time later and charged with aggravated assault and attempted robbery. [Appeal] more ›

SFPD Chief George Gascon will announce today the identities and arrests of the suspects in the fatal Union Square shooting of German tourist Mechthild Schroeer, reports BCN (via SF Appeal). more ›

Last night, 19 protesters were arrested during a sit-in on Seventh Street for immigration rights. Organized by the SF Bay Area Coalition for Immigration Reform, the majority of those arrested were clergymen. more ›

Cited for "disobeying a lawful order by a police officer and for jaywalking after they sat in the street in front of the hotel," 152 protesters were arrested at last night's Local 2 rally in front of the Grand Hyatt San Francisco hotel. BCN (via KTVU) reports, "A spokeswoman for Unite Here Local 2, the union representing the workers, said the protesters were engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience and were prepared to be arrested in order to send a strong message to the Hyatt Corp." Check out some images from the protest. more ›

Early this morning, 65 protesters occupying UCB's Wheeler Hall were arrested. Joined by officers from other UC campuses, UC Berkeley police started arresting protesters at around 4:40 a.m., reports SF Chron. more ›

A total of 33 protesters were arrested this morning at San Francisco State University, one day after students took over the Business school building to protest fee hikes and budget cuts. more ›

During Friday's Richmond High School gang rape that now, according to new reports, lasted somewhere around two hours, only two suspects have been arrested so far. Manuel Ortega, 19, was arrested at the scene. He is being held on $800,000 bail at a Contra Costa County jail. more ›

A paltry 30 -- 30! -- people were arrested in San Francisco for public intoxication on New Year's Eve around Broadway, Market Street and the Embarcadero. (Needless to say, we're sad to see that number isn't higher. Did any of you even go out that night? The economy can't be that bad, can it? Live a little. Sheesh.) The California Highway Patrol, however, reports 84 drivers were pinched in the Bay Area for suspicion of driving under the influence of booze and/or drugs from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 6 a.m. Thursday. Last year only 41 people were arrested from driving while tipsy. more ›

Four arrests were made this week after the brutal gang rape of a 28-year-old Richmond lesbian. Josue Gonzalez, 21, the pig at right, was arrested yesterday on a warrant for gang rape, kidnapping for a sex crime, and carjacking. Humberto Hernandez Salvador, 31, and two other teens (the 15- and 16-year-old creeps who went by "Paco" and "Blue) were arrested on Wednesday night for their involvement in last week's vicious hate crime. more ›

Two men were arrested in this week's savage beating death of Richard Weiland over at San Francisco's least favorite intersection, Turk and Taylor. Robert Hannah, 57, and Michael Cooper, 44, were nabbed by cops near the scene of the crime after witnesses ID's the two. If anyone else saw what happened or knows more, please contact the SF fuzz homicide line at 415-553-1145, or anonymous tip line at 575-4444. (SJ Merc) more ›

The photographer being manhandled at around 20-25 seconds in is Luke Thomas of Fog City Journal. (Or so we're told.) Then, at the end, the camera operator receives a serious (and seriously questionable) smackdown by an SFPD officer. more ›

In a day full of angry citizens locking themselves to large buildings, three students were also arrested this morning after chaining themselves to the entrance of the UCSF Mission Bay community center. It seems that they're hot and bothered over the UC Regents for a myriad of reasons, but mainly because of "fee hikes, the use of the SAT exam in student admissions, UC management of nuclear-weapons laboratories, and what they called the university's lack of diversity." Also, members of the UC Regent clan are appointed by the governor, not via election. Boo. more ›

If you remember way back last week, 15-year-old Ichinkhorloo Bayarsaikhan was shot and killed at Washington Park during a botched robbery attempt while kicking it with some friends. The group of boys responsible for her shooting escaped on a bus, but now it seems that some or all of them have been caught. We'll update in the arrests when we know more. more ›

(7pm-ish, 7/10, McAllister and Divisadero) An anonymous tipster sent in the above image, which is curious since the entirety of the SFPD was required to stake out a three block radius from last night’s All-Star Game, searching for elusive Alyssa Milano boob. No, not really, but we’re dying to know more. (Excuse the pun.) This shot shows at least five people in the process of being arrested, and was reportedly captured one hour after... more ›