Crazy person Sean Harris, senior pastor of the Berean Baptist Church in North Carolina, delivered a terrifying sermon on Sunday to his congregation suggesting that parents "crack" their fey sons' limp wrists, rein in daughters who appear butch, "punch" them if they act gay, and a slew of other child-abuse recommendations that are sure to horrify anyone with commonsense and a heart. Harris was speaking in support for North Carolina's Amendment One, the state's looming ban on gay marriage and civil union. Care of Good As You, who first reported the story, the transcript of the infamous sermon reads as follows: more ›

The fuzz responded to a call about a stabbing near the always-lively intersection of Turk and Hyde in the always-exciting Tenderloin. When they arrived, officers found a 57-year-old man "heavily bleeding," who is now in the hospital suffering life-threatening injures. more ›

Coty Luster, an 18-year-old man, was shot "multiple times" near his home in West Oakland. The incident occurred Thursday in the 1100 block of 34th Street. Luster was pronounced dead at the scene at around 8:45 p.m. Police have neither a motive nor a suspect in custody. more ›

A man wielding a knife has apparently taken a customer hostage at a Wells Fargo Bank in Hayward this morning. "Police have closed traffic in the area near Wells Fargo Bank at 1172 A St., where the man took the person hostage about 11:30 a.m.," reports The Daily Review. We will update as soon as we know more. Until then, it might be a good idea if you stayed away from the area. more ›

Egads. A transient man set fire to his wife on Monday, killing her. The fiery fatality occurred on the 100 block of South Second Street in San Jose. Barton Williams, 49, was arrested accused of murdering his wife, Patricia Storey, 64. According to Mercury News: "[Police Sgt. Jason] Dwyer said it's not clear what led to the violence, but because the victim and suspect were married, investigators are looking into whether it was the result of a domestic dispute. He wasn't sure if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the killing." more ›

If you're heading to Lake Tahoe today beware that, as of this morning, the Yolo Causeway has been shutdown, casing a massive backup. Police have closed the stretch of I-80 as they search for a gunman who opened fire on officers, stole a car, crashed said car, and generally caused all sorts of mayhem. Sacramento Bee reports. "The I-80 causeway is shut down westbound at Enterprise Avenue and eastbound in Davis, Wetzel said. The suspect crashed his car approaching the causeway in West Sacramento." more ›

Two dirtbags outside a Polk Street bar were arrested after one of them fired a gun into the air. The shooting was reported at around 1:45 a.m. in the 600 block of Polk Street. Daly City resident Frederick Ortanez, 30, and South San Francisco's Donnie Rodriguez, 29, were taken into custody after officers responded to the shooting. "Witnesses reported seeing two suspects leaving the scene in a white SUV, which was stopped by officers a short time later in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood," reports SF Appeal. "The two people inside the car were identified as the suspects involved in the Polk Street incident." more ›

A 19-year-old male was stabbed multiple times at about 2:20 a.m. Saturday on the 200 block of Leavenworth Street for no apparent reason. A 32-year-old suspect, who was later arrested and identified as Ernesto Tun-Catzin, walked up to the victim and his friend and challenged him to a fight. An altercation ensued in which the victim was stabbed and his friend was punched. The friend was able to give police a description of the suspect, who was later arrested a few blocks away. more ›

A former employee at a Pac Heights restaurant stands accused today of filming patrons using the bathroom. SF Examiner reports: "Between Feb. 12 and 20, according to court documents, [David] Talavera is alleged to have planted a hidden camera that was pointed at a toilet. Authorities have not named the restaurant, saying only that it is located in the area of Fillmore and California street." more ›

After Kim Conover, 31, paid a visit to her divorce attorney on Sunday afternoon, her estranged husband, Kevin Covover, 35, shot and killed her outside said lawyer's office, later turning the gun on himself. "The 2 p.m. shooting happened in front of 10 Keller St., a small office building where the woman had been visiting the attorney," reports The Press Democrat, adding, " Kevin Conover died at 5 p.m. at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Police identified him as the shooter and said his wound appears to have been self-inflicted." more ›

The sons of murdered Berkeley Hills resident Peter Cukor, who was 67 when he died on February 18 of a bludgeoning with a flower pot at the hands of a mentally ill man, gave a news conference today to express just how unhappy they are with Berkeley police chief Michael Meehan. To save face, the Berkeley police have been insisting up and down that Cukor dialed the incorrect number to report an emergency, which is why police ignored his initial call reporting an intruder as a non-emergency — you may recall that the cops were apparently preparing to deal with an Occupy march that was headed for the Berkeley campus. more ›

Call us silly, but we are intrigued by the Marina Louboutin Skullcrusher. Who is she? What's her deal? And what's with that delightfully mischevious glint in her eye? So bad. And yet so right. She's the Girl With a Pearl Earring of our time. And with that, we bring you news that police have identified her. We don't know her name yet, but according to Grub Street, authorities are in contact with MLS. What's more, she might be claiming that, after allegedly attacking Jasper's Corner Tap manager Matt Meidinger with the heel of her Louboutin, she did it in defense of her husband. more ›

How rude. For the third time in four months, the Wells Fargo ATM in the upper Haight (at Haight and Belvedere) was brutally attacked. The ATM was smashed with rocks and the windows were brutalized as well. "At 9 o’clock Sunday morning the screens were broken in with rocks that still lay on the sidewalk nearby, the touch pads covered in broken glass and rock dust," reports Uppercasing. "One of the screens was completely shattered, the other only cracked." Unlike the other times, however, the screen wasn't cracked (as seen in the image here.) But why is this Wells Fargo getting targeted? Could it be because of the bank's "reprehensible" handling of a mortgage that resulted in a major fine? Does it have anything to do with that Occupy business? Or is it because meth doesn't buy itself? Who knows. It's the Upper Haight. more ›

Teenagers. They are horrible, hormone-rattled creature who want to cause harm. Take, for example, an alleged mugging that recently occurred in the city's Mission District. The Fog Bender reports (via Mission Mission) that, while passing through Clarion Alley the other night en route home, three teenagers assaulted and attempted to rob the noted blogger. Not cool. He writes: more ›

Due to the violence the plagued last year's 49ers vs Raiders game (an exhibition battle between San Francisco and Oakland), the "Battle of the Bay" has been cancelled. Which: good. A fight inside the stadium during last year's bout, if you recall, spilled into the parking lot and resulted in two people getting shot. (One of the victims was sporting a "Fuck the 49ers" t-shirt, which irked several lunatic Oakland San Francisco fans.) more ›

Over on the worrisome 400 block of Turk Street, a woman woke up Tuesday morning to an intruder sitting on her bed. A physical struggle took place, "and the intruder struck the woman in the face numerous times, according to SF Appeal. Fortunately, the victim was able to get him out of her apartment before he caused her further harm. more ›

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan spoke out about the mass shooting at Oikos University on Monday. During a news conference, Quan questioned the link between mass shooting sprees and our country's readily available guns, saying: "No american mayor wants to have this situation. it seems that over the last decade, we've gotten used to seeing senseless mass killings like this, and we have to question the availability of guns." more ›

Several people were shot at Oikos University, a Christian school, this morning at around 10:40 a.m. According to reports, authorities received frantic calls about "people running out of the building and screaming." Police and SWAT team members are on the scene, and paramedics were seen taking people out on stretchers. more ›

A 23-year-old woman walking home around 12:15 a.m. this morning at Felton and Harvard Streets near McLaren Park in the Portola neighborhood was attacked by four suspects who choked her and robbed her of her belongings. According to Bay City News, the four suspects took the woman's purse and book bag before fleeing the scene. more ›

The small but stalwart crew that still occupies the sidewalk outside the Federal Reserve at 101 Market Street was hit with another act of violence last night. A 27-year-old man was stabbed in the neck around 11:30 p.m. after an argument with a male suspect who remains at large. This follows on a similar, more serious incident around 11 p.m. Sunday that left a 28-year-old male occupier in critical condition from a stab wound that followed an argument. more ›

Cue FOX News talking-head outrage: Binh Thai Luc, 35, the man alleged to have committed Friday's particularly brutal mass murder in San Francisco's Ingelside District, had been ordered for deportation back to Vietnam in 2002. The estimable Jason Dearen of Associated Press reports: more ›

Although initially confirmed by some local journalists as a "murder-suicide," Friday's quintuple murder at 16 Howth Street was allegedly the work of 35-year-old Binh Thai Luc. According to SF Appeal, "Homicide Inspectors arrested 35-year-old Binh Thai Luc...for the five homicides. In addition, they arrested his brother, 33-year-old Brian Luc for narcotics possession, a felon in possession of ammunition and for a probation violation. These brothers reside together in San Francisco." more ›

Officers arrived to the scene of an apparent hate crime to find a 26-year-old victim "visibly shaken" after being beaten and kicked on a Muni bus. The incident, which happened in Potrero Hill near De Haro Street and Southern Heights Avenue, happened while the victim was in her seat and another woman "suddenly punched and kicked her several times." more ›

Two men traveling aboard a gay cruise ship in Dominica were arrested by local authorities on Saturday for participating in sultry acts of homosexuality up to and including indecent exposure and "buggery," the term used for sodomy on the island. John Robert Hart, 41, and Dennis Jay Mayer, 43, were pinched by the local fuzz after someone on the dock spotted the duo going at it on the Celebrity Summit cruise ship. more ›

The search for 15-year-old Sierra Lamar, a sophomore at Sobrato High School, continues today. Lamar was last seen on Friday "when she left her home near the intersection of Dougherty and Palm avenues, west of Monterey Highway, according to sheriff's officials. Sierra did not show up for school and was reported missing when she did not come home." more ›

At around 2 p.m. on Monday, a man was coldcocked by a punch in the head and robbed while walking along Seventh and Market. He was hospitalized with a broken jaw, reports SF Examiner. more ›