The SFPD held a community meeting in Ingleside last night to discuss the developments in the investigation of the Howth Street murders on March 23. They tried to allay neighbors' fears that this incident reflected any uptick in crime in the area (there was another, unrelated murder on April 1 just a couple blocks away), maintaining that this was an isolated incident, however they remain unwilling to discuss what the motive may have been for prime suspect Binh Thai Luc. They also said that they are still searching for two weapons used in the murders — one a sharp-edged instrument, and one a blunt instrument of some kind.\ more ›

A man was fatally shot last night around 11:30 p.m. inside a home in the Ingleside neighborhood. Details are scarce at this point, but we know the shooting happened at 356 Louisburg Street, just two blocks away from the home at 16 Howth Street where alleged gang member Binh Thai Luc allegedly murdered five people a week ago Friday. 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 ›

Egads, people. A driver flying high on PCP last Friday ran into two pedestrians near City College. "Officers arriving at the scene of the crash in the 400 block of Geneva Avenue at 2:20 p.m. noticed the driver “could not sit still and appeared agitated and nervous," notes SF Examiner. "The officers called an ambulance for the suspect, who allegedly admitted taking the drug just before driving." more ›

Just before 6 a.m. in the city's Ingleside district, a pedestrian was struck by a CHIP motorcycle near Brotherhood Way and Head Street. The pedestrian was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for a non-life threatening leg injury According to BCN (via SF Appeal), "Preliminary reports indicate the pedestrian may have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident." more ›

Described by the media as "a Filipino man in his early to mid-30s, with dark complexion and acne" and quite very possibly wearing "a white shirt," a man has been approaching middle school girls in the Ingleside and Taraval neighborhoods "at least twice in recent weeks." The incidents, which occurred as the girls were leaving school, are reported to have happened on Sept 9 and 14. According to Ingleside police Capt. David Lazar, "He asks girls to get in his car, he tries to befriend them, he tries to get their name," If you see or are approached by this man, call the fuzz. more ›

Do you remember the Ingleside Racetrack? Since it was in operation for a paltry ten years from 1895 to 1905, probably not. According to the Ingleside Terraces Homes Association's website the track was built out of infamous San Francisco dissatisfaction. more ›

This morning a little before 1:30 a.m., the fuzz tried to take down a couple of robbery suspects at an Ingleside McDonald's (mmm -- sorry, we had a couple of beers last night.) Although the suspects managed to get away, one person got hit, or so she claims. more ›