In lieu of calling 911 or you local police station when you need to report a crime anonymously, now you can do so via text messaging. And it's too easy! At least according this article in today's Examiner it is. A brilliant idea, right? All you have to do is this: Text "TIP584 [insert dramatic tale of criminal wrongdoing]," and then send it to 274637 -- or CRIMES. After that, you'll receive a response......

Oh my, today's Police Blotter in the Examiner is satisfying. First off, some family in the Inner Richmond Outer Sunset got into a huge, bloody fight over rice preparation, wherein the father was arrested for domestic violence. That alone is priceless. (Note to wife: rent The Burning Bed, the feel-good movie of the '80s. It will teach you how to effectively deal with these kinds of situation.) But what's most impressive is that some......

Things are getting prickly over in the anonymous tips section -- which, as you all well know, should be reserved for delicious tidbits of info only -- so we moved the discussion over here. Someone, it seems. got all Cathy about having their pearls of wisdom removed over at SFGate on a story about yesterday's sudden retirement of San Francisco Zoo Director Manuel Mollinedo. Said someone posted a URL, which is fine and most......

Either under the table for protection or hiding from someone sporting a fiendish fannypack-khakis combo, Catherine Kilkenny of San Jose's Willow Glen looks scared as all hell, doesn't she? Many people were. Last night's 5.6 earthquake, which we didn't feel but hear the majority of you did, tore nerves to shreds, shook the ground, and sent magazines flying to the floor. In a little over 12 hours, it managed to cause quite the stir.......