The Wal-Mart in San Leandro is apparently the kind of place you want to arrive at armed: Last night the parking lot was the scene of the second shooting in less than a month, with one man getting into some sort of altercation with another man and shooting him in the leg. The victim was supposedly waiting outside for his wife, and according to police he then got in his car and started driving away, at which point the suspect got in his own car and continued shooting. more ›

Oakland police are currently surrounding a house in East Oakland where they believe a suspect in the November 25 shooting that injured a San Lorenzo man outside the Wal-Mart in San Leandro. Police are looking to arrest Detwone Watson, 29, and they have already taken several people into custody this morning at a home on the 2700 block of 106th Avenue in Oakland. Watson was identified last week as the alleged shooter, is one of four suspects in the case accused of attempted robbery and attempted murder. more ›

Police have identified the man accused of shooting a man in the neck outside a San Leandro Walmat on Black Friday. Detwone Watson, 29, stands accused of shooting Christopher Murillo, 21, during a robbery attempt. According to The Chronicle, "Watson and a second suspect, Tony Phillips, 20, of Oakland, got out of [a Buick in the Walmat parking lot] and demanded money from the victims, police said. After Phillips tried to take a gold chain from a cousin of Murillo, a fight broke out, and Watson shot Murillo." more ›

A wee one found wandering by himself in a Walmart parking lot early this morning has since been reunited with his family. "[T]he boy, between 2 and 3 years old, was found barefoot wearing a diaper and a white T-shirt. His family contacted police overnight," reports the CoCo Times. "Police said the tot was able to reach a door handle at his home -- located across the street from the lot -- and let himself outside." Aw, poor little fella. Could've really hurt himself. Also, who doesn't lock their doors these days? Especially at night. Sheesh. more ›

Excelsior / Attempted Robbery: Always the bearer of the best crime stories, the Examiner's Mike Aldax today tells us about the victim of an attempted robbery on Friday who despite a beating, a ripped off shirt, and multiple attempts by two thugs to take his wallet, would not let the shit go. They even put a gun to his head, but nope. They fled the scene, he kept his wallet. We might have given it to them, but then we're not HARD CORE. [Examiner] more ›

We have nothing against retailers as a whole - really, an afternoon at Target is a culturally-enriched afternoon -- but Wal-Mart is, in a word, well, trash. So it comes as a surprise that mildly elitist Apple plans on selling its popular iPhone at Wal-Mart stores. Apple is bring very quiet about this announcement, but Wal-Mart Stores will be the second independent retail chain to sell the phone. (You can also find the touch pad-happy phone at Best Buy.) more ›

Today, Hate Hurts America (chortle) and the Interfaith Coalition announced that WalMart and AT&T either stopped advertising or now refuse to place ads on Michael Savage's "Savage Nation" program, joining a list of advertisers that have shunned the talk show host. (AutoZone, Citrix, TrustedID, JC Penney, and OfficeMax have also pulled their advertising.) Why? Because Michael Savage is a big ol;' meanie , crusher of warm fuzzies, and wisher of AIDS upon you sodomites.... more ›

-A woman's car breaking down caused a huge chain of events leading to her death and three hours worth of traffic on the upper deck of the Bay Bridge. -Where oh where did the snow go? more ›

Londonist prepares a Happy Birthday bath for Buddah this week and then things get all cliched. A madman goes on a rampage while axe-wiedling and London's mayor warns an American diplomat to avoid the kitchen if the heat bothers him so much. more ›

The Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing, and your SFist Tech Labs would totally be in Vegas covering it, if it weren't for a certain cocktail waitress and an even more certain restraining order. more ›