SF News Outer Sunset Altercation Escalates Into Samurai Sword Attack An early-morning argument between two groups of people turned violent Monday, when a man slashed a woman with a samurai sword. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the two factions were squabbling
SF News SFPD SVU Busts Alleged 'Escort Service' Boss For Rape And Child Molestation A San Francisco man who allegedly committed multiple sexual assaults, including at least one on a child, while running an escort service that advertised on multiple online platforms is behind bars today, arrested
SF News SFPD Makes Arrest In Brazen Slaying Of DPW Worker #EXCLUSIVE Photo: 26 yr old Michael Higginbotham booked on murder charges for killing #SF #DPW worker Jermaine Jackson on the job #KTVU pic.twitter.com/HpcgxcUZks— taramoriarty (@taramoriarty1) December 1, 2016 The afternoon
SF News SF Thanksgiving Celebrations Beset With Violence Though most people who celebrated Thanksgiving in San Francisco had a lovely time (I did, didn't you?), not everyone was so lucky. At least two Thanksgiving Day meals in San Francisco ended in
SF News Third Suspect Arrested In Horrific Beating Death Of Man Sleeping On SF Street Weeks after two of the suspects in a 2014 slaying of a disabled homeless man were arrested, a third person has been taken into custody in the violent and disturbing case. As previously
SF News Camera-Shy Driver Attempts To Flee SF Collision, Fails A motorist ended up behind bars Friday, after he allegedly crashed into another driver then tried to swipe that driver's cell phone. It all began at 1:13 Friday afternoon, according to the
SF News After Mid-Market Beating Victim Dies, SFPD Arrests Suspect In His Slaying It was August 23 when Evaristo Rocha-Rodriguez was badly beaten in a Mid-Market altercation. Three weeks he was dead, succumbing to his injuries the following month. And about two weeks after that, police
SF News SF Residents Arrested For Allegedly Distributing Child Porn Three San Francisco residents have been arrested following a wide-ranging child pornography investigation, police said Monday, with an additional two suspects busted in Sacramento and Los Angeles. According to a press release sent
SF News Cell Phone GPS Helps SFPD Nab Tenderloin Pickpocket A robber who swiped a cell phone from an unsuspecting victim's pocket ended up in handcuffs this weekend, after police used the phone's GPS to find the thief. The 22-year-old male victim was
SF News SFPD Nabs Pacific Heights Lunch Thieves A group of mid-day muggers were tracked down by the San Francisco Police Department Monday, after the miscreants accosted two women for their lunch. The female victims were walking near Sacramento and Franklin
SF News 25-Year-Old UC Berkeley Student Arrested In Teen's Dorm Rape Case A 25-year-old student at UC Berkeley was arrested Wednesday, following an investigation into a sexual assault that took place earlier this month. The Daily Californian reports that Sardar Sikandar Wali Zia Khan, a
SF News Violent Bike Thieves Menace Teens At Pier 28, Mid-Market Having your bike stolen is an unpleasant San Francisco rite of passage, like stepping in feces of undetermined origin or having the 5 Fulton pass you by as you wait at the bus
SF News Early Morning Shootings Rock UN Plaza, Mission While you were likely still sleeping, two men were injured in shootings across San Francisco: One in UN Plaza, and one in the heart of the Mission District. The first shooting occurred at
SF News SF's Plummeting Crime Rate (Except For Homicides), By The Numbers As fans of The Wire* inevitably assure you, crime data, especially those from systems like Compstat, are infinitely, um, malleable. And yet, they are often the only method we have, especially given the
SF News Video: Disgruntled Muni Patron Claims Drivers Won't Stop For People Of Color A Muni patron who allegedly threatened to stab a streetcar operator after multiple buses passed him was detained by police on Market Street, after they learned that the rider had an outstanding warrant
SF News Teen Busted For North Beach Cab Attack A 19-year-old man who was refused a ride by a North Beach taxi driver ended up behind bars late Sunday, when the confrontation escalated into a violent attack. According to the San Francisco
SF News Teen On Dirt Bike Arrested After Popping Wheelie Onto Patrol Car A 14-year-old robbery suspect was hospitalized Thursday evening, after a police say their pursuit of the youth ended in a bit of dirt bike daredevilry. According to a report from the San Francisco
SF News Men Arrested After Using Bike Path To Scale Bay Bridge Tower Two men ended up in San Francisco County Jail Sunday, after they climbed a 525-foot tower on the eastern span of the Bay Bridge. According to a spokesperson with the California Highway Patrol,
SF News Longtime SFPD Officer Busted For Manufacture, Possession Of Banned Assault Weapon An 18-year veteran of the San Francisco Police Department surrendered to officers Tuesday, after police say a year-long investigation revealed that he had manufactured and was in possession of a weapon prohibited by
SF News Chevy-Driving Necklace Thieves Caught During Chinatown Caper A trio of Chinatown necklace thieves were partially thwarted Monday, when two of them were captured mid-heist. At 11:35 a.m. Monday, two women, aged 50 and 67, were on the 1100
SF News Officers Injured After Suspicious 'Shopping Bag' Spurs SFPD Pursuit Two San Francisco Police Department officers were injured Sunday, after a felon who was out on probation allegedly ran from officers suspicious of the shopping bag he was carrying. Bay City News reports
SF News Allegedly Bleach-Drinking Man Arrested Following 22-Hour Standoff With SFPD An allegedly suicidal San Francisco man is in custody, after a dramatic standoff that went on for 22 hours. According to San Francisco Police Department spokesperson Sergeant Michael Andraychak, 51-year-old Magnom F. Carolino
SF News Facebook Employee Arrested For Alleged Rape, Knifepoint Imprisonment A man who identified himself to police as an employee of Facebook was arrested Tuesday morning, following allegations of a June sexual assault in the suspect's home. According to a press release from
SF News Inept Criminals Nabbed By SFPD After West Side Heists Turn Into Multi-Car Collisions The San Francisco Police Department nabbed multiple suspects this weekend, after a pair of attempted robberies went down on the oft-sleepy west side of the city. at 10:05 Saturday night, two men
SF News [Updated] Video: Security Camera Captures Armed Robbery Of Tourists, SFPD Response Please scroll down for updates A video of what is reportedly a San Francisco Police Department response to an armed robbery attempt has garnered over 700,000 views this morning, as well as
