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Emeryville Man Arrested for Attempted Murder Following Mountain View Stabbing

Mountain View police arrested a suspect Sunday in a stabbing that was reported by the suspect's sister.

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Attempted Murder Charges Filed In Two SoMa Shootings

In two separate shooting incidents that have occurred since the new year began in the SoMa neighborhood, two suspects are now facing attempted murder charges.

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Man Who Allegedly Stabbed Two People on an Amtrak Sunday in Fairfield Will Get a Mental Competency Hearing

A Sacramento man accused of stabbing two people on an Amtrak train Sunday night had his attempted murder trial proceedings suspended, as he’ll now get a mental competency hearing to determine whether he even will stand trial.

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Defense Attorney For Teen Who (Allegedly) Shot Ricky Pearsall Says Video Proves This Was Not Attempted Murder

The public defender representing the 17-year-old Tracy boy who's been charged with armed robbery and attempted murder in the August 31 shooting of Ricky Pearsall says that video evidence suggests the attempted murder charge should be dropped.

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Yuba County Resident Charged In Stabbing and Vehicle Assault Spree That Ended In Castro District

A Brownsville man has now been charged with multiple felonies, including eight counts of attempted murder, in connection with a September 1 spree of violence and mayhem that began with a hit-and-run collision in the Haight.

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Accused Teen Shooter of Ricky Pearsall Is 'Very Sorry,' Says Attorney

The 17-year-old from Tracy who allegedly shot and wounded 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall during an attempted robbery on Saturday made his first court appearance Wednesday. And his attorney expressed remorse on his behalf.

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SF Federal Judge Hands Down 10-Year Sentence for Man Who Hired Assassin to Kill Zimbabwean Model Ex-Partner

A San Francisco-based federal judge is sending an attorney to prison for ten years, after he hired a hitman to kill his estranged partner, a Zimbabwean fashion icon, but unfortunately for him the hitman was actually an undercover FBI agent.

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Defense Says Man Who Drove Family Off Cliff In Tesla Should Avoid Jail, Get Treatment Instead

Court hearings are underway in the case of that doctor who drove his family off a cliff in San Mateo County last year, and his attorneys argue he was mentally ill and obsessed with conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Epstein, fentanyl, and Ukraine.

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Protesters Rally Against Light Sentencing For Defendant In 2021 Stabbing of Elderly Asian Woman

The stabbing of a 94-year-old Asian woman in San Francisco's Tenderloin made many headlines when it occurred in June 2021, and that was in a year when there were many high-profile acts of violence committed against Asian seniors in particular.

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Allegedly Deplorable San Jose Teen Arrested and Charged for Intentionally Running Over Pedestrians

A San Jose 16-year-old is in custody on charges of making multiple attempts to run over pedestrians after a late-night dispute at a restaurant, and one of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries.

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Person Found Critically Injured In Burning Car In Oakland

A person was found "fully engulfed in flames" Thursday morning inside a car on fire in East Oakland, and Oakland police are seeking leads in the case.

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Doctor Accused of Driving Tesla Off Pacifica Cliffside Requests Mental Health Diversion, Seeks Case Dismissal

Dr. Dharmesh Patel originally said that he drove his Tesla with his wife and children inside off Devil's Slide due to tire issues, but in court Friday his lawyers say he has major depressive disorder and should get mental health treatment.

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Sacramento Man Arrested For Levi's Stadium Stabbing at Soccer Match

A suspect has been arrested for attempted murder after being seen on surveillance video allegedly stabbing a fellow soccer fan at Levi's Stadium over the holiday weekend.

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Suspect In Chinatown Stabbing Allegedly Attacked Bakery Owner's Father, Was Known to Have Severe Mental Illness

So, there is an apparent connection between the stabbing that happened at AA Bakery & Cafe in Chinatown on Monday and the stabbing that sent suspect Fook Poy Lai to prison for the last seven years — the bakery owner's father was the man stabbed by Lai in 2016.

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San Francisco Man Indicted on Felony Charges for Firing Gun at U.S. Postal Worker

Vo Nguyen, 38, allegedly fired at least 15 shots at a mail carrier outside his house on Sparta Street in the Viz Valley neighborhood in April, and now faces up to 20 years in prison.

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North Beach Shooting Happened During Attempted Mugging, One Suspect Now In Custody

San Francisco police now seem to know the outlines of what occurred Sunday night near the Condor Club in North Beach, when five people ended up with gunshot wounds, one of them fatal. And one suspect has been arrested.

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Suspect Arrested In Pistol-Whipping and Shooting On BART Train

A suspect is in custody for the March 16 pistol-whipping incident onboard a BART train that resulted in a shot being fired in the train car.

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California Man Jailed on Suspicion of Attempted Murder For Driving Tesla With Family Inside Off South Bay Cliff

The rescue and survival of Patel, his wife, 7-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son, had originally been called a miracle, but California Highway Patrol investigators reportedly "developed probable cause to believe this incident was an intentional act."

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Video Footage of Attack On Paul Pelosi Released By Court Order

We now have the disturbing video of the hammer assault on Paul Pelosi that took place in his San Francisco home on October 28, and the immediate aftermath.

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Pelosi 911 Call and DePape's Hospital Confession Heard In Court; DePape's Target List Also Included Tom Hanks

Some of the overwhelming evidence regarding David DePape's alleged October 28 attack on Paul Pelosi was presented in a preliminary hearing Wednesday in San Francisco attended by a whole lot of media.

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Suspect In Violent Ambulance Hijacking In Best Buy Parking Lot Arrested and Charged

The suspect in a bizarre late August incident in which two SFFD paramedics had to flee from their ambulance as a crazed man allegedly hijacked it and tried to run them down, has finally been arrested and charged.

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Reactions and Condemnations Flow In From National, State, and Local Leaders Following Attack at Pelosi Home

The toxic and vitriolic energy of our body politic erupted into the city of San Francisco once again Friday morning with an attack by a conspiracy-obsessed loon on the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that left her husband seriously injured.

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Corner Store Owner Shot In Bernal Heights By Man Who Allegedly Said He Should Have Won the Lottery

The owner of a Bernal Heights corner store was shot and injured Monday morning, and we're now learning from police that the motive apparently came from a disgruntled customer who thought he should have won the lottery.

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Homeless Man In Critical Condition After Apparently Being Set on Fire In Oakland

A man whose age and identity are still not known was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday night after apparently being set ablaze in East Oakland.

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Sunnyvale Crash Suspect May Have Been Having Psychotic Episode, Says Brother

According to witnesses, the suspect in Tuesday's apparently deliberate crash that injured eight people in Sunnyvale was thanking God and repeating "I love you Jesus" at the scene.