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GPS Trackers Are Turning SF Petty Crime Victims Into Vigilantes

The prevalence of GPS-tracking devices on cars, in cellphones, and attached to various objects including car keys and wallets, means that victims of petty crime don't have to rely on the police to find out where a thief has gone off to with their belongings. But that's not necessarily a good thing.

A Violent Weekend at People's Park In Berkeley With a Hate-Crime Assault, Arson and More

As Berkeley's People's Park continues to be occupied by homeless individuals and others, while the UC Regents pause a planned construction project at the site, there was a weekend of multiple violent incidents there.

23-Year-Old SF Man Confesses to Shooting Father and Stepmother and Live-Streaming Crime Scene

A 23-year-old man who was arrested last weekend for the double murder of his father and stepmother inside a home in San Francisco's Bayview district has given a jailhouse confession to a local TV station — but says he will plead not guilty to premeditated murder.

Oakland Man Causes Panic at Las Vegas Airport Amid Apparent Mental Health Episode

A 33-year-old Oakland man who reportedly really wanted to go home and get the eff out of Vegas was arrested twice last weekend at Harry Reid International Airport for causing disturbances that police compared to terrorism.

Three Arrests Made Chinatown Attack of 70-Year-Old Woman, One Suspect Is Only 11 Years Old

Four suspects have been identified and three were arrested in last month’s group attack on a 70-year-old woman in Chinatown, but it certainly complicates their prosecution that the suspects are ages 18, 14, 13, and... 11.

Two Alleged Gang Members Found Guilty of Federal Murder Charges In 2019 Fillmore Heritage Center Shooting

Two men who are said to be members of San Francisco's Mac Block gang have been found guilty by a federal jury of killing one man and injuring several others in a March 2019 shooting at a memorial service on Fillmore Street.

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.

Fremont Recycling Firm Implicated In Purchase of Hundreds of Stolen Catalytic Converters

Following a year-long investigation and sting operation, Fremont police say that a recycling outfit called Arrow Recovery has been purchasing obviously stolen catalytic converters from thieves and recycling the rare and precious metals inside for profit.

Four Alleged Gang Members Arrested, Including Three Teens, and Seven Guns Seized at Hunters Point Home

The SFPD arrested three teenagers and one 20-year-old, all of whom were allegedly in possession of weapons, and seized seven guns, including one ghost-gun rifle in a raid last week.

Early Saturday Shootings Near Downtown Oakland Leave One Dead, Three Wounded, Nightlife Operators Shaken

A pair of shootings came after a night of First Friday partying in Oakland's Uptown District, and one of the shootings, a drive-by on Broadway in the early morning hours of Saturday, left one person dead.

San Jose Kidnapping Tale Grows Cray-Cray-Crazier As Investigators Detail Sordid Tale of Boyfriend-Trapping

The real story behind the brazen kidnapping of three-month-old San Jose infant Brandon Cuellar is even nuttier than you might have imagined, and it involves a married woman with multiple boyfriends and a plan to possibly baby-trap one of them without getting pregnant herself.

SF Firefighter Allegedly Shot Oakland Man In Puppy-Breeding Dispute

A 29-year-old San Francisco Fire Department member appeared in an Alameda County Court Tuesday morning on charges that he not only ripped off an Oakland puppy breeder, but fired several bullets at him too.

Brazen Theft of SFPD Vehicle Ends In Crash at Mission and Duboce

An East Bay man is in custody following the brazen theft of an unmarked police vehicle at Union Square on Thursday, which ultimately led to a chase through SoMa and a crash at Mission and Duboce.

Tenderloin Tennis Coach Declares Tennis Court Untenable, Because, You Know, the Tenderloin

A built-in tennis court may sound like a heavenly amenity in San Francisco, but when it’s located near Van Ness Avenue and Eddy Street, you’ll have some problems lobbed at you.

Fruitvale Avenue Ice Cream Shop Flavor Brigade Has Storefront Demolished In ATM Theft

Security camera video catches the entire heist, as two suspects plow a car through the front window and all the way into the back of a Lower Dimond’s ice cream shop Flavor Brigade, just to make off with an ATM machine.

Convicted Boogaloo Shooter Steven Carrillo Receiving Medication for Mental Illness, and Other Details Emerge

He's already been convicted and sentenced in the federal case and is awaiting sentencing in the killing of a Santa Cruz County deputy, but we're getting a bit more of the timeline filled in of Carrillo's violent 2020 spree, inspired by the Boogaloo movement.

SFPD Says Two Dozen People Have Had Expensive Watches Brazenly Stolen This Year So Maybe Don't Wear Them Out

Thieves have been targeting the wearers of ten-thousand-dollar Rolexes and Patek Philippes, so if you own one of these high-end watches you might want to think twice before wearing them out in public spaces in SF.

Oakland Police Seek Suspect Who Attempted to Kidnap Toddler From Bus Stop

A bizarre attempted kidnapping unfolded at a bus stop in Oakland on Tuesday, and police are now seeking the public's help in locating the suspect, who also assaulted the child's mother.

Mentally Ill Suspect In SFO Stabbing to Be Arraigned Thursday

The suspect in Tuesday morning's stabbing in a baggage claim area at SFO had his arraignment delayed from Wednesday due to an undisclosed sickness, but he was expected to be arraigned on Thursday.

California Man Gets 11 Years In Federal Clink For $27 Million PPP Loan Fraud Scheme

A Southern California man who fraudulently claimed to need pandemic assistance for hundreds of fictional employees has just been sentenced to 11 years in prison.

[Updated] Man Stabbed Early Tuesday at Terminal 3 Baggage Claim at SFO, Suspect Arrested

A man was stabbed just before 5 a.m. in the baggage claim area at San Francisco International Airport's Terminal 3, and police now have a suspect in custody.

Pantless Carjacking Suspect Arrested After Chase In Solano County

A woman wearing no pants who was a suspect in a Marin County carjacking was spotted by authorities in the Delta town of Rio Vista on Friday night, and she gave chase, leading to a multi-agency response.

SFPD Seizes $200,000 of Allegedly Stolen CVS and Walgreens-Looking Items From SF Man’s Home

What looks to be a brazen stolen goods fencing operation, with items that sure appear straight lifted from shelves of Walgreens and CVS, was allegedly netting one San Francisco man $500,000 a year as he just resold the stolen loot online.

61-Year-Old Woman Injured In Early Morning Mission District Shooting

A woman was shot and injured early Thursday morning while sitting near the intersection of 16th and Mission streets.

SFPD Offering $100,000 for Information In 21-Year-Old SoMa Cold Case Homicide

Paula Brien was last seen alive outside a SoMa bar in June 2001. Now SFPD is reopening the cold case of her killing, and offering $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of her killer.