SF News SFist Blotter Haight/Assault: Egads, how gruesome. Early Sunday morning around 2:30 a.m.-ish, an assault occurred near the intersection of Waller and Webster. William Valentine, 42, was arrested for attacking someone he
SF News Another Wealthy Peninsula Enclave Hosts Homicide A Woodside man, Pooroushasb "Peter" Parineh, was arrested yesterday in connection with the shooting death of his wife Parima in April, originally believed to be a suicide. Mr. Parineh had reported upon calling
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Ronnie Lee Gardner Executed, Other Famous Last Meals At midnight last night, the U.S. executed convicted killer Ronnie Lee Gardner by firing squad in Utah. This execution was most notable for two things: Gardner's decision to die by firing squad
SF News Hillsborough Plays Host To First Reported Homicide Since '04 Deliriously wealthy Hillsborough, located 17 miles south of San Francisco on the Peninsula, played host to its first reported murder since 2004. Bradley Kleiman, 30, allegedly shot and killed his friend in self-defense
SF News Meg Whitman's Son Physically Abuses Women Like mother, like son. California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's underwear skidmark of a son, Griffith Rutherford Harsh V, was arrested back in 2006 for assaulting a woman in Palo Alto, resulting in her
SF News Details Revealed In Sandra Cantu Killing "I shouldn't have taken Sandra from you. She did not suffer and I did not sexually molest your daughter," said convicted murdered Melissa Huckaby, who, just this morning, was sentenced to life in
SF News Melissa Huckaby to Be Sentenced This Morning Melissa Huckaby, the 29-year-old Tracy woman who you may recall kidnapped and murdered that 8-year-old girl last year, will appear in court this a.m. and is expected to receive a life sentence
SF News Bonds Steroid Test Results Won't Be Used In Court Former SF Giants great Barry Bonds scored a coup today in his perjury case. SFGate reports that prosecutors cannot use Bonds' positive steroids test results in court. "because Bonds' trainer refused to testify
SF News Elementary School Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested Police arrested Pedro Hernandez, 68, on suspicion of sexually assaulting a family member at Sanchez Elementary School on June 3. Discovered at a homeless shelter at Saint Bruno’s Catholic Church, Hernandez was
SF News Beware Fake Lotteries This must be some kind of ghetto thing we don't understand, but six people were arrested for running an underground lottery in which paper tickets were sold in stores in Richmond and San
SF News Teen To Be Tried As Adult In Ice Cream Vendor Shooting The 16-year-old teen accused of shooting Vallejo ice cream vendor Amarjit Kaur in February will be tried as an adult. Peter Montenegro is alleged to have shot Kaur after he and his pal,
SF News North Beach Bogeymen Intimidate North Beach Residents (Or Not) Don't blame it on the sunshine. Don't blame it on the moonlight. Blame it on the Bogeyman. The North Beach Bogeymen, that is. New San Francisco resident C.W. Nevius yanks his hair
SF News SFist Blotter Mission/Carjacking: Last night at 21st and Folsom, a 53-year-old man was sitting in his parked vehicle when a suspect, believed to be in his 30s, yanked the victim out of his vehicle,
SF News Mehserle Trial Starts Today, Damning Evidence To Be Revealed As the Johannes Mehserle trial starts today, the prosecution has a surprise that might not bode well for the former BART cop accused of murdering Oscar Grant. See, according to BCN (via CBS
SF News Former USF Student Shot, Killed Outside Emeryville Ikea SFGate reports that Hyman Taylor Jr., 23, of Oakland was shot outside the Emeyrville Ikea on Tuesday a little after 7:30 p.m. Taylor used to play basketball at the University of
SF News Help a Special Needs Kid Get Her Tandem Bike Back [Updated] Yes, stolen bikes are a dime a dozen in this town, but this particular story tugs at the heart strings. Streetsblog reports that on May 16, a nine-year-old special needs child's BuddyBike was
SF News David Mark Clark to Plead 'Not Guilty' Today The "avid cyclist" and "spiritualist tennis pro" accused of mowing down four cyclists last week will be arraigned in court this morning. David Mark Clark will be charged with "four counts of attempted
SF News Crime Elevation Maps of SF Ever wondered what crime hot-spots in the city of San Francisco might look like in elevated map form? Of course you haven't; that's behavior for the unhinged. Fortunately, super smart guy Doug McCune
SF News Bike Rampage Suspect Has Three First Names, Two Rhyme The name of the suspect who was arrested for mowing down four cyclists in the Mission on Wednesday night has been released: David Mark Clark. As periqueblend points out, the suspect has three
SF News Suspect Arrested in Pearla Louis Murder, Body Found in Suitcase Police arrested 47-year-old Lee Bell yesterday in suspicion of murdering Pearla Louis, the 52-year-old woman who was found in a suitcase in the bay last month. Louis' family said she and Bell had
SF News BREAKING: Arrest Made in S.F. Hit and Run Rampage Police made an arrest today in the hit and run attacks on four cyclists in four parts of the city. Police Chief Gascon will hold a press conference at 4:30 pm. with
SF News Man Sexually Assaults Girl at SF Elementary School Ugh. We hate having to write yet another story about a girl being raped at her school. While class is in session. While school officials are nearby. But we must: There's a $2
SF News Newsom Condemns Last Night's Hit and Run Rampage Mayor Gavin Newsom expressed sadness and concern for those injured in last night's hit and run rampage that saw four cyclists injured in the Mission and Potrero Hill districts. "I’m proud that
SF News Video: Lady Destroys Liquor Aisle at Richmond Delano's The sanity-estranged who roam among us. Where would we be without them? This "crazy Russian lady" went on a rampage at a Richmond store over the weekend. ManicVulva captured the tail-end of her
SF News Poizner Proudly Announces Arrest of Former SFUSD Employee for Fraud The Republican gubernatorial candidates attack on San Francisco's wan morals continues unabated! Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced yesterday the arrest of former San Francisco Unified School District employee Leticia James Coral, 56, on
