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
SF News Updated: <strike>Unconfirmed</strike> Shooting at 24th and Shotwell Tonight [Update: Mission Local has the story.] A tipster reports that someone was shot tonight at 24th and Shotwell after the Carnaval festivities. Witnesses said the person had been shot in the face, and
SF News LimeWire Wants A Second Chance File sharing software gem LimeWire, something we know absolutely nothing about whatsoever, is in trouble. See, on May 11, according to Wired, "a federal judge ruled that LimeWire’s users commit a 'substantial
SF News Letter from Willie Brown Sparks Arrests of Gay Activists in Zimbabwe Over the weekend, Zimbabwe police arrested two members of the country's only gay rights group, GALZ. Though initially described as a "sting in which police were looking for pornography and drugs," the real
SF News Crime Declined Overall in '09, Despite Crap Economy Bucking conventional wisdom about how crime rises as incomes fall and unemployment rises, the FBI's latest report on nationwide crime statistics for 2009 shows an overall decline in both violent and non-violent crime.
SF News Who Murdered Pearla Louis? That's what the SFPD wants to know, who killed Pearla Louis and stuffed her inside a suitcase and tossed her into the SF Bay? On Tuesday, if you recall, Louis' body was found
SF News Body Found In Suitcase Identified SF Appeal reports that police released the identity of the woman found inside a suitcase floating on the waterfront near the Embarcadero. "The victim is a 52-year-old African-American woman named Pearla Louis," notes
SF News Meth-Infused Driver Arrested Near Amgen Tour of California Oh dear. This fractured face here is in all sorts of trouble after allegedly trying to mow down pedestrians near the Amgen Tour of California route on Tuesday afternoon. According to BCN (via
SF News Body Found In Suitcase In The Bay At around 9 a.m. this morning, a tourist walking along the waterfront with his niece found a suitcase holding a dead body. Margarito Real told KTVU, "There was a suitcase floating in
SF News Oakland Teens Plead 'Not Guilty' In Beating Death Lavonte Drummer and Dominic Davis, the 18-year-old Oakland residents accused of beating to death 59-year-old Tian Sheng Yu of San Francisco, pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Monday. Yu and his son,
SF News Self-Shooter Fakes Home Invasion Robbery Story On Sunday night, a man near the SFSU campus reported to be police being shot during a gruesome home invasion robbery. Which: not true. The man, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries, later confessed to
SF News Death Row Pooch Discovered In Reno Max the doomed pitbull was found in Reno yesterday, along with his owner's girlfriend, Melissa Perry, who absconded with the dog to a Reno hotel room to protect him from execution. On Wednesday,
SF News Max's Owner Arrested Alameda police arrested the man who allegedly kidnapped Max the dog just hours before he was scheduled to be executed. After confessing during a police interview this afternoon, Richard Cochran was arrested on
SF News Sneaky Home Invaders Cut Power To Victim's House A Hunters Point man was rudely awakened this morning after two home invaders cut the power to his house, then tried to unsuccessfully rob him. According to BCN (via SF Appeal), "When he
