SF News Loaded Gun Found In SF Playground Sandbox While frolicking at the Visitacion Valley Playground (over on the 200 block of Leland Avenue) on Tuesday, children found a loaded handgun the sandbox. The gun's hammer was cocked back too. Gulp. Luckily,
SF News Muni Stabbing Suspect Charged Suspected Muni stabber Bobby L. Brown Jr., 30, SF Chron reports, was charged with "four counts of attempted murder, four counts of assault with a deadly weapon and seven other felony charges stemming
SF News Anna Nicole Smith Judge Assigned Johannes Mehserle Murder Case Important news about the Mehserle murder case unfolded today. As most of you know by now, the case has been moved to Los Angeles, as ordered by a judge. What's more, the man
SF News Muni Stabbing Suspect Was Detained, Released For Stabbing Of 11-Year-Old Hatim Mansori Bobby Brown, the infamously foul-smelling man suspected of stabbing Rachel Brown on the J-Church this past Monday morning, according to police, was also detained then released in connection with the September 1 stabbing
SF News Muni Stabbing Suspect Arrested MuniAlerts reported that they're "[g]etting unconfirmed reports that Muni stabbing suspect nabbed at Polk and Geary. Seeking more details now." Now, according to ABC 7, SFGate, and SFAppeal, SFPD caught the guy
SF News J-Church Muni Stabber Matches Profile as Boy's Attacker The man who stabbed a woman on a J-Church train yesterday morning fits the profile of the guy who resembles the suspect sought in the knife attack of an 11-year-old boy on a
SF News Richmond Gang Rape Suspects Plead Not Guilty The men accused of beating and raping a Richmond High School student on school grounds during a homecoming dance have pleaded not guilty. The suspects -- Cody Smith, 15, and Ari Morales, 16;
SF News String of Burglaries Hits the Marina Apartment burglaries are on the rise in the Marina. So much so, in fact, that the police are warning residents about a serial thief. According to CBS 5/BCN, "Northern Station Capt. Ann
SF News Girls Beat Up Classmate, Then Post Video Online Two vile girls, ages 12 and 14, in Benica were arrested on Saturday after beating up a classmate, filming the attack, and posted it on YouTube. While we cannot find the video to
SF News Woman Stabbed On J-Church This Morning This is getting preposterous. And frightening. Today a woman was stabbed on the J-Church. SF Chron reports: Today's stabbing happened at 10:40 a.m. on the outbound J-Church at Church and Market
SF News Man Stabbed, Killed at Cadillac Market An unidentified man was stabbed to death inside Cadillac Market in the Tenderloin this morning, reports SF Chron. Police say that the man was attacked at around 1:50 a.m. at the
SF News San Francisco's Canopy Financial "a Complete Sham," Says TechCrunch Canopy Financial, "a pioneer in innovative healthcare banking technology solutions that connect healthcare and financial services" at ranked no. 12 on the 2009 Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies, is a total
SF News More On Nob Hill Pizzeria Murderess Maryam Achekzai Yesterday, if you recall, an employee of Bellissimo Pizza in Nob Hill was stabbed to death. Police arrested Maryam Achekzai, the woman they suspect of killing 38-year-old Lassaad Bokri. Back in 2006, however,
SF News Oakland Murder #99 According to BCN/KTVU, a fatal shooting was reported to Oakland police at 2:48 this morning. The victim, 31-year-old man, was found in the1900 block of 85th Avenue, near Birch Street. He
SF News SF Murder #44 Sutter and Leavenworth played host to San Francisco's 44th murder of 2009 this moring. "[T]he incident took place in the wee hours when witnesses watched a woman end a 'dispute' by stabbing
SF News Police Need Your Help In Solving BART Shooting Involving Teen Girl Speaking of BART, police are asking for the public's help involving the shooting of a teen girl over the weekend. The incident in question, which happened at around 10:20 p.m. on
SF News Oakland, Full of Crime CQ Press released their annual list of the hottest crime cities in the U.S. And the Bay Area scored in the top 20. Twice! Coming in behind Camden, NJ, and St. Louis,
SF News Chilling Account of a Muni Mugging Tim Schafer (@TimOfLegend) sent out two unnerving Twitter messages this morning. A crime, it seems, occurred on the J Church during the AM commute. "Holy crap! A guy just pulled a gun on
SF News Carson: San Pablo, 2 Cars More vehicles were set ablaze in the recent string of car fire hitting the Bay Area. BCN reports, "The fires were reported at around 2:15 a.m. in the 2100 block of
SF News Carsonist Sets Two Vehicles Ablaze In SOMA Two vehicles had to be extinguished by firefighters this morning in the city's South of Market District. According to Appeal/BCN, "Units responded to Jessie and Sixth streets at around 5:15 a.
SF News Carsonist Torches Three More Autos The carsonist -- or a copycat carsonist, or a copycat copycatting the copycat carsonist -- stuck three times in the Easy Bay last night. Three evening car fires hit San Pablo, and authorities
SF News Regency Ballroom Shooting Suspect Sought The rapscallion who shot eight people outside KMEL's House of Soul concert at the Regency Ballroom has yet to be apprehended by authorities. Last night, if you recall, a fight between two men
SF News Carjacking Ends In Crash KRON 4, in between a slew of easy-entry-walk-in-bath commercials, reports that an early morning carjacking at Sutter and Polk ended in a crash. No word yet as to the condition of the vehicle's
SF News Garrido Issues Mea Culpa In Letter Child rapist and noted unhinged person Philip Garrido, the man who kidnapped and held Jaycee Dugard captive in his backyard for 18 years, sent KCRA 3 a written letter of apology the week.
SF News Toilet Torcher Makes A Comeback Let's face it, the Carsonist has been a pale imitation of the infamous Toilet Torcher. Which is why we were amused to hear that the Toilet Torcher (or a copycat) made a dramatic
