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Auto Arsonist Map

View Where have the cars been burned? in a larger map Created by executonsinfo Here's a handy map that shows where the dastardly Auto Arsonist has flicked his or her Bic. Since Saturday

Ask SFist: How Safe Is the NOPA Neighborhood?

SFist reader Greg Ellis writes to us for help. Editor - Can you help? Any suggestions on other forums to get advice? Looking at a place near Cole and Hayes. Anyone live in

Toilet Torcher Trumped by Auto Arsonist

A total of seven cars in San Francisco were set ablaze since Saturday. Early this morning, according to CBS 5/KCBS, "Arson investigators responded to the scene of two early morning car fires

Dhaliwal Brother at It Again

Kulbir Dhaliwal, one of the brothers who survived the tiger attack at the SF Zoo back in Christmas of 2007, for which they both were recently awarded a $900,000 settlement, is already

Potrero Hill Plays Host to Three Shootings

Early this morning and late last night, according to Appeal/BCN, three people were shot in Potrero HIll. First, at 11 p.m. around the 23rd and Arkansas area, a man was shot.

D.E.A. Roid Rage in the Castro

Well, it's about time. The Castro district -- notorious for being "too body conscious," or whatever the technical term for it is that the spherical gays always toss about, angrily -- played host

Grandfather-Granddaughter Fast Food Outing Foils Possible Predator Arrest

Earlier this week, a retired Daly City police officer witnessed an "elderly man" in his 60s talking to a 2-year-old girl at a McDonald's on Redwood Highway. Deciding something fishy was afoot, said

Whole Foods Wine Robbery Stopped

Plug 1 of What I'm Seeing came across this scene at the Whole Foods located a block away from SFist HQ, over on Fourth Street and Harrison. He explains: According to one of

Mom Kills Son, Then Self at Mt. Diablo

The bodies of a Walnut Creek woman and her son were found on Friday at the top of Mount Diablo. Their deaths appears to be the result of a mother-son murder-suicide. Judith Williams,

Murder In the Bayview Last Night

A little before 5:30 p.m. last night, and Appeal reports that Delvon Fields, 28, was shot near the intersection of Third Street and McKinnon Avenue in the Bayview. Fields was rushed

Two Sexual Assaults at Two Berkeley Homes

A woman and a teenage girl were sexually assaulted in two separate incidents inside two Berkeley homes on Thursday morning. First, reported around 2:30 a.m. on the 2100 block of Cedar

Alleged Muni Humper Nabbed, With Help of Twitter

Speaking of Muni shadiness, the alleged Muni Humper, who is apparently under the age of 18, has been arrested by SFPD, thanks to a friend of Plug1 who had also been a victim.

Teens Brazenly Rob Man On Muni Bus

Angry Charles Bronson types, be prepared to get your Bernhard Goetz-infused rage on. According to Eye On Blogs' Brittney Gilbert, who saw what happened firsthand, a man on the 49 around 26th and

Murderous Porn Son Arraigned Today

The son of dead, famed San Francisco pornographer Jim Mitchell -- he himself a murderer, convicted of fratricide and sentenced to having his story portrayed by the vile Charlie Sheen -- will be

Be On the Lookout for Acid Bombs, Molesters

The San Mateo area has played host to all sorts of wackiness as of late. Take, for example, the 8-year-old boy who was approached by a strange man in the area of El

Have You Seen This (Alleged) Bike Thief?

SFAppeal has word that the above (alleged!) bike thief was caught cutting bike lock cable thingies on Market near Fifth Street yesterday. And just who caught him? Members of the SF Bike Coalition

Teen Shot Dead Near Alamo Square Last Night

A little after 11 p.m. last night, two men were shot in the McAllister and Webster area of Alamo Square / Western Addition. A teenage boy, 17-year-old Xavier Gillette, later died at a

Two Men Shot Inside North Beach Nightclub

Two men were shot inside Impala, a Broadway nightclub frequented by types who still think bottle service is cool, at around 1:15 a.m. this morning. According to , "two men were each

Update on Tandem Bike Hit and Run

Streetsblog SF reported today that SFPD has issued a rare press release for the hit and run involving cyclist Andrew Bennett and his 4-year-old son while riding a bike with a tandem extension,

MS-13 Proves To Be Scariest, Slowest Gang In SF

MS-13 sorority sisters Danilo Velasquez,, 28, and Luis Herrera, 18, were arrested yesterday in connection with the shooting death of Moises Frias Jr., a Daly City college student. It seems the two members

Shooting / Drug Dealing / Assault Hotspot Masked by Pretty Crosswalks

In an effort to appear more quality of life-ish, the intersection at Eddy and Taylor received a makeover. (Taylor and Ellis got the same design yesterday too.) This Tenderloin spot, best known for

Woman Shot in the Tenderloin

Speaking of body parts, a woman was shot in the leg last night in the Tenderloin. According to CBS5 / BCN, the incident occurred at around 9 p.m. last night at (where else?

Police Barricade San Jose Mobile Home After Shooting

A little before 9 a.m. this morning, inside the Chateau La Salle Mobile Home Park located near the Santa Clara County Fair grounds, a double shooting took place. Two people were shot,

Hit and Run: 18th & Valencia

Yesterday morning, PT Cruiser allegedly plowed through a red light at 18th and Valencia streets, striking an "adult riding a grey steel frame bicycle which had a blue childrens add on tandem bike

SFBG Van Found!

Praise Jesus, progressive politics and pure rage. The 's van, which some bastard stole earlier this week, was found. The vehicle was discovered by the SFPD yesterday morning on the 100 block of