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Arrest Made In Death Of Australian Tourist; Family Of Victim Comes SF

The tourist killed in an apparent brawl outside a Russian Hill hotel on Friday morning has been identified as 33-year-old Matthew Bate, who was in town with three friends and had been watching

Arts & Entertainment

[Update] DeYoung Museum Apologizes For Illegal Sidewalk Stencil Ads

The marketing team at the deYoung Museum clearly missed the memo that San Francisco does not allow spray-stencil advertising of any kind on its sidewalks, because a tipster alerted us to some new

Nest Video Nabs Shamed Shoplifter, Who Promptly Returns Stolen Goods and Cash

So much for my conspiracy theory that Google’s Nest devices are just creepy IoT surveillance technologies with marginal consumer upside. One marginal consumer got symbolically smacked upside by the video-sharing social media

Man Killed Friday Morning In Brawl Outside Van Ness Avenue Hotel

UPDATE: Victim of SF hotel homicide got into a fight with a suspect and sustained fatal wounds, @SFPD says. https://t.co/s7LVCI2mdr— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) June 2, 2017 A fight outside

Fearful Bernal Heights Residents Gather For Town Hall Following Fatal Stabbing Of Father Of Four

Bernal searches for answers after fatal stabbing of father of four. https://t.co/VonUVYxWFH pic.twitter.com/IkS10GgYp8— Mission Local (@MLNow) June 1, 2017 There are still no suspects in a brutal

Desperate Chip Freak Demands Salty Snacks At Gunpoint

A woman seeking snack foods pulled out a gun in a Tenderloin store Wednesday, so desperate was she for a salty crunch. (Hey, lady we've all been there...almost.) Police say that the

Embarcadero Pedestrian Robbed In Brazen Afternoon Mugging

A man taking an afternoon stroll along the Embarcadero had his walk turn ugly Wednesday, when a trio of thieves threatened and robbed him. The robbery occurred at 5 p.m., police say,

Portland Train Suspect Appears In Court, Calls Stabbings 'Patriotism'

The suspect in the fatal stabbings aboard a Portland commuter train on Friday made his first court appearance Tuesday, and he shows no signs of remorse for an act that is being widely

Another Bomb Threat Leads To Shelter In Place In Tenderloin

A suspicious package panic on Eddy Street between Jones and Leavenworth caused a shelter-in-place order from the SFPD. The order went out just after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, and was rescinded within

Sneak Thief Robs Inner Richmond Woman As She Sleeps

An Inner Richmond woman awoke to a creepy surprise Monday, when she realized a thief had crept into her home as she slept. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the 41-year-old female

Weekend Deaths Take SF's 2017 Homicide Count To 27

Though San Francisco's 2017 crime rate is lower than last year's, there's one area where we're seeing a significant uptick: Homicides, which are occurring in far higher numbers than in 2016. And as

Two Killed On Portland Commuter Train Allegedly By Man Spewing Hate Speech

Update: @MikeBennerKGW reports 2 people have died following stabbing at Hollywood Transit Center in NE Portland https://t.co/mijfevEBwi pic.twitter.com/7AGupoNSPD— KGW News (@KGWNews) May 27, 2017 A man who

Mission Arsonist Sends Message With Torched Stroller

San Francisco Police are investigating an odd incident, they say, after a burnt stroller was left in front of a Mission District residence. Police were called to the strange scene ay 5:20

Vehicle Belonging To Person Of Interest In Piseth Chhay Case Found At SFO

The mystery deepens a bit in the disappearance of Piseth Chhay as a vehicle belonging to a man the SFPD had called in for questioning, who has since disappeared, was found Thursday in

Robber Tackles Woman For Wallet, Jumps Onto Muni

At least one San Francisco mugger is using a disturbing strategy to rob Muni passengers then flee: Wait on a Muni Metro platform for a rider to disembark, knock them over and rob

SFPD Hopes $78 Million Project Will Allow Their Radios To Finally Work In BART And Muni Tunnels

Yeah, I know, the above clip from the 1997 documentary Volcano is set in a transit tunnel in Los Angeles, not San Francisco. And yet, it was the first thing I thought of

SFPD Seeking Suspects In Marina District, Bernal Heights Homicides

San Francisco police are investigating a body found this morning in Bernal Heights park. Park is closed. pic.twitter.com/571GFtaIX7— Amy Hollyfield (@amyhollyfield) May 25, 2017 San Francisco police are on the

Person Of Interest In Missing Uber Driver Case Is Missing Man's Friend

Another San Francisco man, a man named Bob Tang who also goes by "Bob Tov," has gone missing, however in this case it may be by the man's own volition as police were

Mysterious Shotgun Toter Killed In Late Night South San Francisco Fracas

A scary morning in South San Francisco, as a yet-unidentified man wandering the streets with a shotgun was shot and killed by police. As of this morning, the police have still not determined

Northern California Man Convicted Of Drugging And Raping Sister Gets Only Eight Months In Jail

20-year-old Nolan Bruder of Crescent City, way up in Northern California, was sentenced last week in a sordid case involving his teenage sister and some very potent marijuana. Calling to mind the Brock

Police Serve Search Warrant In Case Of Missing Uber Driver

The family of Piseth Chhay, missing now for ten days, fears the worst but is still holding out hope that he may be found alive. The 48-year-old San Francisco man, a father of

Woman Shot As She Walks Down Tenderloin Street

A woman is recovering today, after she was shot by one member of a group of men as she walked down a street in San Francisco's Tenderloin. The San Francisco Police Department says

Bank Robber Flees Following SoMa Heist

A bank robber got away with an undisclosed amount of cash after he raided a South of Market bank Saturday. Police say that the heist went down at 1:10 p.m. Saturday,

Is Violent Crime On The Rise In The Mission?

Crime overall in the city of San Francisco has been trending downward over the last year/year and a half, despite ongoing issues with property crime and car break-ins in multiple neighborhoods. But

14-Year-Old Gets Arrested After High-Speed Chase In Sonoma, Turns Out He Had 10 Warrants

Get ready to forward this article to your mom to remind her that you weren't that bad as a teenager. According to CBS 5, a 14-year-old boy was arrested in Rohnert Park (aka: