SF News MS-13 Trial Heads to Jury Today After months of testimonies the decision to hand down life sentences for seven members of the Mission district branch of the violent Mara Salvatrucha gang goes before a federal court jury today. Fans
SF News Defense Begins in MS-13 Trial Prosecutors in the ongoing federal racketeering and murder conspiracy trial of seven alleged members of the violent MS-13 gang in San Francisco turned over the case to defense attorneys after months of arguments
SF News Developments In German Tourist's Murder Case Coincide With Family's Visit To SF Interim Police Chief Jeff Godown announced yesterday that the case involving the shooting of Mechthild Schröer, the German elementary school headmaster who was killed by a stray bullet as the result of a
SF News Victim in Monday's Gang-Related Shooting Wasn't a Gang Member Monday's brazen morning shooting on Mission and 17th Streets was gang-related, according to police; however, the victim wasn't a gang member. "The victim was on his way to work at about 7:30
SF News January Homicide Toll In the month of January this year, homicides more than doubled in major Bay Area cities. San Francisco had 11 (compared to just 5 in 2010), Oakland also played host to 11 (a
SF News Alleged Gang Member Shot and Killed at Gravity Room During Post-World Series Celebrations Marina club the Gravity Room was the scene of a murder last night, just before midnight, as the neighborhood partied on in World Series glory. Alleged gang member Jelvon Helton, 22, was shot
SF News 3 Shot, Including 3-Year-Old Girl, Shot In Potrero Hill A bout of "gang-related" gunfire took place last night at 25th and Connecticut in the city's Potrero Hill District, which wounded three people. According to KRON 4 Morning News, among the three shooting
SF News Six-Year-Old Oakland Girl Shot In Bed Oakland police responded to a report of gunfire on the 1600 block of Seminary Avenue a little after 2 a.m. today. Upon arrival, they found a six-year-old child hit with stray gunfire.
SF News Three Men Shot at 17th and Mission Three men where shot several times while hanging out at 17th and Mission on Saturday night. The reportedly gang-related incident, it seems, happened a few minutes before midnight, with the suspect and victim
misc S.F. Neighborhood Gang Sign Chart Troy Holden brings our attention to this gem, How 2 Rep Suckafree, a chart that allows you to throw up your 'hood sign, and thus bask in OG glory. While it lacks proper
SF News Brown Announces Arrests of NorCal Gang Members Attorney General Jerry Brown announced today that narcotics agents pinched a total of 59 gang members during a sweep, "including one who bootstrapped his way from foot soldier to local commander by committing
SF News Actor Brutally Beaten On Muni Earlier this week, according to SF Chron, 18-year-old Christopher Borgzinner, an actor who plays a "thug" in the up coming film La Mission , was brutally beaten while riding the 9-San Bruno to acting
SF News Man Charged In Papa Potrero's Pizza Shooting Deaths Of the three men arrested in connection with Sunday's Papa Potrero's shooting death, San Francisco prosecutors charged a 19-year-old Andres Siordia with one count of murder. If you recall, the double shooting, which
SF News 2 Shot, Killed in Richmond Restaurant Over at Pit Boss Barbeque, a restaurant located in Richmond at 12889 San Pablo Ave., two people were shot and killed around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday night. The victims have been
SF News 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
SF News Why So Low, Murder Rate? Newsom, That's Why. Yesterday, after SFist asked why the San Francisco murder rate in 2009 has been so low, the Examiner answered: Mayor Gavin Newsom. While the city almost hitting 50 at the same time last
SF News Former Gang Member Could Get First Federal Death Sentence in SF in 60 Years A federal jury found former Page Street Gang member Dennis Cyrus guilty of drug racketeering and three counts of murder, including the killing of federal witness Ray Jimmerson in 2002. The Obama administration's
SF News FBI Raids Hayes Valley Den of Iniquity A total of five people were arrested after the FBI carried out a bust in San Francisco and Oakland this morning. According to the FBI, eight locations were targeted, including one in San
SF News Huge Gang Crackdown Underway in Richmond Attorney General Jerry Brown will announce a major crackdown on street gangs today. Early this morning, agents presented more than 40 search warrants and 43 arrest warrants at Richmond locations -- e.g.
SF News Arrests Made/Info Needed on Richmond and Taraval District Gangs Seven youths and one 18-year-old, Duc Truong, were arrested yesterday in connection with several assaults on other juveniles in the San Francisco's Richmond and Taraval hoods over the last few weeks. All of
SF News What Not to Wear: Red and Blue? Better dead than red? Some are saying it's one and the same -- that is, if you live in Mission. What with the Mission district seeing an astounding seven murders since August 22,
SF News Cluelessness, Not Road Rage, Cause of Father/Sons Murders The murder of Tony Bologna and his two sons (allegedly) at the hands of MS-13 hang member Edwin Ramos, 21, was initially reported as an incident of road rage. But? It tuns out
SF News Arrest In Road Rage Shooting The suspect allegedly shot the family to death, according to the Chronicle, because Tony "inadvertently blocked another car from completing a left turn onto Congdon from Maynard Street...after the elder Bologna backed
SF News Three Shot in the Mission, Gang Activity Allegedly at Fault The Mission District's shooting fad sees no signs of slowing down. This past Tuesday three men were shot while standing on a street corner near 20th Street and Bryant. While the men were
SF News SFist Blotter Three men were shot in the Mission early Sunday morning at Valencia and Tiffany streets. According to the Gate, one of the victims, Jimmy Durwin Gongora, died from gunshot-related wounds; the other two