SF News Suspect Flees SoMa Traffic Stop, Leads Police on Chase Onto Bay Bridge at Rush Hour An allegedly stolen vehicle that San Francisco police spotted and tried to pull over in SoMa Wednesday evening ended up being at the center of a chase that ended on the Bay Bridge.
SF News Two Killed in Fiery Crash Outside Travis Airforce Base While Fleeing Sheriff’s Deputies Two people were killed in a crash outside Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield early Tuesday after the driver fled Napa County Sheriff’s deputies during a traffic stop on Highway 12, which led to a chase.
SF News High-Speed Chase Through Santa Rosa Ends In Rollover Crash Into Vineyard The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office had their helicopter out for a vehicle pursuit Wednesday which may have escalated because they pulled the helicopter out, and thankfully no one appears to have been seriously hurt.
SF News Felon Leads Authorities on Wrong-Way Pursuit With Four Flat Tires on East Bay Highway Two attempted car thieves led East Bay authorities on a Dukes of Hazzard-style chase the wrong way along surface streets and down Highway 4 after puncturing all four tires on spike strips, and at one point tossing a power tool out of the car at police.
SF News Oakland Officers Heard Laughing About 'Ghost Chase' Crash That Killed One In New Video In a new video compilation presented in court in a wrongful death case, two former Oakland police officers can be heard laughing after witnessing — and arguably causing — a high-speed crash on June 26, 2022 that killed 28-year-old Lolomanaia "Lolo" Soakai.
SF News SF Police Car Crashes Into Bystander Vehicle During Chase, Injuring Driver There was a crash early Friday morning at the edge of Pacific Heights in which an SFPD vehicle collided with a car while it was chasing down a different vehicle.
SF News Sunday Links: Hundreds Line Up in Emeryville for Opening of Japanese Market Tokyo Central Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian Conejo Arias have been released from ICE custody; one person involved in a high-speed CHP chase in San Leandro was killed and another seriously injured; and the grand opening of Tokyo Central in Emeryville was met with huge crowds.
SF News Suspect Dives Into Russian River Twice While Trying to Evade Sonoma Deputies, Gets Arrested A wanted felon led Sonoma County sheriff's deputies on a one-hour chase Thursday in which a vehicle pursuit turned into a foot pursuit and then a water pursuit in the frigid Russian River.
SF News Former Oakland Cops Appeal 'Ghost Chase' Liability Case to Supreme Court Two Oakland police officers got in a heap of trouble three and a half years ago when an unauthorized and arguably unnecessary chase they initiated resulted in the death of an innocent bystander. They now want the Supreme Court to relieve them of any 14th Amendment claims of fault.
SF News Car Theft Suspects Allegedly Ram Into Four San Ramon Police Cruisers; One Officer Injured, Two Suspects Arrested The attempted bust of a stolen vehicle ring went sideways in San Ramon Sunday night, as the suspects allegedly started ramming into police cars and left one officer with minor injuries, and two of the four suspects got away.
SF News CHP Pursues Vehicle That Went 160 MPH in Chase That Went Both Ways Across Bay Bridge, Suspects Still Get Away California Highway Patrol officers went on a wild ride across the Bay Tuesday night, pursuing a vehicle that reached speeds of 160 miles per hour in a chase that went from Oakland to SF and then to Hayward, though the five suspects are still at large.
SF News Another Oakland CHP Car Chase Ends in Crash, Four Injured, Fire Hydrant Gets Smashed A seven-mile California Highway Patrol chase from the Oakland Coliseum to the Uptown District left four people injured and a fire hydrant spewing a geyser Tuesday night, and the chase only ended when the suspect crashed into the hydrant.
SF News Saturday Links: Yosemite Overrun With Hikers Cutting in Line, Squatting Amid Shutdown San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins tells Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, “We don't need your help here;” the SF Arts Commission was not consulted on Mayor Lurie’s “Big Art Loop” project; and nefarious characters are flocking to Yosemite, which currently only has one volunteer park ranger.
SF News Sonoma County Deputy Crashes During High-Speed Chase, Leaving Bystander Injured We have another instance of a Bay Area law enforcement vehicle engaged in a high-speed chase resulting in casualties for people not involved in that chase. This time, an elderly man was reportedly left with major injuries.
SF News Oakland Police Get Their Way on High-Speed Chases, Can Now Chase Suspects at Any Speed After months of debate, the Oakland Police Commission approved a new policy allowing officers to engage in high-speed chases at any speed, though police say they’ll only do it in cases of violent criminals.
SF News Dangerous High-Speed Chase Through SF Ends With Suspect Jumping Into the Bay A San Francisco man who was wanted for a violent felony in Southern California was spotted by police in the Tenderloin Tuesday, and a potentially disastrous high-speed chase ensued.
SF News Saturday Links: CHP Arrests BMW Driver Who Posted Alleged 170 MPH Joyride Videos Online Over 20 nations are now condemning Israel's expansion plans; Giants pitcher Kai-Wei Teng dedicated the first win of his career last night to his dad; and a man was arrested after posting videos of his BMW M4 speeding at 170 mph.
SF News Novato Teen Dies, Three Injured in Petaluma Crash Following Suspected DUI Police Chase A teenager is facing felony charges after a Saturday night police chase in Petaluma ended in a suspected DUI crash that killed a 14-year-old passenger and seriously injured three others.
SF News Sunday Links: Top SF Law Enforcement Official Arrested, Under Investigation for Hit-and-Run Six people are dead and two missing after a 27-foot boat capsized during a storm on Lake Tahoe; a motorcyclist who taunted CHP during a high-speed chase was arrested in Berkeley; and a high-ranking SF Sheriff’s official was arrested for hit-and-run.
SF News Police Chase Involving Allegedly Stolen Vehicle Ends In Downtown SF Crash A police pursuit involving an allegedly stolen vehicle ended with an injury crash near San Francisco's Crocker Galleria Monday morning.
SF News Highway Patrol Releases Video of Oakland Car Chase Crash That Took the Life of Innocent Bystander Schoolteacher The May 28 killing of Oakland high school math teacher Dr. Marvin Boomer when he was struck by a speeding vehicle the CHP was chasing has set off more debate over high-speed police chases, and now the Highway Patrol has released video of the pursuit.
SF News 40-Minute East Bay Highway Patrol Car Chase Tuesday Went All the Way From San Ramon to Milpitas The California Highway Patrol’s Contra Costa division was kept busy Tuesday afternoon with another high-speed car chase that went on for 40 minutes, though this one fortunately did not end with any deadly consequences or injuries.
Arts & Entertainment Last Week, This Week: Kabuki Meets Broadway in 'Pacific Overtures' Revival This weekend: Time lapse of the aurora borealis. Last Week: K-Pop fans, Musk on drugs, and a family of owls. This week: Kicking off Pride month with Drag Me Downtown and Bootie Mashup; plus Odd Salon, 'Pacific Overtures', and drink and draw.
SF News Victim In CHP Chase Crash Identified as Oakland Math Teacher, as More Details Emerge The victim in Wednesday's fatal hit-and-run crash in Oakland stemming from a chase initiated by California Highway Patrol officers has been identified as a high school math teacher.
SF News One Person Dead After Wednesday Night High-Speed CHP Chase in Oakland In an incident that will surely fan the flames of the debate over high-speed police chases, one pedestrian is dead after California Highway Patrol officers engaged in a high-speed chase near Lake Merritt Wednesday night.
