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Video: Black Oakland Chef Tased, Detained In Dallas, Says He Was Wrongfully Accused Of Drug Possession

Dallas police were filmed tasing and arresting Michael Singleton, a Black executive chef based in Oakland and Dallas, as he told onlookers he was being wrongfully accused of possessing cocaine. Singleton has since been released and all charges dropped.

Feds Detail Charges Against Antioch, Pittsburg Cops: Dealing Steroids, Siccing K9 on Suspects, Faking College Credits

We now know that ten Antioch and Pittsburg police officers were arrested in Thursday’s FBI raids, and on top of the racist text messages, we have allegations of steroid dealing, intentional dog attacks, and faking college credits.

Judge Releases Names of 17 Antioch Police Officers Accused in Racist Text Scandal Uncovered by FBI Probe

Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe addressed the scandal Saturday, calling it "embarrassing" and saying it poses "a huge financial and legal liability" as racist texts jeopardize several cases.

SFPD Fatally Shoots Knife-Wielding Man at Fifth and Folsom Residential Hotel

There was heavy police activity Friday morning on the 900 block of Folsom Street, after an officer shot and killed a man armed with a knife inside an SRO.

Capitol Police Will Open an SF Office, Fearing Further Insurrection Antics Outside Washington, D.C.

Citing a need for “enhanced security for Members of Congress outside” of the nation’s capitol, the U.S. Capitol Police are opening two new field offices, one in San Francisco.

‘Bad Officers’ Bill Fails in Legislature, Police Won’t Be Stripped of Badges for Misconduct

California remains one of five states that won’t strip badges from officers who commit crimes or misconduct, after an attempt to reform that failed to make the Assembly floor.

NorCal Police Chief Abruptly Retires After Offensive Facebook Posts Come To Light

A recently hired police chief in the town of Seaside, in Monterey County, has fallen victim to what's becoming a strangely common pitfall of public figures with insufficient social media skills and controversial

Photos Released Of BART Note Passer/Attempted Mugger, Do You Recognize Her?

The story of a bizarre attempted robbery on BART that some thought was too strange to be true...was actually true, it appears, after the transit agency released surveillance video of the woman

Yet Another Gun Is Stolen From A Cop, Yet Another San Franciscan Dies

It's the crime reporters' version of Groundhog Day, to write what seems like the same confounding report again and again. But here we are, once more talking about a law enforcement officer who

Veteran Rapper Keak Da Sneak Shot Following Oakland Performance

We hear @KeakDaSneak got shot in Richmond this morning. Our prayers go out to the legend, and we wish him a full and speedy recovery. 🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/mAZeQQlzc3— Thizzler On The Roof

Arrested Man Eats, Spits His Own Feces At Richmond Police

Poop is a weapon. At least it was for a man who threw it at police officers in Richmond. According to KRON 4, Richmond police received a report that contained the location of

UC Berkeley Senior Alleges Racial Profiling, Illegal Detention At Hands Of Berkeley Police

A University of California, Berkeley student is saying via Facebook post, that he suffered a 39-hour ordeal via the Berkeley Police Department and has yet to receive an apology. The Daily Californian reports

Driver Fleeing From Police Causes Richmond District Collision

A driver on the run from police ran a red at a Richmond District intersection Wednesday night, causing a crash that injured two. According to the San Francisco Police Department, it all began

Bodycam Footage Analysis Shows Cops Are Nicer To White People

Bodycam footage from police officers is typically used only to determine innocence or guilt in high-profile use-of-force incidents. But a new Stanford study puts big-data analysis to bodycam footage, analyzing 981 routine Oakland

Woman At Center Of Oakland Police Scandal Speaks After Accepting Settlement

The case of the Richmond woman at the heart of a sex scandal that rocked several law enforcement agencies has reached its first stage of resolution. ABC7 reports that 19-year-old Jasmine Abuslin has

Errant SoMa Driver Slams Into Police Car

An errant driver is facing allegations of assault with a deadly weapon, police say, after she tried to flee a San Francisco traffic stop. Police say that the woman, whose age was described

Man Shot By SFPD Had Moved To SF To Start Fitness Business

As the Subway staffer stabbed Wednesday by 26-year-old Nicholas Flusche recovers at home, Flusche's family is "in shock" following his fatal shooting by the police officer who intervened in the attack. As previously

Have You Seen These Tax Day Protesters?

The Berkeley Police Department has released the photos of three men who are wanted in connection with violent assaults during an April 15th Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park demonstration. 20 people

Sacramento Police Officer Tackles, Beats Black Man 'For Jaywalking'

Posted by Naomi Montaie on Monday, April 10, 2017 Disturbing bystander video circulating on Facebook shows a Sacramento Police Officer tackling and hitting a man, Nandi Cain Jr., who was reportedly stopped for

Armed Robber Raids Richmond District Drug Store

An armed robber raided the pharmacy of an Outer Richmond drug store Monday morning, the second such crime to strike the area in recent weeks. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the

As Body Camera Video Of Shooting Contradicts Cops' Story, SFPD Boots Reporters From Press Conference

The same day that the San Francsico Public Defender's office released body camera video of a police shooting of a man alleged to be mentally ill, the San Francisco Police Department kicked at

SFPD Officers Reportedly On Edge Following Police Shootings Elsewhere

Officers with the San Francisco Police Department have their "eyes on a swivel," a spokesperson says, braced for action following a day in which at least four cops were shot in states other

Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan Resigns, The Third Bay Area Police Chief To So In Four Months

We're getting breaking news via KTVU that Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan has resigned, and Captain Andrew Greenwood is now going to be serving as Acting Chief. Meehan, who came to Berkeley after

As 60 Applicants Vie To Be Next SFPD Chief, Acting Chief Reveals Details Of His Educational Background

Sixty people are in the running to become San Francisco's next chief of police, the Police Commission announced Thursday night, but persistent questions over the acting chief's educational background might end up putting

Police Discover Stabbing Victim On Civic Center BART Platform

BART police are investigating a stabbing that took place at or near San Francisco's Civic Center BART station, after the victim of the attack was discovered on the platform Wednesday night. The Bay