SF News SFPD Waits Two Months to Investigate Lab Tech Accused of Stealing Cocaine In a snafu that has resulted in the dismissal of at least 90 criminal cases so far, new reports reveal that the San Francisco Police department waited two months to launch their investigation
misc Thumbs Up, SFPD: Bike Theft Story San Franciscans are all too quick to jump down the throats of the fine men and women of the San Francisco Police Department. Because, more or less, it looks cool and sounds like
SF News Video: Police Attack I-880 Takeover Protesters Your browser is not able to display this multimedia content. The spirited folks over at Indybay.org bring our attention to this video, one that chronicles last week's I-880 protest that resulted in
SF News Video: Girl Arrested During UC Berkeley Riot Presumably moments before last night's rally / dance party flash mob at UC Berkeley, sparked by cranky tuition-hike protesters, gained momentum, this student protester was swallowed up by riot police. According to the this
SF News Suspect Arrested in South SF Home Invasion What's up with all the home invasions lately? A suspect by the name of Juan Carlos Vasquez was arrested in the Mission yesterday in connection with a five-hour (!) home invasion robbery in South
SF News Machete-Wielding Old Man Shot, Killed By SFPD A 65-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday night on Maynard Street in the Ingleside district, after he approached officers with a machete and failed to respond to their verbal commands. The man's
SF News Veteran OPD Officer Commits Suicide The Oakland Police Department revealed yesterday that "Officer Murray Hoyle committed suicide in an unincorporated area of Brentwood on Saturday." Hoyle, it seems, was with the OPD for more than 28 years. According
SF News Update RE: Police Cracking Down on Dolo Park Drinking We made it a personal mission to check out the sitch in Dolores Park this past Friday afternoon, following on reports of a police crackdown on "illegal" drinking in the park, and we
SF News Welcome Aboard, George Gascón! San Francisco's newest beacon of hope, George Gascón, starts his first day as the city's police chief, forcing journalists throughout the Bay Area to learn how to use the accent mark feature. What
SF News Drive-By Freeway Shooting on I-80 This Morning What is this, Los Angeles in the 80s? A man driving in his Prius around 4:30 a.m. on I-80 near the 580 split at around Golden Gate Fields in Albany, was
SF News Commuter Train Heroin Trafficking Ring Intercepted A heroin smuggling ring that involved transporting hundreds of kilos at a time hidden in train engines and compartments has been busted up by federal authorities, as announced yesterday by Acting U.S.
SF News The Sunset: A Great Place to Grow Pot (Indoors) Did you know that in the past five months officers have busted 20 major marijuana grow operations in the Sunset and Ingleside districts of San Francisco? Yes, and a man was arrested yesterday
misc BART Needs Your Help The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) is helping BART conduct some much-needed information gathering, and they need your help. This survey wants to know, exactly, what your relationship is with
SF News New Police Chief Pick Not Sure About Job Offer First, the good news: Mayor Gavin Newsom picked a new police chief, one that will follow Heather Fong, who announced her retirement last December. Now the bad news: The chosen one, according to
SF News Quote du Jour: Judicial Misconduct in Mehserle Hearing? After ruling today that disgraced BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle will, in fact, stand trial for the New Year's Day killing of Oscar Grant, Superior Court Judge C. Don Clay said the following.
SF News Scenes from a Mission District Dope Bust SFist contributor Travis Jensen came across an exciting scene in the Mission district the other day. While "bullshitting about skateboarding, photography and other stuff," Jensen and his journo pals, Isaac Mckay Randozzi and
SF News BART Wants to Know What You Think -- No, Really Get your "We Are All Oscar Grant" t-shirt cleaned. Tim Redmond over at SFBG has word that BART is holding a public meeting. Why? Because "they want to hear concerns about civilian oversight
SF News Vigil for Child Rapist/Cop Killer Lovelle Mixon Tonight Eye On Blogs has word (via AP) that there will be a candle light vigil tonight for murderer, (suspected) child rapist, and waste of space Lovelle Mixon. Behold. Vigil planned for suspected Oakland
misc Bay Area Wanderer: It's Been A Tough Weekend * Bay Area Wanderer: 19th Avenue and Winston, San FranciscoFlags at half-mast in the cold light thrown by the sunset. It's been a tough couple days for The Bay Area.The Oakland Police had
SF News "He's Not a Monster," Says Oakland Cop Killer's Family New information is coming out about Lovelle Mixon, the man accused of shooting four Oakland police officers during a routine traffic stop Saturday afternoon. The Oakland parolee, according to SF Chronicle, "was a
SF News Four Police Officers Shot, Killed in East Oakland A routine traffic stop in East Oakland on Saturday afternoon resulted in the violent shooting deaths of four police officers. According to reports, "a 26-year-old gunman shot two motorcycle officers after being pulled
SF News SF Really Really Free Market Told to Scram The trust fund kids who help run Really Really Free Market were told to beat it by park rangers this weekend after setting up shop in India Basin park. On Saturday, "officers cited
SF News Bart Officer Back in Court Former Bart officer Johannes Mehserle was back in court today in order to ask a judge for bail. If you recall, the 27-year-old disgraced cop pleaded not guilty to the murder of Oscar
