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Bay Area Law Enforcement Gearing Up for Possible Election Night, Post-Election Mayhem

Whether it's celebratory riots, large-scale protests, or opportunistic criminals looking to loot because police might otherwise be distracted, Bay Area police departments are bracing for possible crime and bedlam on Election Night or later this week.

Tuesday Morning Topline: SFPD Touts Drone Success In Catching Thieves

The SFPD shared videos of arrests made with drone assistance; a bicyclist died in a solo crash in Oakland; and the Strava running app is giving away the location of Biden, Harris, and Trump via their security staffs.

JD Vance’s Excuse For His ‘I Hate the Police’ Remark Falls Apart Once Reporters Look Into It

When the NY Times confronted JD Vance over an old email where Vance said “I hate the police,” Vance claimed he was venting his frustration with SFPD over a car break-in. But the Chronicle found that the break-in happened several months after Vance sent the email.

SFPD Arrests 17-Year-Old Suspect In Shooting of Teen Outside Galileo High School

A Galileo High School student was shot next to the school's football field just as the new school year began, and on Tuesday, police arrested a 17-year-old suspect for the crime.

SFPD Arrests High-Volume Drug Dealer In Tenderloin Following Four-Month Investigation

San Francisco police announced the Tuesday arrest of a "high-volume" dealer of fentanyl, meth, cocaine, and prescription pills, and they say they uncovered much evidence of his drug dealing at his Oakland home.

Stats Show SFPD Very Effective at Solving Murders, But Worst in the State at Solving Most Other Crimes

The good news is that the SFPD solved 94% of all homicides committed in SF last year. The bad news is that SFPD ranks worst of all major California police departments in solving nearly every other form of crime.

Multiple SFPD Plainclothes Officers Shot at in SoMa, Suspect in Custody

Several blocks of Market and Mission streets were roped off Thursday night, after a suspect opened fire on multiple plainclothes officers. No one was hit by any bullets, and the suspect was taken into custody.

SFPD on the Defensive, Releases Bodycam Video of Controversially Physical Hot Dog Vendor Arrest

An early September arrest of a hot dog cart vendor at the Embarcadero is still in the news because of the very rough physical tactics used, but the SFPD just released body cam video they claim shows the woman assaulted a city employee, and coerced a little girl to cry.

SFPD’s Non-Lethal ‘Lasso’ Tool Failed Three Times In Lead-Up to Union Square Police Shooting

Just-released bodycam video shows that a September 13 Powell Street BART station police shooting was preceded by three attempts to use a sort of “lasso gun” called a BolaWrap, but that tool failed to subdue the suspect three times.

More Details Emerge About Officer-Involved Shooting at Powell Street BART Station

We're now learning a bit more about what led to the police shooting of an allegedly armed man at Powell Street Station two Fridays ago, and it was actually some proactive policing.

SFPD Busts Illegal Gambling Den in Cayuga Terrace, One Day After Busting Tenderloin Gambling Den

It’s been a jackpot for SFPD efforts to crack down on illegal gambling operations this week, as after a Tuesday raid on an underground Tenderloin casino operation, police on Wednesday popped a Cayuga Avenue home that also had an apparent illegal gambling den.

Update: Powell Street BART Station Closed After Police Shooting

A major police situation was happening in or near Powell Street Station Friday morning after an armed suspect apparently fired a gun, and then was shot by police.

SF Man and Juvenile Arrested for Auto Burglaries After Pursuit In Oakland

A San Francisco man and a juvenile accomplice were arrested last week in connection with a possibly wide-ranging auto burglary "operation" that included at least two burglaries in Alamo Square and near the Palace of Fine Arts.

Both SFPD and Hot Dog Vendor Speak Out After Viral Video of Rough, Physical Arrest

The SFPD arrest of a hot dog vendor who was slammed to the ground and held down made a splash in the local news. But both sides are now going public with their own versions of events, which unsurprisingly, do not quite match.

SF Police Slam Down and Handcuff a Sidewalk Hot Dog Vendor, In Front of Her Screaming, Crying Daughter

In the latest case of bacon-wrapped hot dog vendors being more harshly persecuted than other illegal street vendors, video has emerged of a Sunday incident where a woman was tackled and detained for selling hot dogs, in front of her terrified toddler daughter.

Arrest Made In Alleged Hate-Crime Attack on Netflix Chef In Downtown SF

A San Francisco woman who was allegedly attacked by a man who she says called her the N-word as he passed her on the street in the Financial District Monday says she no longer feels safe walking on her own in the city.

SFPD Touts That Their New License Plate Readers Nabbed an Accused $3,400 Lululemon Thief

Those new automated license plate readers about town just popped another retail theft suspect, as the cameras’ use led to the arrest of a woman accused of stealing $3,400 worth of Lululemon gear.

Meet the New Drones the SFPD Will Be Using (and Is Actually Already Using)

SFPD now has six drones in their fleet after voters approved the department's use of drones this past March. Here's what those six drones look like, and how they will be deployed.

Retail Theft Crackdown Targeting Safeway Stores, Walgreens In SF Yields 61 Arrests

San Francisco police have just announced dozens of arrests of retail-theft suspects in what they're calling a "blitz" operation aimed at curbing shoplifting in the city from several stores where they say it is rampant.

Special SFPD Unit Seizes Multiple Cars Linked to June Sideshow In San Francisco

This spring and summer have been part of a very active season for sideshows on both sides of the Bay. And while some communities are passing new laws to crack down on these stunt-driving events, SF police have just seized several vehicles they say took part in one particularly wild sideshow in June.

Woman Vows to Sue SFPD For Violent Jaywalking Arrest That Left Her With a Concussion, Separated Shoulder

A mother of five was roughed up in a recent jaywalking arrest, and now there’s video of the incident, so she says she's going to sue SFPD for leaving her with a concussion and a separated shoulder.

SFPD Busts Suspects With Two Pounds of Drugs In an RV In the Tenderloin

An RV happened to have nearly 1,000 grams worth of fentanyl, meth, and cocaine inside when the SF Police Department entered it with a search warrant Thursday, and two suspects have been detained for narcotics trafficking.

SF Releases City Employees’ Salary Data, One SFPD Officer Made $465,000 In Overtime Alone Last Year

SF city employees’ salary data for the 2023-24 fiscal year just became available, and Mayor Breed London Breed is nowhere near the top of the list. But the top of that list does have an SFPD officer who made $180,000 in salary pay, but $465,000 in overtime pay.

SFPD Officers Shoot and Kill Armed Robbery Suspect Near the Tenderloin

In an incident that occurred just before midnight last night, San Francisco police officers shot and killed a man who was a suspect in an armed robbery on McAllister Street.

SFPD Officer Accused of Flashing His Badge and Gun While Intoxicated at a Bar

An off-duty San Francisco police officer was the subject of a complaint that was filed with the city's Department of Police Accountability about an incident that occurred last fall, and is just now coming to light.