SF News Confusion At SF's Police Commission As Police Chief Help Wanted Ad Goes Up And Down Though the "help wanted" ad posted for the position of chief of San Francisco's Police Department was taken down this week, it's removal isn't, as some have speculated, because acting chief Toney Chaplin
SF News Video: Acting SFPD Chief Toney Chaplin Talks About His First 60 Days, And Whether He Wants The Permanent Job The embattled San Francisco Police Department though right now less embattled than the Oakland Police Department is being helmed by former Deputy Chief Toney Chaplin, and ABC 7's Vic Lee sat down with
SF News USF Students Beaten And Robbed While Studying On Campus Two University of San Francisco students were hitting the books in the University Center Tuesday morning when three suspects entered the building and one of them began hitting the students. NBC Bay Area
SF News Longtime SFPD Officer Busted For Manufacture, Possession Of Banned Assault Weapon An 18-year veteran of the San Francisco Police Department surrendered to officers Tuesday, after police say a year-long investigation revealed that he had manufactured and was in possession of a weapon prohibited by
SF News Serious Injuries After Driver Strikes Pedestrian In Outer Richmond An pedestrian was seriously injured Tuesday night, after a driver struck him as he used an Outer Richmond crosswalk. According to the San Francisco Police Department, it was 9 p.m. Tuesday when
SF News Cell Phone Trackers Thwart Duo Of Muggers, Golden Gate Park Carjacker The suspects in two separate crimes — a carjacking and a mugging — ended up in police custody this weekend, after trackers in their victims' cell phones led police straight to them. It was 5
SF News Aggro Muni Rider Beats Elderly Woman Over Bag Collision A 70-year-old woman was hospitalized Sunday, after a fellow bus rider punched her in the face after their bags made contact. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the altercation went down on
SF News Pokemon Go Player Mugged On Busy Chinatown Street A Pokemon Go player attempting to catch 'em all in Chinatown found herself in a much less pleasant battle, when a duo of thieves took advantage of her distraction to rip her phone
SF News Police Groups Pay $15K For Full Page Chronicle Ad Basically Opposing Mario Woods Day The name Mario Woods has become a rallying cry for local Black Lives Matter activists. A Bayview resident suspected in a stabbing who was shot and killed by police in December, Woods' death
SF News SFPD Seeking Town Car Driver In Haight Street Hit-And-Run A Haight Street pedestrian was critically injured by a driver this morning, in a collision police say was a hit-and-run. According to the San Francisco Police Department, a 30-year-old male pedestrian was crossing
SF News Black Lives Matter Marches Planned In SF And Oakland Today For 'National Day Of Action' As part of today's "National Day of Action to End Police Violence Against Black People," a concerted series of rallies that organizers say will occur at 80 locations under the unifying hashtag #freedomnow,
SF News Man Slain At Site Of Recent Rollerblade Mugging A brazen midday shooting claimed one man's life Wednesday, at the same intersection where the perpetrators of an alleged two-day crime spree robbed one of their victims. According to the San Francisco Police
SF News DA: Teen Who Allegedly Killed Golden Gate Park Cyclist Charged With Murder Woman bicycling @GoldenGatePark killed by hit and run driver, @SFPD interviewing witnesses now #KTVU pic.twitter.com/8rg1soD4CW— Debora Villalon (@DeboraKTVU) June 23, 2016 The man who allegedly fled after he fatally ran
SF News Taser-Wielding Tent Thief Raids San Francisco Sporting Goods Store A man who allegedly shoplifted scads of tents from a Mission District sporting goods store is on the loose today, after escaping the grasp of the staffer who attempted to stop him. According
SF News Outer Sunset Man Named As Alleged Twitter Troll Seeking Beheading Of SFPD's Acting Chief An Outer Sunset man was taken into custody Tuesday, after police say he was responsible for a tweet calling for the beheading of acting San Francisco Police department Chief Toney Chaplin. It was
SF News SFPD Investigating Death Threat Against Acting Police Chief A death threat made on Twitter against Acting SFPD Chief Toney Chaplin is being investigated by authorities. "We are still gathering evidence and conducting interviews in preparation of presenting the case to the
SF News Chevy-Driving Necklace Thieves Caught During Chinatown Caper A trio of Chinatown necklace thieves were partially thwarted Monday, when two of them were captured mid-heist. At 11:35 a.m. Monday, two women, aged 50 and 67, were on the 1100
SF News Officers Injured After Suspicious 'Shopping Bag' Spurs SFPD Pursuit Two San Francisco Police Department officers were injured Sunday, after a felon who was out on probation allegedly ran from officers suspicious of the shopping bag he was carrying. Bay City News reports
SF News SFPD Officer Who Had Sex With Celeste Guap Named, Placed On Desk Duty One of three SFPD officer who allegedly had sex with East Bay sex worker Celeste Guap has been placed on modified duty and transferred out of his station, as the Examiner reports. It's
SF News Man Shot Dead By BMW Driver Following Geary Street Bar Brawl #gunshots @ Geary & Larkin/Post in #SanFrancisco. Group running from scene heard saying "hide the hammer". #shooting pic.twitter.com/nYaDKAAthl— Rob Blomberg (@JetSettingNurse) July 17, 2016 A man was killed and another
SF News Small Protest In Oakland Remains Peaceful While Unrelated March In The Mission Turns Messy Peaceful protestor just released, beaten with baton during Mission protest. @Krea_Jones @EQUIPTO @BradleySA pic.twitter.com/uwh0nQ5Ksj— Edwin Lindo (@EdwinLindo) July 16, 2016 A pair of small-scale protests last night in San
SF News Dozens Of SFPD Officers Were Connected To East Bay Sex Worker Celeste Guap On Facebook Though the SFPD has tried to suggest that only a couple of officers had any contact, sexual or otherwise, with the 18-year-old woman at the center of a broad-ranging sex scandal involving both
SF News Criticizing Police On Social Media Leads To Arrests Following Dallas Shooting With police departments in San Francisco and around the country still working out how to best respond to the July 7 mass shooting in Dallas, some officers have taken to proactively arresting people
SF News Dolores Park Patron Jumped By Gang Of Ten In Dispute Over Woman A Dolores Park-goer was attacked by a large group of suspects Wednesday night, over claims that the victim had dared gaze upon the romantic partner of one of his alleged assailants. It was
SF News Allegedly Bleach-Drinking Man Arrested Following 22-Hour Standoff With SFPD An allegedly suicidal San Francisco man is in custody, after a dramatic standoff that went on for 22 hours. According to San Francisco Police Department spokesperson Sergeant Michael Andraychak, 51-year-old Magnom F. Carolino
