SF News In Oakland: An Entire Parklet Goes Missing Actual Cafe in Oakland appears to have fallen victim to what might be the first reported case of parklet theft in the Bay Area. After the cafe built, installed and celebrated their new
SF News SFPD Loses a Car During Hippie Hill Bust Yesterday afternoon in Golden Gate Park, two SFPD officers left the keys in the ignition of their unmarked "greenish" Crown Victoria while they stepped out to assist with an arrest in progress. Apparently,
SF News Violin Thief Has Apparently Not Seen the Internet, Pleads Not Guilty Scott Sylvester, the 27-year old man videotaped leaving the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with a $23,000 violin on his back, appeared in court yesterday. Despite the fact that two witnesses have
SF News Muni Cameras Prevail: Violin Thief Apprehended Scott Sylvester, the man spotted making off with a $23,000 violin on Muni, was arrested yesterday. According to the Examiner, Sylvester left the violin with a Priest at St. Mary's Cathedral yesterday
SF News Rare Violin Stolen from Conservatory of Music, Thief Spotted Escaping on Light Rail Last week a stranger strolled right in through the front door of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music at 50 Oak Street and waltzed right back out with a $23,000 violin. The
Arts & Entertainment Burglarized Car Has Message for Would-be Robbers This poor Volvo wants you to rob the rich: "This car has already been broken in to. Go ROB THE RICH and stay out of this one. Thanks." Duly noted! Photo credit: ebjSF/
SF News Muni Phone Robberies Continue While en route downtown via a Muni train bus last night, a man was robbed of his smartphone after two men brandished a gun. According to SF Weekly, "The two men got onto
SF News Man Helps Self to SFFD Clothes, TV, Exercise Facilities The Chronicle writes that 29-year-old burglary suspect, Eric Miller, successfully passed himself off as a firefighter for a few hours yesterday morning at Firehouse 19 near Stonestown Galleria. It's suspected that he sneaked
SF News Noe Valley Wells Fargo Robbed? Although SFPD has yet to confirm the story -- we called them and they're still "busy with last night's World Series chaos" -- word is that the Wells Fargo Bank in Noe Valley
SF News Victims of Rachael Smith Unite A couple of the victims who were defrauded by Rachael Smith, the con artist who took off with several people's deposits and first month's rent after leasing the same apartment at 5631 California
SF News Laguna Honda Staff Memo; Photoshop Challenge Obsessed over last night's Dan Noyes vs. Laguna Honda PR flack showdown? We sure are. It's uncomfortable. It's touchy-feely. It hints, but never reaches the point of, fisticuffs. It's everything we want from
SF News Touchy Exchange With Laguna Honda PR Flack Patients at Laguna Honda Hospital are some of San Francisco's poorest residents, we're told. ABC 7's Dan Noyes points out they "endure a life stripped down to the barest conditions" and "comforts such
SF News Thieves Steal Bikes, Car From Noe Valley Garage Oh brother, how brazen. Last night a thieves broke into the garage of a Stephen Fox's Noe Valley home, stealing two bikes and (far worse) a 2003 Acura RSX. According to his personal
SF News Pebble Beach Gays Become Suspects In Their Own Art Robbery Did you happen to hear about this art theft down in Pebble Beach in which 13 paintings, totaling somewhere between $27 million and $80 million in value depending on who you ask, were
SF News Blame It On <i>SF Weekly</i> Ack! Who would do this? Let's back up for a second: the SF Bay Guardian van, famously featured on the cover of their 1999 Best of the Bay issue, was stolen last night.
SF News Hey, That's My Bike! The benevolent souls over at Mission Mission came across this jarring, albeit all too common, story. It tells the tale of Jen, who, understanding that Mission Mission is the Dateline NBC of San
misc West-Coast Puppet APB Issued The theft happened in Oregon, but there's no Portlandist so we're just going to have to post it here and try to get the word out. Tell your friends to be on the
SF News What's So Hot About Bike Seats? Major - like, major! - alert from the SF Bike Coalition according to one SFist reader. It seems someone or some people are stealing bike steals "all over downtown." Check it: Bike Theft
SF News Reporter Becomes Story After Western Addition Smash-and-Grab Attack While doing a story on smash-and-grab robberies in the Western Addition, NBC 11 reporter Cheryl Hurd herself became a victim of a smash-and-grab theft. (Cue Morissette.) While waiting in her NBC 11 van,
SF News Felon Charges Against Tiger Mauling Victim Amritpal "Paul" Dhaliwal? Paul Dhaliwal--Christmastime tiger attack victim, and currently in the process of trying to sue the city of San Francisco over said attack--might be looking at some time in the clink. After Dhaliwal went
