DUI suspect was driving more than 150 mph in deadly San Ramon crash, police...
The suspect in a San Ramon DUI crash that killed a 41-year-old Castro Valley woman over Thanksgiving weekend was charged with second-degree murder, police said Thursday.
Tenderloin Cops Sprint After Robbery Suspect, Yank Hidden Gun from Waistband
Tenderloin beat cops turned a brief chase into a potentially life-saving gun grab this week, disarming an armed robbery suspect after a foot pursuit and struggle, according to San Francisco police. Officers discovered a pistol tucked into the suspect’s waistband during the encounter, the department said yesterday,...
$90,000 Tool Heist Triggers Wild Chase From American Canyon to Oakland, One Getaway Car...
A pre-dawn break-in at a Hess Hill construction site in American Canyon turned into a two-city police drama early Thursday, ending with one getaway car stuck in marshland along Highway 37, another ditched in Oakland, and roughly $90,000 in stolen tools and equipment recovered. Two suspects were arrested and booked...
Man sentenced 50 years to life for killing a 19-year-old during an attempted robbery...
A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison for killing a 19-year-old man during an attempted robbery in San Francisco’s Portola district in 2020, prosecutors said.
Social worker in critical condition after being stabbed by patient at SF General Hospital:...
The victim, a 31-year-old University of California San Francisco social worker, was attacked by a suspect wielding a kitchen knife and suffered multiple stab wounds in the attack, according to the San Francisco Sheriff's Office.
One of Alcatraz’s last living inmates reflects on his life on ‘the rock’
At 92 years old, Bill Baker has lived a long life — but he often speaks only about a small portion of it from more than 70 years ago. “I'm good at answering questions,” he said. “That's what I do, and I can answer questions all day long.” For more than 10 years now, that’s been his main occupation, but he was in a...
Another S.F. protester charged with assault after downtown confrontations with ICE
U.S. prosecutors charged a man with assaulting an ICE officer, marking at least the second criminal case to stem from clashes between protesters and federal agents in San Francisco this summer.
Richmond residents on the lookout for ICE: ‘Being out on patrol … that’s something...
It’s 7 a.m. on a Friday morning and Carolina Avelar is behind the wheel of her Chevy Volt, squinting through the glare of early light. Avelar, 27, is on lookout in Richmond’s busiest commercial streets for signs of Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. She’s done the weekday morning shift for months.
Calif. loves gas stoves. Stanford keeps flagging the health hazards.
A new study adds evidence against the favorite appliance.
Charges filed after stabbing of Berkeley High student
A homeless man who attacked a Berkeley High student Wednesday for no reason has been charged with felony assault and child abuse, according to court records and police. Suspect Denarian Shipp had already been arrested by BART police that day on suspicion of battery, resulting from a fight on a BART train. He was...
