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Assault at San Francisco convenience store caught on camera
SAN FRANCISCO - Prosecutors in San Francisco have charged 26-year-old Jessica Blazee with felony assault, saying she launched an unprovoked attack on another woman. That attack was caught on camera. The suspect in the case is in jail as of Thursday night, after pleading not guilty. Surveillance video of the...
San Francisco man, 78, reported missing
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The San Francisco Police Department is searching for a missing man. Kexiong Zhao, 78, is considered at risk because he suffers from dementia. He does not know his address or his name, police said. Zhao is 5-foot-2, 136 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a […]
SFPD fails to comply with state law governing use of military gear. They aren't the only one
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's Police Department has failed to comply with a state law governing the use of military equipment, even though the law was written by its city attorney, David Chiu. The lack of compliance this week prompted two supervisors to call on the department to fulfill its...
San Francisco Man Accused of Hawaii Murder Linked to Meth Trafficking Faces Life in Prison
A man from San Francisco faced a federal judge in Hawaii yesterday over charges linking him to a murder amidst methamphetamine trafficking operations. Filimone Tavake, 36, stood accused of a violent crime spree that tinged the tropical paradise with the harsh realities of drug crimes. Making his appearance in the...
2 SF suspects arrested in string of violent armed robberies luring victims with online ads
Police in San Francisco arrested a pair of suspects last month in a series of armed robberies in which the two men would rob victims of their belongings after meeting to sell a vehicle they advertised online, according to authorities.According to a press release issued by the SFPD Thursday, the investigation began over a year ago after the first in a series of violent armed robberies happened on April 25, 2023, on the 200 block of Blythedale Avenue in San Francisco. Police said the robberies followed a similar modus operandi (M.O) where the suspect would post an item for sale...
CHP Canine Sully Sniffs Out Massive Fentanyl Haul in San Francisco Traffic Stop
San Francisco's routine traffic stop turned into a major drug bust last week, with California Highway Patrol officers seizing a stash of narcotics sufficient to supply a small army of addicts. An unlicensed driver, Rubin Natael Turcios Castro, 35, of San Lorenzo, was pulled over on westbound I-80 for a mechanical violation by a CHP officer and his canine partner, Sully.
San Francisco homelessness reaches 10 year low, tents down 41%
(The Center Square) - San Francisco’s latest homeless count shows the consolidated city-county’s street homelessness at a 10 year low, with earlier reports finding there are 41% fewer tents than in July 2023. The city found 2,912 individuals living on the streets, a 13% decrease from the year before, suggesting the city’s efforts to move individuals inside is yielding results. “We are working every day to move people off our streets and into shelter, housing, and care,” said Mayor London Breed in a statement. “This...
SF police alternative taking vast majority of homelessness calls, mayor says
When San Francisco launched one of its newest street-homelessness response teams last year, its director said The City viewed it as an audition. The Mayor’s Office touted it as a successful one this week. Mayor London Breed said Thursday that the Homeless Engagement Assistance Response Team, a collaboration between the Department of Emergency Management and Urban Alchemy to address the vast number of 911 and 311 calls being made each day related to homelessness, responded to nearly 14,000 calls for service in The City —...
SF cop ran nonprofit taking kids to Africa. Then investigators started asking questions
In 2019, Jason Johnson stood in the whitewashed courtyard of a castle that served as a slave trade depot on Ghana’s coast, surrounded by a group of teens from San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood. Since at least 2016, Johnson's nonprofit has organized trips to Ghana to help underprivileged kids experience the world beyond San Francisco.
A politico’s horrifying night in Napa comes back to haunt San Francisco mayor’s race
Nathan Ballard developed an elite Rolodex of clients that included the Golden State Warriors and San Francisco’s police union after handling media and crisis communications for Gavin Newsom during his tumultuous second term as mayor. But in late 2020, Ballard found himself at the center of his own ugly...
San Francisco's homeless outreach team works to avoid unnecessary police responses
SAN FRANCISCO -- Kenneth Franklin has been given a second chance at life and he's using it to give others a second chance too."Repaying my debt back to society so I never look at it as me giving someone something -- it's more like me giving them what I owe them," Franklin told KPIX.His "debt" comes from serving time behind bars. After facing nearly 60 years for gang-related activity, he was released after 16 years. Today he's using that experience to offer a helping hand to people experiencing homelessness."I was a destroyer. I was destroying our community and now I...
Bay Bridge crash with injuries cleared, all lanes open
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — An injury crash that was blocking lanes on the westbound level of the Bay Bridge Friday afternoon has been cleared, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred west of Treasure Island in San Francisco. Earlier, right lanes were blocked as a result of the collision. However, as of 3:13 […]
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