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CRIME & SAFETY
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...
Woman assaulted in unprovoked attack inside Potrero Hill corner store, video shows
A suspect approached a woman from behind and started beating her head inside a corner store in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood on Tuesday, according to the victim and video reviewed by The Standard. Kate Ryken, 45, said she was buying a bag of chips at Kansas Food Market, located...
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...
Man fatally shot last month in San Francisco's Bayview District identified
On Wednesday, San Francisco police confirmed the identity of a man who was fatally shot late last month in the city's Bayview District, and they have requested the public's assistance in solving the case. Officers found Charles "CeCe" Lawrence around 9:33 p.m. on April 29 after responding to an activation of the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system in the area of Third Street and Quesada Avenue.The San Francisco police have not announced any arrests or released information about a suspect in the killing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the SFPD Homicide Detail at 415-553-1145 during business hours, or the department's operations center at 415-553-1071 after hours. Tips can also be submitted by calling 415-575-4444 or texting TIP411, beginning the message with "SFPD."
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.
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 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...
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