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Albie Esparza

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    May 24, 2012

    Elderly Woman Carjacked in Financial District, Two Arrested

    Two men led police on a high-speed chase across the Bay Bridge after carjacking an elderly woman in the city's Financial District. Officer Albie Esparza says the 83-year-old woman was parked in her van on the corner of Battery and Washington streets at about 1:40 a.m. when two men approached her and ... More >>

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    May 21, 2012

    Man in Critical Condition After Being Beaten Near Bay to Breakers Route

    A 30-year-old man is in critical condition this morning after he was sucker-punched in Golden Gate Park Sunday afternoon, just a few blocks from the Bay to Breakers route, police said.Officer Albie Esparza couldn't confirm whether the suspects or the victim had participated in the annual footrace; h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Watch These S.F. Cops on Bikes Roll Through a Stop Sign

    It's always fun to bust a cop -- even thought there's really nothing you can do about it. But it's also frustrating to see our men (and women) in blue break the laws they are cracking on us. As noted by the Uptown Almanac, local cyclist Amy Farah Weiss was particularly pissy over this video she caug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Pedestrian in Critical Condition After Being Hit by Cyclist

    ​Update (10:13 a.m.): Police say the cyclist who hit an elderly man in the Castro this morning might have run a red light. Police are investigating separate accidents where two pedestrians were hit -- one by a cyclist and another who was possibly struck by a Muni bus in a hit-and-run.Firefighters ... More >>

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    February 23, 2012

    SFPD Asks Public to Help Find Missing Teen

    ​Police issued an alert this afternoon for a missing 17-year-old boy who was last seen leaving his father's home in San Francisco on Jan. 22.Police say Royal Foote has not been to school since that day over a month ago. Officer Albie Esparza said the boy has no known medical conditions and is ... More >>

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    February 13, 2012

    Philthy Rich, Oakland Rapper, Arrested at S.F. Rap Concert

    ​San Francisco police arrested three men, including Oakland rapper Philip Beasley (aka Philthy Rich) during a Sunday morning rap concert at the Rock-It Room Club in the Richmond District. According to police, officers arrested Beasley, 29, of Hayward; his promoter, Samuel Burns III, 33, of Vallejo ... More >>

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    January 30, 2012

    Woman Beaten, Kidnapped in Bernal Heights

    ​Police are spreading the word about an unusual kidnapping that occurred in broad daylight over the weekend. According to Officer Albie Esparza, a woman was driving on the corner of Cortland and Bayshore Boulevard at about 3:15 p.m. on Saturday when she saw two men beating another female in the mi ... More >>

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    January 24, 2012

    Employee Allegedly Robs Own Store, Forgets Surveillance Camera Is on

    Some people just don't make enough time for a square meal ​Here's a good one for dumbcrooks.comA woman working at a commercial store on the 2700 block of Mission Street had the brilliant idea of staging a fake robbery inside her own store. But her brilliance was quickly eclipsed by her idiocy when ... More >>

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    January 11, 2012

    Man Attacked in Gay Hate Crime Near San Francisco State

    Yet another reason we aren't the gayest city in the nation​Police are looking for three men who jumped a 20-year-old San Francisco man early this morning in what officers are calling a clear hate crime. According to Officer Albie Esparza, the victim was walking along Font and Tapia near San Franci ... More >>

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    January 9, 2012

    Cyclist Seriously Hurt in Hit-and-Run Accident

    ​Police are asking for the public's help in finding the driver who struck a cyclist in the Ingleside neighborhood Sunday morning before speeding off. According to police, the cyclist was hit shortly after midnight on Sunday as the victim was pedaling on Geneva and Ocean avenues. The driver left th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Stranded Burglary Suspect to Cops: I Don't Want Any Help. Go Away.

    (Update 11:11 a.m.): Per Lieutenant Liam Frost (above), the suspect is refusing to talk to cops -- but chattily answering their questions anyway. The suspect -- described by cops as a 5-foot-7, 170-pound white man in his 20s or 30s -- says he doesn't want any help, and would like police to leave. (U ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Man on Muni Brutally Stabbed Over Cellphone

    What's wrong with people?​As the old adage says ... no good deed goes unpunished.A 50-year-old man was riding the Muni bus through the Tenderloin Monday night when the passenger next to him asked to borrow his cellphone. The kind man agreed to let the stranger use his phone, but the communication ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    SFPD's Ugly History with Pepper Spray

    ​When San Francisco Police came calling in June of 1995, 37-year-old Aaron Williams probably didn't think it would be his last day on Earth. But as the pet-store-burglary suspect emerged from his house, a dozen officers piled on him. Police pepper-sprayed him, restrained him, and placed him face-d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Major Traffic Accident Closes Geary Boulevard, Pedestrian Critically Hurt

    Bad accident ... be careful out there​Police are advising motorists that Geary Boulevard near 10th Avenue is closed after a car hit a pedestrian this morning. There was very little information at publication time, but according to Officer Albie Esparza, the driver hit the pedestrian, a 70-year-old ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Stolen Church Bell Recovered

    Found!​Earlier this week, we told you about the "metal monsters" who ripped off a historic church bell from St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco. Well, now police are happy to report that they have located the 5,300-pound copper bell in West Oakland.According to Officer Albie Esparza, investigato ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Man Tries to Drill Brother in the Head

    Drill, baby, drill​Update 1:05 p.m.: Officer Albie Esparza tells us police have learned that the suspect and victim were actually brothers who had been arguing over drill bits that night. Police arrested Kevin Guerin, 57, on suspicion of attempted homicide, false imprisonment, and assault with a d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Body, Gun Found in Western Addition

    ​Traffic was backed up early this morning near Geary Boulevard after a pedestrian spotted a body in the street by St. Mary's Cathedral. The body was found in the bushes near Geary Boulevard and Gough Street at about 7:30 a.m. Police have very few details about the incident; however, Officer Albie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Drunk Man Carjacked, Kidnapped, Forced to Strip Naked

    ​If you are wasted when you are carjacked, is it really in your best interest to call the cops? More importantly, does that make you a victim or a criminal -- or both?According to San Francisco police, a highly intoxicated man was cruising through the Bayview neighborhood on Monday night when two ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Anthony Wright Arrested on Suspicion of Shooting Bernal Heights Man in the Head

    ​Update (4:50 p.m.) Police arrested 34-year-old Anthony Wright on suspicion of killing a 28-year-old man who has not yet been identified. Media outlets are reporting that the victim was playing video games with his friends when Wright arrived and shot him in the head. Update (11:00 a.m.) Officer A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Lost iPhone 5 Prototype: SFPD Says It Has No Records of Investigation

    ​Yesterday we related an interesting scoop that popped up on CNET: the tech-news site reported that a prototype of Apple's latest iPhone model had been lost in a San Francisco bar, echoing a similar incident last year that led to embarrassment for Apple and legal threats against the gadget blog Gi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Toddler Run Over by Car in Critical Condition

    Toddler in critical condition​Police say a 3-year-old boy is in critical condition this morning after being run over by a car as the driver backed out of his residence Sunday afternoon. According to police reports, a neighbor yelled at the driver to stop his car because the child was stuck underne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Cops Crack Down on Cyclists

    Don't worry, son. I have handbrakes. ​The hefty cop with the handlebar mustache had a problem with a handlebar of a different sort. "Look," he yelled at the despondent fixie-riding hipster he'd just flagged down, "do you have brakes on this thing or not?" This didn't happen just once. At least one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Update: Cyclist Hit Near the Embarcadero Made an Illegal Turn

    Cyclist killed​Update 2 p.m.: Lieutenant Troy Dangerfield told us that the 25-year-old Asian woman is still in critical condition after being hit by a food delivery truck this morning. He said the cyclist made an illegal left hand turn in front of the truck when she was hit. The woman, who was not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Speeding Cyclist Blows Red Light and Nearly Kills Granny

    A crash that doesn't involve a car​UPDATE: The SF Bike Coalition responds to last week's accident. Read after the jump. Original Story 1:30 p.m., Friday, July 15: This morning traffic was backed up on the Embarcadero after a cyclist ran a red light, hitting a pedestrian. According to police, the v ... More >>

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    July 5, 2011

    Weinstein Gallery: Thief Takes Off with High-Priced Art

    A real piece of work, I tell you ​UPDATE 4:34 p.m.: Gallery manager talks about the theft and provides details of stolen piece. Read more after jump. San Francisco could have another Terry Helbing on its  hands. Police are saying that at about 11:41 a.m, a man walked into the Weinstein Galley ... More >>

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    June 28, 2011

    Mark McGovern: Police Investigate Gaelic Footballer's Severe Injury

    What happened to Mark McGovern?​UPDATE: Coach says opposing player stood over gravely injured footballer, said "That's what you get for giving me shit." The San Francisco Police Department is investigating an "off-the-ball" incident that left 22-year-old Gaelic football player Mark McGovern in a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Louisiana Kidnapping Update: Police Release Suspect Details

    Working with SFPD to solve a kidnapping case​Police are looking for a heavy-set man with rotting teeth, saying he might be responsible for kidnapping a Louisiana woman and driving her to San Francisco before booting her out of the car. Officer Albie Esparza told the Examiner's Mike Aldax that the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Angry Driver Shoots S.F. Parking and Traffic Employee

    More like raging lunatic ​Police are on the hunt for a raging driver who gunned down a San Francisco Parking employee  as he cruised through the Bayview District early this morning. Police say at about 8:30 a.m. today, a Department of Parking and Traffic worker was driving through the Bayview ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    San Francycle: So Are Bikes Allowed to Take the Lane or Not?

    ​Can you believe how many commenters on last week's article took the position that because some cyclists break the law, it is okay for drivers to hit any cyclist that they see with their cars? Crazy! We racked up 178 comments, mostly expressing frustration at cyclists who ride through stop si ... More >>

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    May 19, 2011

    Dumb Thief Steals Police Car at Crime Scene

    WTF?​Now here's a great episode for Bait Car -- the reality show where cops leave vehicles on the streets, hoping to tempt alleged thieves into stealing cars just so they can bust them.Police are looking for a ballsy man who stole an unmarked police car as cops responded to a call at Golden Gate P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    S.F. Homebuyer Finds Grenade Inside Her New Noe Valley House

    Surely, this would lower the housing price​A San Francisco woman was enjoying her newly purchased home in Noe Valley when she came across the most unexpected housewarming gift: a hand grenade. On Monday at about 3 p.m., the woman was cleaning out a bedroom cabinet inside her home on the unit block ... More >>

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    April 7, 2011

    Pot Busts Are a High Priority for Cops -- But They Shouldn't Be

    Waiting for Godot to fire up a joint​It's long been the desire of voters and San Francisco lawmakers that the city's peace officers enforce all other crimes before busting adults smoking pot. In light of this, it's hard for pot advocates to figure out why undercover police spent 30 minutes on Marc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Teens Get Off Muni, Shoot Man in BayView

    Brazen gunfire​An 18-year-old man was shot by a two teens as they got off of a Muni bus in the Baview District early Thursday morning in what police are calling an unusually brazen and disturbing shooting. Police told SF Weekly that the teens were riding the 44 bus when it came to a stop at Palou ... More >>

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    April 6, 2011

    Porta-Potti Goes Up in Flames: Is The Outhouse Arsonist Back?

    Making a comeback?​Certainly, SF Weekly readers have not forgotten the bizarre string of outhouse arson fires that made international news back in 2009. Now police are reporting a possible comeback of the hot vandalism with a suspicious porta-potti fire on Tuesday in the Marina District. At about ... More >>

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    March 14, 2011

    Coffee Fiend Rips Off Barista Supplies From Bernal Heights Grocery Store

    What would you do for one more cup ...​There are people who need their coffee. And there are people who would be willing to go to jail for their morning coffee. Last week, a grocery store told police that an unknown man ran inside the neighborhood shop, grabbed part of the store's coffee maker and ... More >>

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    February 23, 2011

    Muni Passenger Robbed While Sending Text Message

    OMG, watch your back!​So it's dangerous to drive and text, but apparently, it's no safer to tap away at the keys on your iPhone while riding public transit. Police have already warned of a new crop of easy targets for robbery: People walking, standing, or doing whatever while sending and receiving ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    SF Teen, Victor Zheng, Stabbled to Death; Homicide No. 12

    Teen killed? That's just bloody wrong​A San Francisco teen was stabbed to death Monday night as he walked through the Ingleside neighborhood, according media reports.  At around 11 p.m., Victor Zheng, 16, was walking with a friend along Capitol and De Montfort Avenues when an Asian man came u ... More >>

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    October 18, 2010

    Sunset Shooting Victim Knew His Attacker, Police Say

    ​A man peppered with gunfire Saturday night as he sat in his car was not the victim of a haphazard shooting, police told SF Weekly. A 27-year-old Caucasian was hit with multiple shots in front of his residence in the 500 block of Noriega late Saturday, and forced into overnight surgery. "The suspe ... More >>

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    September 6, 2010

    'Skyscraperman' Dan Goodwin Arrested After Climbing Millennium Tower

    Is that Spider Dan? ​Update, 6:30 p.m.: Police have identified today's Millennium Tower climber as Dan Goodwin. See below for more details. The San Francisco Police Department confirmed that a climber calling himself "Skyscraperman" was arrested at 5:30 after completing an ascent of San Francisco' ... More >>

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    August 26, 2010

    SFPD Spokesman Albie Esparza *Not* the Victim of Road Rage

    Albie is that you?​We couldn't help but notice a Web report earlier today that 52-year-old Albie Esparza was nearly hit with a car, then beaten with a bat and knocked to the ground last night in an apparent road rage incident. Esparza, it was reported, suffered life-threatening injuries. There's o ... More >>

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    August 11, 2010

    Philip DiMartino's Murderer: Hispanic Man With Cut Hand?

    Does the description of Philip DiMartino's potential killer ring a bell?​San Francisco Police are appealing to the public to help them capture the person who stabbed 36-year-old marketing executive Philip DiMartino to death. A possible description has been released of the murderer, though it's a b ... More >>

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    July 28, 2010

    Buena Vista Park Drinker Stabbed to Death

    ​An man drinking in Buena Vista Park yesterday morning was set upon and stabbed by one of his fellow drinkers. He died on the scene at around 10 a.m. after being carried from the park to the street below. The man, apparently a transient, has not yet been identified by the San Francisco Medical Exa ... More >>

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    July 27, 2010

    Two ATMs Carried Off, Two Weeks. More Than a Coincidence?

    I'll take the ATM to go, please...​You'd think there'd be easier ways of robbing an ATM than carting the whole thing off -- it's a bit like stealing the tree to get the apples. But that has been the method of choice in consecutive weeks at San Francisco gas stations. In mid-month, unknown miscrean ... More >>

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    July 8, 2010

    Apparent Jumper Dies at Third and Stevenson

    A person has leaped to his or her death at Third and Stevenson in SOMA, according to reports received by SF Weekly and confirmed by the medical examiner's office.

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    May 27, 2010

    Police Mum on 'Suspicious Device' Detonated by Bomb Squad

    Boom! What was that? ​Yesterday, after reports of a suspicious package at 18th and Ord were relayed to police, the bomb squad moved in and noisily detonated said package. Yet whether the "suspicious device rendered safe" was a bomb, a box of used pinball machine parts, or, as in the past, some sap ... More >>

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    April 28, 2010

    S.F. 'Cannabis Freedom Day' Is Coming -- Isn't It?

    PacdogHow will you celebrate Cannabis Freedom Day? ​It seems 4/20 isn't the only holiday on a marijuana aficionado's calendar -- in fact, around these parts there's a more important -- if more obscure -- fete just a few weeks afterward. That'd be Cannabis Freedom Day, which is traditionally the f ... More >>

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    April 14, 2010

    Bevy of Charges Await Driver Shot By Police Officer

    The female driver witnesses watched crash into at least five cars in SOMA before being shot by a police officer who claims she was attempting to run him over is recovering from her wounds in General Hospital.  But the driver's speedy recovery comes with an unpleasant caveat. "When she's medica ... More >>

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    March 30, 2010

    Third Swarming Attack on T-Third Line; Police Beef Up Presence

    San Francisco Police believe a 15-year-old boy charged last week in the March 22 attack of a 57-year-old Asian woman caught in the above recording may be part of a larger group of teens swarming and beating riders of the T-Third line. On Jan. 24, a group of black teenagers attacked and severely be ... More >>

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