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    May 16, 2012

    William Castillo Identified as Man Murdered in Visitaction Valley; Homicide No. 27

    (Update 4 p.m.): The Medical Examiner has identified the man killed early this morning as 21-year-old William Castillo of San Francisco. (Original story 9:10 a.m.): A 23-year-old man was shot to death early this morning near the Sunnydale Housing Projects, according to police. Sgt. Daryl Fong said j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Man Hit in Head with Baseball Bat, Robbed

    A 24-year-old San Francisco man is recovering from a head injury Friday after he was hit with a baseball bat and robbed in the city's Oceanview neighborhood. According to Sgt. Daryl Fong, the victim was walking at Lobos and Plymouth at about 3 a.m. today when a man approached him and demanded cash. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Cyclist Suffers Critical Head Injury After Colliding With Truck

    This isn't exactly the kind of news you want to read on Bike to Work Day. A 27-year-old cyclist remains in critical condition this morning after he collided with a PG&E truck in the city's Mission District yesterday afternoon. According to Sgt. Daryl Fong, the truck was traveling south on South ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Man Shot Sunday in Potrero Hill Dies

    A 23-year-old man died Tuesday morning from injuries he received after being shot in the Potrero Hill neighborhood on Sunday morning. According to press reports, the man was in the back seat of a car that was dropping someone off on Watchman Way early Sunday morning when they heard gun shots. The dr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Man Critically Stabbed in Tenderloin

    A 57-year-old man is in critical condition this morning after he was brutally stabbed yesterday evening in the city's Tenderloin District. Police were called to the intersection of Hyde and Turk streets at about 4:20 p.m. on reports of a collapsed man "bleeding heavily." When police arrived, they fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Man Shot in the Head Last Night in Oceanview Neighborhood

    A 48-year-old man is in critical condition this morning after he was reportedly shot in the head last night in the city's Oceanview neighborhood. According to Sgt. Michael Andrayachak, police were called to the intersection of Plymouth and Farallones streets at about 8:45 p.m. on reports of a shooti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Man Critically Injured in Bayview Shooting

    A 42-year-old man is in critical condition today after he was shot this weekend in the Bayview neighborhood, police said. According to police, officers were called to the intersection of Third and Galvez just before midnight on Saturday on reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they saw the victi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Three Teens Shot, One Dead; Homicide No. 20

    Police are investigating a triple shooting in the city's Bayview neighborhood over the weekend, which left one man dead and two others injured. On Friday at about 8:46 p.m., police were called to the intersection of Griffith and Palou where they found three teens who had been shot with a handgun. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Another Pedestrian Hit in San Francisco

    A 41-year-old woman remains in critical condition this morning after she was hit by a car as she stepped into the street in the city's Mission District last night. According to police, the woman was on the 5000 block of Mission Street when the car, turning left onto Mission, hit her. She was reporte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Lawrence Richardson Shot to Death in Western Addition; Homicide No. 18

    Medical authorities have identified 21-year-old Lawrence Richardson as the man who was fatally shot last night as he walked out of a corner store on Eddy Street. Police said someone fire at Richardson, a San Francisco resident, as he stood on the sidewalk at the 1800 block of Eddy Street near Divisi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Jahmad Karriem Identified as Man Shot in Ingleside; Homicide No. 17

    ​Medical Authorities have identified the man who was shot and killed late Sunday night as 20-year-old Jahmad Karriem. Police were called to the 300 block of Louisburgh Street at 11:33 p.m, and found Karriem shot in the chest.

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Man Stabbed During Bar Fight in Excelsior

    ​A 24-year-old man is clinging to life today after he was brutally stabbed in a bar fight early this morning. Police say the fight started at about 1:40 a.m. inside a bar on the 4700 block of Mission Street. Three men in their 20s got started arguing with the victim at the bar when one of the men ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Woman Critically Hurt in Hit-and-Run Accident

    ​(Update 12:54 p.m.) Police say they arrested Craig Sheppard in connection with the hit-and-run last night. He was charged with felony hit-and-run and failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.(Original story 9:30 a.m.) A 47-year-old woman is in the hospital this morning with life-threatenin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Cyclist Suffers Head Trauma After Being Hit by Postal Truck

    ​(Update 2 p.m.): Officer Albie Esparza informs us that the victim was treated at San Francisco General Hospital and is doing just fine. The woman was not wearing a helmet when the truck driver rolled through a stop sign and hit her. (Original story 9:10 a.m.) A 39-year-old woman is in critical co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Man Stabbed in His Sleep

    ​There are heavy sleepers, and then there are those sleepers who can snooze right through an attempted murderSuch is the case with one man who was sleeping so soundly that he never felt someone stab him in the chest. Who knows what time the crime happened, but police say the 60-year-old man woke u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Man in Critical Condition After Shooting in Bernal Heights

    Another man shot​A 59-year-old man is in critical condition today after he was shot while walking in the Bernal Heights neighborhood Friday night. According to police, the man was on the 500 block of Alemany Boulevard when the suspect walked up to him and attempted to rob him. As the victim tried ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Pedestrians Critically Injured in Separate Accidents

    ​Two pedestrians remain in critical condition today after being hit by cars in separate incidents on opposite sides of town. The first accident occurred at about 11:55 a.m. when a skateboarder rolled through a red light on the corner of Eddy and Jones streets, where he was hit by a white truck, po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Man Stabbed to Death in SOMA, Homicide No. 1

    ​Police say a man was stabbed to death in SOMA early this morning, making it San Francisco's first homicide of 2012. Officers told reporters that at about 2:40 a.m. they found the man on the corner of Sixth and Stevenson streets, bleeding from a stab wound. He was taken to San Francisco General Ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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

    December 13, 2011

    Armed Security Guard Shoots Himself in the Leg

    Guns don't shoot people. People shoot people. Oh, wait. ​An armed security guard shot a man last night in the SOMA neighborhood: Himself.No, really.Here's what happened: According to police the 40-year-old security guard had just finished his shift at about 11:15 p.m. and had just got into his car ... 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

    October 11, 2011

    Man Stabs Lifelong Pal in the Head

    Was it something I said?​A conniving friend will stab you in the back, but a homicidal friend might stab you smack dab in the head.  A San Francisco man gave his buddy a piece of his own mind -- literally -- when he took a knife and stabbed him in the head. The 32-year-old victim walked into ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Teen Shot to Death in Visitacion Valley; Homicide No. 31

    Homicide in Visitaction Valley ​An 18-year-old man was shot to death while standing on the sidewalk in Visitacion Valley, police said. The man -- who has not yet been identified -- was standing at the 200 block of Rey Street at about 10 p.m. when two men approached him and fired several shots befo ... 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 8, 2011

    Cherena Martinee-Lugo Arrested in Connection with Dolores Park Stabbing

    Crime scene​Police say they arrested 20-year-old Cherena Martinee-Lugo on suspicion assault with a deadly weapon during an attack on another female in Dolores Park Friday night. Police responded to a phone call about a group of 40 people drinking in the park. When they arrived, police saw a woman ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Woman Shot in the Back While at a Party in the Mission

    Woman shot ​UPDATE: Police say the victim has now been upgraded to non-life-threatening injuries. A 21-year-old woman remains in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was shot early Sunday morning while standing outside a house in the Mission District. Police said that the woman wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Karl Henderson Killed in Ingleside; Homicide No. 29

    man shot ​Medical authorities have identified the man who was shot to death in broad daylight this weekend as 23-year-old Karl Henderson. Henderson, a San Francisco resident, was shot in the chest Holloway and Brighton avenues sometime around 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, according to police.

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    San Francisco Whistleblower Program Is Failing, Grand Jury Says

    This program blows ​Last week we outlined just how negative San Franciscans are, especially when it comes to trusting local government. Now the Grand Jury has released a report validating our bad attitudes.The city's Whistleblower Program -- which is one way to garner the public's trust -- is fail ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Woman Eats Pot Brownie Then Jumps Off Inner Sunset Balcony

    Coming down hard -- literally -- after a bad high ​Here's a new anti-drug advertisement.A woman in the living in the Inner Sunset thought it was a good idea to devour some pot brownies and then thought it was an even better idea to jump off her balcony.The fun all started at about 7 p.m. when the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    S.F Cop Beaten by Teen Riding Muni

    Rage face​A kid in the Richmond District with a big temper and a lot of testosterone took his rage out on a local cop last week, knocking him to the ground. At about 4 p.m., on Thursday cops were alerted to several juveniles who had just gotten into a fist fight at the corner of 17th and Geary Bou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    S.F. Man Shot After Dispute Over Chihuahua in a Pink Sweater

    Adorable ​Update: Police arrest shopkeeper in connection with shooting. Sam Zazzouh, 42, of Fairfield was arrested inside the store after the shooting. He has been charged with three felonies, including assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a loaded firearm not registered to him, and shooting in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Man Shot in Potrero Hill; Homicide No. 11

    Rapid fire​Minutes before two merchants were found shot to death in Fisherman's Wharf, police officers were across town responding to another homicide in Potrero Hill.At about 8:15 p.m. Sunday, a man was shot and killed on the 900 block of Connecticut Street, outside an apartment building. Police ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Joe Olivares Hernandez, Temple Nightclub Homicide Victim, Donates Organs to Californians

    Courtesy of Hernandez FamilyOrgan Donor ​Joe Olivares Hernandez, the man beaten to death at Temple Nightclub, wanted to be a doctor to help save lives -- and he is managing to do just that a few weeks after he died. Hernandez, a 30-year-old medical student at UCSF, had told his family he wanted to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2011

    Man Suffers Heart Attack While Shoplifting Meat

    Red Meat Is Bad For Your Heart and Your Criminal Record​A man caught stealing meat from a grocery store, apparently didn't have the heart to carry through with the crime. At about 9:20 a.m. on Jan. 13, police were called to a grocery store on the 4900 block of Mission Street after getting report ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Public's Help Sought in Tenderloin Hit-and-Run

    ​If you were standing at the corner of Hyde and Golden Gate at 5:04 a.m. on July 28 -- and there must be some of you -- then the San Francisco Police are begging for your help. At around that time, a relatively new, silver four-door vehicle believed to possibly be an Oldsmobile barreled through th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Daevonn Hartley, Apparent Embarcadero BART Suicide Attempt, Dies of His Wounds

    ​The San Francisco Medical Examiner's office identified the person who yesterday wandered onto the BART tracks at Embarcadero in an apparent suicide attempt. Sadly, the attempt was successful -- Daevonn Hartley, a 16-year-old male Fremont resident, died of his wounds at 7 p.m. last night at San Fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Vacationing Ohio Couple Victims in Fiery Taxi Crash

    www.ktvu.comVacation ends in fatal taxi crash​A man and woman from Ohio, visiting San Francisco on vacation, are the victims in a fatal taxicab crash, authorities have just announced.The woman was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at San Francisco General Hospital from the scene of the 10:57 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Bicyclist Asks Motorist to Share the Road, Witness Claims Motorist Shared His Fist Instead

    Please don't assault my rider.​Bicyclists and motorists frequently display a this-road's-not-big-enough-for-the-both-of-us attitude, and it's usually all bluster. But on Monday afternoon, an altercation between a bicyclist and a motorist ended with cracked skull and a fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Weekly Ink: Shark Attack!

    This shot was taken the day Palarca got her lower-body tattoo.​Vital Statistics: Juliet R. Palarca, RN Risk Manager at San Francisco General HospitalSpotted: Foraging for food at her parent's house in the Outer Sunset, or your neighborhood dive bar.Tattoo: Tribal sharks with Filipino script (aliba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    Gimme an ‘A’: General Hospital CEO Makes Her Pitch

    This shot was taken the day Palarca got her lower-body tattoo.​Vital Statistics: Juliet R. Palarca, RN Risk Manager at San Francisco General HospitalSpotted: Foraging for food at her parent's house in the Outer Sunset, or your neighborhood dive bar.Tattoo: Tribal sharks with Filipino script (aliba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2008

    Three Fatal Shootings Saturday Morning

    This shot was taken the day Palarca got her lower-body tattoo.​Vital Statistics: Juliet R. Palarca, RN Risk Manager at San Francisco General HospitalSpotted: Foraging for food at her parent's house in the Outer Sunset, or your neighborhood dive bar.Tattoo: Tribal sharks with Filipino script (aliba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2008

    17-Year-Old Shot in Broad Daylight, Man Dies In Fall Down Elevator Shaft

    This shot was taken the day Palarca got her lower-body tattoo.​Vital Statistics: Juliet R. Palarca, RN Risk Manager at San Francisco General HospitalSpotted: Foraging for food at her parent's house in the Outer Sunset, or your neighborhood dive bar.Tattoo: Tribal sharks with Filipino script (aliba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2008

    Man Gets Shot and Drives Self to Hospital, Hospital Unimpressed

    This shot was taken the day Palarca got her lower-body tattoo.​Vital Statistics: Juliet R. Palarca, RN Risk Manager at San Francisco General HospitalSpotted: Foraging for food at her parent's house in the Outer Sunset, or your neighborhood dive bar.Tattoo: Tribal sharks with Filipino script (aliba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2008

    Power grid in critical condition at SF General Hospital; city's first-ever Economic Plan padded like an undergraduate's book report. It's ...

    This shot was taken the day Palarca got her lower-body tattoo.​Vital Statistics: Juliet R. Palarca, RN Risk Manager at San Francisco General HospitalSpotted: Foraging for food at her parent's house in the Outer Sunset, or your neighborhood dive bar.Tattoo: Tribal sharks with Filipino script (aliba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2008

    "Lucky to be alive" - after getting shot twice in the face

    This shot was taken the day Palarca got her lower-body tattoo.​Vital Statistics: Juliet R. Palarca, RN Risk Manager at San Francisco General HospitalSpotted: Foraging for food at her parent's house in the Outer Sunset, or your neighborhood dive bar.Tattoo: Tribal sharks with Filipino script (aliba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2007

    45-year-old Razor Scooter Rider Nailed by Car Today

    This shot was taken the day Palarca got her lower-body tattoo.​Vital Statistics: Juliet R. Palarca, RN Risk Manager at San Francisco General HospitalSpotted: Foraging for food at her parent's house in the Outer Sunset, or your neighborhood dive bar.Tattoo: Tribal sharks with Filipino script (aliba ... More >>

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    This shot was taken the day Palarca got her lower-body tattoo.​Vital Statistics: Juliet R. Palarca, RN Risk Manager at San Francisco General HospitalSpotted: Foraging for food at her parent's house in the Outer Sunset, or your neighborhood dive bar.Tattoo: Tribal sharks with Filipino script (aliba ... More >>

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