Bay Area/ San Francisco/ Crime & Emergencies
Published on November 29, 2015
'Hot Cop Of The Castro' Arrested For North Beach Hit-And-Run [Updated]Christopher Kohrs on patrol in the Castro. (Photo: Armistead Maupin)


Sad news for fans of Christopher Kohrs, the well-known "Hot Cop of the Castro."

He was arrested today for a felony hit and run. The two victims are in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Here's what the police just sent out.

On Sunday, November 29, 2015 at approximately 2:20AM, San Francisco Police responded to a report of a hit and run collision with injuries at Broadway and Montgomery Street.

Upon arrival, the officers found two pedestrians who had been struck by a motor vehicle. The vehicle, a Dodge Charger, was left at the scene, but the driver fled. The pedestrians were apparently crossing roadway when they were struck by the vehicle which was traveling westbound. The pedestrians, both males in their 40’s, were transported to a local hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

Through the course of an investigation, SFPD investigators identified the driver as Christopher Kohrs, age 38, of San Francisco. Kohrs was booked into San Francisco County Jail on two counts of felony hit and run. Due to pending identification matters, no booking photo will be released at this time.

Although an arrest has been made, this is an ongoing investigation and anyone with information on this collision is asked to call the Anonymous Tip Line at (415) 575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD.

The Castro Biscuit has previously covered the creation of Kohr's Facebook fan page, and his wet t-shirt charity contest.

Update, 11/30: SFPD has issued a press release on the matter, with much the same information as was released to the media on the day of the incident. However, the release did contain some additional details about Kohrs:

He is a 7 year veteran with the SFPD and was placed under arrest after being interviewed by Internal Affairs investigators. Kohrs, who had surrendered himself at the Police Headquarters Building, was later booked into San Francisco County Jail on two counts of felony hit and run ... Kohrs is currently on leave due to an unrelated medical condition. If he becomes eligible to return to duty, he would then be placed on suspension.