San Francisco - Crime & Emergencies
San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle Mission
Castro CBD holds contentious town hall on security camera proposal
After months of delays, the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit (Castro CBD) held a virtual town hall Tuesday about its proposal to install a private network of 125 security cameras, and it was highly contentious. Read More
San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle
2100 Market Street, formerly Home, Church Street Station, and The Truck Stop, makes appearance in 'Doodler' podcast
The one-story, flatiron-shaped building that once lived at 2100 Market was home to multiple businesses over several decades. One of its brief incarnations in the 1970s, a 24-hour diner called The Truck Stop, figures into the unsolved case of "The Doodler," a serial killer who preyed on gay men in San Francisco, and about whom Chronicle reporter Kevin Fagan has just done a new podcast. Read More
San Francisco Chinatown Nob Hill
Another elderly Asian American beaten and robbed in laundromat attack near Chinatown
The brutal attack on a 67-year-old man was recorded on security video, as another violent incident against an elderly victim continues a worrisome streak. Read More
San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle
During COVID year, Castro business owners report over $120,000 in smashed windows
Since the Castro Merchants launched a broken-window recovery initiative and survey last Thursday, neighborhood business owners have reported 72 incidents of vandalized and broken windows at a cost of $135,472.74. Read More
San Francisco Chinatown
SF Chinatown adds more Lunar New Year security measures in wake of attacks
Increased foot patrols, handbills, and police liaison programs aim to beef up security in advance of this weekend’s Year of the Ox celebrations. Read More
San Francisco Inner Richmond Outer Richmond
Richmond District sees huge uptick in burglaries during first weeks of 2021
There's been a massive jump in burglaries in the Richmond District, year over year, according to new data from the SFPD's Richmond Station. And while burglaries are reportedly up in multiple neighborhoods, we're only hearing a definitive report on the first five weeks of 2021 from the Richmond. Read More
San Francisco Marina Pacific Heights
News from the Bay 'hoods: A Pacific Heights carjacking/kidnapping, and two standoffs in San Jose
Two kids were found safe in the Bayview after a carjacking/kidnapping in Pacific Heights on Saturday, Oakland swears in a new police chief, and San Jose police de-escalate two standoffs in one morning. Read More
San Francisco Pacific Heights Polk
Woman shot in face with BB gun at Polk Gulch Whole Foods
A random, unprovoked pellet gun shooting Friday night in the California Street Whole Foods parking lot left a 28-year-old woman hospitalized. Read More
San Francisco Upper Haight
Two arrests made in fatal Haight-Ashbury attack on private investigator Jack Palladino
Private investigator Jack Palladino, who worked on high-profile cases including celebrity and political scandals involving Bill Clinton and Kurt Cobain, among others, has died after suffering from a violent attack and attempted robbery in the Haight-Ashbury. Read More
San Francisco Cow Hollow Presidio Heights
‘Purse Filled With Yogurt’ alert on Citizen app milks jokes in Cow Hollow
The culture of Cow Hollow may be under attack, or maybe some joker called the police for a pretty cheesy reason. Read More
San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle Mission
Castro CBD extends security camera survey deadline & delays town hall
The Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District (Castro CBD) has extended the deadline on its security camera survey and delayed an upcoming virtual town hall. Read More
San Francisco SoMa
Updated: Vigil for women killed during New Year's Eve hit-and-run postponed
Two women killed in a hit-and-run on New Year's Eve will be remembered during a vigil Wednesday afternoon at the scene of the collision in SoMa. Read More
San Francisco Castro Mission
Le Marais Bakery gets burglarized for third time this year, this time in the Castro
On Tuesday evening, the Castro's Parisian-themed bakery and cafe Le Marais Bakery (498 Sanchez) had its storefront window smashed and the business burglarized, leaving its owners frustrated and disappointed in what has already been a challenging year for small business owners. Read More
San Francisco Ocean Beach Outer Richmond Outer Sunset
Rash of car thefts targeting surfers hits Ocean Beach and China Beach
Vehicle thefts are up 50% in the Taraval and Richmond Districts, and surfers say a new lockbox key system is responsible for a spike in thefts targeting their cars. Read More
San Francisco Cow Hollow Marina
Neighbors of Lombard Street motel used as pandemic homeless shelter complain of uptick in crime
Marina residents who live near the Buena Vista Motor Inn (1599 Lombard St.) say that break-ins, attempted break-ins, and two reports of gunshots in recent months have them on edge — and they connect this apparent uptick in crime to the motel being used to shelter homeless individuals during the pandemic. Read More
San Francisco
Wildfire threatens homes in South San Francisco
A four-alarm vegetation fire broke out Friday just after noon on Sign Hill/San Bruno Mountain in South San Francisco, immediately threatening homes and a densely populated area. Read More
San Francisco Castro
ATM screens smashed at both Bank of America and Wells Fargo branches in Castro [Updated]
ATMs were damaged at both Bank of America and Wells Fargo. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Tenderloin
SFPD deploys mobile unit to disrupt drug dealing in the Tenderloin
A mobile command van will be stationed in the Tenderloin intermittently in a new effort to disrupt street-level drug dealing. Read More
San Francisco Union Square
[Update] Man killed in Union Square shooting linked to violent May robbery in Fremont
SFPD are investigating a shooting that left one man dead onside the luxury stores on the 100 block of Geary Street. Read More
San Francisco Upper Haight
Presumed overdose inside car on Haight Street prompts emergency response, two hospitalized
Two people were hospitalized earlier this morning after being found unconscious in a car on Haight Street. Read More
San Francisco Tenderloin Union Square
Pedestrian critically injured in hit-and-run near Union Square
Officials were only able to identify the victim after putting out a public call to determine his identity. Read More
San Francisco Hayes Valley Lower Haight
Vehicle overturns after collision at Oak and Buchanan [Updated]
One driver flipped their car, while the other driver collided with a light pole in front of the Oak Gourmet corner store. Read More
San Francisco Inner Sunset
Fire at Parkside's Dragon Printing under investigation as arson
The 34-year-old print shop, owned by an immigrant family from Hong Kong, was destroyed in last week's fire. Read More
San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle
Driver crashes into Castro's Fitness SF, Weaver's Coffee building [Updated]
No one was injured, but it's unclear how extensive the damage to the two businesses will be. Read More
San Francisco Cole Valley Upper Haight
Waller Street 1-alarm fire sends smoke over Upper Haight, Cole Valley [UPDATED]
The ongoing fire is burning in the light well of the building, which contains seven apartments on three floors. Read More