San Francisco - Crime & Emergencies
San Francisco Castro Mission
Le Marais Bakery burglarized in the Castro, owners call on government officials for response
Overnight on Monday, the Castro's Parisian-themed bakery and cafe Le Marais Bakery (498 Sanchez) had its storefront window smashed and the business burglarized for the second time in about a month, leaving its owners frustrated and disappointed.
San Francisco Mission
Pile of steaming trash dumped outside SFPD station on Valencia Street
The SFPD station at 18th and Valencia Streets was not looking or smelling good Monday afternoon, as a Recology garbage truck was forced to dump a load of steaming trash there after suffering an apparent truck fire.
San Francisco Bayview Embarcadero
Popular Waterbar bartender suffers traumatic injuries in hit-and-run, friends rally with GoFundMe
Known for her pink-streaked hair and custom craft cocktails, Waterbar bartender Alexandra Tamez was left in a coma for weeks after a February hit-and-run, and her community is asking for support — and information.
San Francisco Hayes Valley
Huge (And Expensive) Lengths Some Retailers Go To For Security In SF
Though high-end stores like this may resort to taking matters into their own hands, hiring one of San Francisco's Top Security Companies can mean the difference between staying in business or closing your doors for good.
San Francisco Lower Haight Upper Haight
One person was shot and had “life-threatening injuries” in Friday’s Upper Haight shooting
While initial reports described “no reported injuries” in a shooting that also hit Ritual Roasters and several cars, SFPD announced Sunday that one victim has been shot and suffered “life-threatening injuries.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.