San Francisco - Crime & Emergencies

A Millbrae man has been arrested on charges of sexual assault against a young child, highlighting a harrowing case of family betrayal and raising important questions about how to better protect vulnerable victims within the community.

Despite facing serious charges, Darnell Houston, a convicted felon, was granted three years of probation following a Tenderloin shootout.

Arson is suspected as the cause of a fire at the Serramonte Center Target Store, resulting in major loss of floor stock and damages to the store. An investigation is currently underway.

The suspect in last week's stabbing in Chinatown, Fook Poy Lai, had a long history of severe mental illness and has been charged with attempted murder. The bakery owner has now come forward to explain that his father was the victim in a 2016 stabbing, too.

A federal effort backed by Rep. Nancy Pelosi is seeking to disrupt the supply of fentanyl to San Francisco. The effort includes resources from the DOJ, DEA, CHP, and National Guard. Mayor London Breed is seeking to make change with this intervention.

After the robbery of a USPS carrier, authorities are offering $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of suspect involved in mail carrier robbery in SF's Western Addition.

Over the Memorial Day Weekend, Castro's fast-casual Gai Chicken & Rice (3463 16th St.) had its storefront window smashed in an all-too-common incident for small business owners in the neighborhood and elsewhere in the city.

60-year-old Fook Poy Lai is suspected of brutally stabbing an employee of Chinatown's AA Bakery & Cafe. He was on parole for a 2016 stabbing incident.

Min Jian Guan has been found guilty of the murder of 79-year-old Yu Quin Sun, a killing that was broadcast on Zoom and seen by other participants. Sentencing is set for June 16.

In an effort to address concerns of safety and cleanliness that may be holding back full ridership, BART has doubled its police presence on trains and in stations. This has seemingly resulting in additional arrests.

Stabbing incident at SF Chinatown's AA Bakery leaves one employee with life-threatening injuries, suspect immediately taken into custody.

Nima Momeni has parted ways with his defense attorney, and hired a Miami-based Persian lawyer who has not yet reviewed the case.

Today Elizabeth Holmes begins her 11-year prison sentence at FSC Bryan in Texas. She was sentenced in November for four counts of fraud.

BART custodian sustains injuries after being assaulted by alleged pocketknife-wielding suspect creating a disturbance at 24th Street-Mission BART station. Police still investigating.

Town hall meeting revealed bodycam and surveillance footage of the fatal police shooting of SF burglary suspect, Sergio Barrios. SFPD police officer Gregory Buhagiar, involved in two other shootings in 2007 and 2018, has been identified as the shooter.

Lawsuit filed by Banko Brown's family against Walgreens, Kingdom Group Protective Services, and security guard Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony for Banko's shooting death.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's 1983 visit to the U.S. was met with protest, and newly released FBI documents have revealed that there was an assassination plot during the visit. The investigation revealed a plan involving either dropping an object off the Golden Gate Bridge onto the royal yacht, or killing her during a planned visit to Yosemite National Park

Get an in-depth look at the fracas that ensued at Banko Brown's funeral in San Francisco, and how it reflects the underlying tension surrounding his death, including the outrage sparked after the district attorney declined to file charges against the shooter.

Quoc Le, owner of the Larkin Street Boba Tea Shop, has been arrested for the third time for fencing stolen merchandise. This bubble tea shop has become known as a "Notorious Fence."

Bob Lee's murder suspect, Nima Momeni, appeared in court today and surveillance images were released showing the two outside Momeni's sister's condo before the stabbing. Momeni pleaded not guilty and was not granted bail.

SFPD & Sup. Engardio collaborate to deter catalytic converter theft with a free event to etches vehicle ID numbers and paints SFPD logos on converters.

A former Richmond police sergeant has been sentenced for a 2017 incident, in which he drunkenly fired his gun at a Four Seasons Hotel, causing damages and violating his deferred judgement grant.

After a spate of commercial burglaries in the Castro, local merchant group leaders and the SFPD have issued a list of safety information and tips.

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.

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.