More charges filed against SFPD officers
The Office of Citizen Complaints has filed charges with the Police Commission against two more officers involved in a car chase on June 29, 2004, that ended in police fatally shooting Gustavus Rugley,...
View ArticleSFPD car in collision; two officers injured
Two San Francisco police officers were injured in an officer-involved car accident early Sunday, according to the San Francisco...
View ArticleRecall: infant toys sold in US and Canada
Feed .examiners_body img{padding:5px;} Nearly 185,000 infant toys with blue mettalic fabric were just recalled in a joint US and Canadian effort. The items were sold at Babies “R” Us, Target,...
View ArticleCops Bust Marijuana Growers in San Francisco Sunset District
Get alerts when there is a new article from the SF Headlines Examiner. Read Examiner.com's San Francisco Police discovered another major pot growing operation in San Francisco’s Sunset District...
View Article2 big quakes kill at least 200 in Indonesia
(10-01) 04:00 PDT Jakarta, Indonesia -- A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering landslides and trapping thousands under collapsed buildings - including two hospitals, an...
View ArticleAccused police impostor targeted immigrants
A San Francisco man is facing charges of impersonating a police officer and coercing newly arrived immigrants into committing sex acts....
View ArticleDon’t bother applying if you’ve been convicted of domestic violence
chamberlain04_TH0114Police Chief Greg Suhr helped develop the new domestic violence policies. The San Francisco Police...
View ArticleSuitcase found stuffed with human remains
A man was detained Friday night in connection with a suitcase that had been found on a downtown San Francisco street stuffed with human remains, authorities said./p...
View ArticleSo-Called ‘Hottest Cop Ever’ Arrested For Plowing Through Two Pedestrians In...
An Internet-famous San Francisco police officer known as the “Hot Cop” of the Castro has been accused of seriously injuring two pedestrians in a hit-and-run. Officer Christopher Kohrs has been arrested...
View ArticleIn wake of Mario Woods' killing, SFSU...
SFPD racism is systemic: In wake of Mario Woods' killing, SFSU public health students call for chief's dismissal and alternatives to police The Public Health Organization of Graduate Students at San...
View ArticleFamily of man killed by S.F. police demand federal civil rights investigation
The family of a black man shot and killed by San Francisco police in an incident captured on video is demanding a federal civil rights investigation, their attorney said Monday. John Burris, who is...
View ArticleVideo of Boy's Slip in Roller Coaster Seat Goes Viral
A roller coaster ride in the Texas Panhandle took a scary turn for a father and son last week when the boy's seat belt broke, according to the father.The incident took place Friday at the Amarillo...
View ArticleSan Francisco Police Chief Resigns After Officer Fatally Shoots Black Woman
Just hours after one of his officers shot and killed an apparently unarmed black woman, San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr resigned on Thursday at the urging of Mayor Ed Lee, the San Francisco...
View ArticlePolice Union in Trouble over ‘Black Labs Matter’ Photo
A San Francisco union representing the city's police officers is being criticized for publishing an ad in the August issue of its monthly newspaper, showing one black and one white Labrador retrieved,...
View ArticleBruce Miller Charged With Seven Felonies, Allegedly Beat Elderly Man With Cane
Former 49ers fullback Bruce Miller, who was released by the team after he was arrested for allegedly beating a 70-year-old man and his son in a San Francisco hotel, was formally charged today with...
View ArticleThe SFPD Police Officer Who Became the Historical Photographer
Peter Thoshinsky joined the San Francisco Police Department back in 1982. After service as a cop for 31 years, his career in the department took a major turn: he became the official “historical...
View ArticleDisgraced Former San Francisco Police Chief Gets Warriors Security Job...
Greg Suhr was the chief of the San Francisco Police Department from 2011 to June 2016, when he resigned at the request of San Francisco mayor Ed Lee. Suhr’s time in charge was a tumultuous one for the...
View ArticleSFPD: 92-year-old driver runs over boys, 2 and 7, and woman
A 92-year-old woman ran over three people, including a 2-year-old boy, in San Francisco’s Lakeshore neighborhood, police said Monday. The toddler, a 7-year-old boy and a 70-year-old woman were all...
View ArticleSFPD: Phony cop busted in armed kidnap attempt
A man was arrested Thursday after attempting to kidnap another man in San Francisco and telling an onlooker he was a police officer, even flashing an official-looking badge, authorities said. The...
View ArticleSFPD on fog-shrouded pot farms: too much green
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Socked in by coastal fog, gardeners in the city's Sunset District struggle to coax vegetables from plots rarely touched by sunlight. But recently, a certain crop has flourished...
View ArticleSFPD: Driver who hurt 5 in SUV crash not licensed
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A driver who lost control and crashed her vehicle into a group of people waiting for a bus in San Francisco on Tuesday was not licensed, police said.The Tuesday morning crash...
View ArticleSan Francisco police officer is arrested and charged with possessing child porn
A 10-year veteran of the San Francisco Police...
View Article10 students sickened after ingesting unknown substance at San Francisco...
L.A. Now Local LA Times 10 students sickened after ingesting unknown substance at San Francisco middle school By Alene Tchekmedyian Feb 13, 2018 | 4:50 PM Ten students were being treated after...
View ArticleSFPD Seek to Return Items Recovered From Stolen Car
Police are asking for the public's help in finding the owner of items recovered Friday from a stolen car in San Francisco's Richmond District. The items include mementos from the Holocaust, a baseball...
View ArticleSFPD Chief Scott Interviewing for LAPD's Top Cop: Report
San Francisco Police Department Chief Bill Scott reportedly is looking to return to the Los Angeles Police Department as its top cop. Scott, who left LAPD as a deputy chief to lead SFPD in 2017, is...
View Article'A dump on an SFPD patrol car': Group tweets photo of cop car with what ...
A New York-based police union called the Sergeants Benevolent Association tweeted a photo on Saturday of a San Francisco Police Department patrol car with what appears to be fecal matter on its bumper....
View ArticleCalifornia: SFPD can try to discipline text scandal officers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California appellate court has ruled that San Francisco Police administrators acted appropriately in delaying disciplinary action against officers caught...
View ArticleCancer survivor gets wish granted
The Spanish Fork Police department tell Jude his wish has been granted. Photo: Courtesy Robyn Johnson At the age of 4, Jude Johnson has spent nearly half his life in and out of the hospital fighting...
View ArticleSFPD pegs arrest in police shooting protest at 43
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police have pegged at 43 the official tally of protesters arrested during a march condemning the weekend police shooting of a Washington parolee. ......
View ArticleSFPD ramps up security for last Candlestick game
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police are ramping up security for the last 49ers game at Candlestick Park. ......
View ArticleSFPD make numerous arrests over New Year’s holiday
SFPD make numerous arrests over New Year’s holidaySAN FRANCISCO — As thousands of revelers gathered in downtown San Francisco to usher in the New Year, San Francisco police were busy making arrests...
View ArticleSFPD to pay $725,000 to settle wrongful termination lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco officials agreed Friday to pay $725,000 to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former Police Department lawyer. ......
View ArticleSuspect identified in fatal stabbing of elderly woman in SoMa
The man arrested for allegedly using a knife to kill his elderly relative at her apartment in South of Market has been identified as 30-year-old Andrew Shanz Luke, a law enforcement official confirmed...
View ArticleSFPD: Group of young people wanted in Michigan man’s death
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Police Department says a visitor from Michigan who was killed Wednesday night got into a confrontation with a group of five young people before he was fatally shot. Police also...
View Article'Go Be a N----- Somewhere Else': ACLU Files Lawsuit Citing San Francisco...
The city by the bay has been a hotbed of illegal race-based policing. This is just the latest example. San Francisco's Tenderloin is a heavily populated, racially mixed neighborhood in the heart of one...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies in Chinatown vehicle collision
A motorcyclist died in a collision with a vehicle in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on Monday morning, a...
View ArticleStartup CEO shocked with Taser, choked to death in Mid-Market
An employee at a San Francisco startup company allegedly stunned his boss with a Taser and strangled him to death after being accused of embezzling funds from the company, court records revealed...
View ArticleSFPD opens bilingual crime reporting center in Chinatown
San Francisco police opened a new center Wednesday where Chinatown residents who do not speak English can connect with bilingual officers twice a week. Officers from Central Police Station will staff...
View ArticleTwo San Francisco officers crash patrol motorcycles into each other, police say
L.A. Now Local Two San Francisco officers crash patrol motorcycles into each other, police say At least one San...
View ArticleSFPD: City employee in snowplow hits 2 people
Santa Fe police say a man behind the wheel of a city snowplow didn’t know he had struck two people, sending both to the hospital, as he worked to clear the snowy streets Friday evening. SFPD Deputy...
View ArticleSFPD offers $25K reward for information in killing of anti-violence worker
A $25,000 reward has been...
View ArticleSFPD releases first secret police files under new transparency law
San Francisco police released more than 1,000 pages of previously secret investigate files on Friday under a new state transparency law that is revealing details about police shootings and misconduct...
View ArticleSFPD adds more traffic cops to their ranks
Street scofflaws beware: More traffic cops will soon roam San Francisco’s streets. At a Friday press conference on distracted driving, city supervisors and the San Francisco Police Department revealed...
View ArticleDeported Widower of Soldier Back In US After ICE Reversal
The husband of a U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan was allowed to return to the United States Monday after immigration officials deported him last week and put their daughter at risk of losing another...
View ArticleSFPD responds to stabbing on Mission Street
A person was stabbed during the Wednesday evening rush hour along Mission Street, according to police....
View ArticleSFPD searching for teenage shooting suspect
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Police Department is looking for a teen who is accused of shooting another male in the abdomen at an...
View ArticleSFPD searching for teen who shot stepfather
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Police Department is looking for a teen who is accused of shooting his stepfather in the abdomen at an apartment complex Sunday night....
View ArticleSFPD endangers domestic violence survivors with slow release of police...
A new lawsuit alleges the San Francisco Police Department’s “policy and practice” of failing to release incident reports to domestic violence survivors on time is putting women and children at risk of...
View ArticleSFPD Chief Scott stands behind widely condemned raid on journalist’s home
In his first public comments since police raided the home and office of a freelance journalist, Police Chief Bill Scott on Wednesday defended the actions police took to obtain the search warrants...
View ArticleSF Police Chief Apologizes for Raid on Journalist; Police Union Wants Him to...
San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Chief Bill Scott apologized Friday for a raid earlier this month on the home of a journalist who would not reveal his sources -- and the local police union is...
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