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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,...

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SFPD 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...

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Recall: 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,...

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Cops 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...

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2 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...

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Accused 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....

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Don’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...

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Suitcase 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...

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So-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...

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In 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...

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Family 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...

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Video 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...

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San 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...

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Police 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,...

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Bruce 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...

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The 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...

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Disgraced 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...

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SFPD: 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...

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SFPD: 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...

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SFPD 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...

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SFPD: 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...

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San Francisco police officer is arrested and charged with possessing child porn

A 10-year veteran of the San Francisco Police...

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10 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...

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SFPD 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...

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SFPD 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...

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'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....

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California: 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...

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Cancer 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...

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SFPD 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. ......

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SFPD ramps up security for last Candlestick game

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police are ramping up security for the last 49ers game at Candlestick Park. ......

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SFPD 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...

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SFPD 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. ......

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Suspect 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...

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SFPD: 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...

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'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...

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Motorcyclist dies in Chinatown vehicle collision

A motorcyclist died in a collision with a vehicle in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on Monday morning, a...

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Startup 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...

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SFPD 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...

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Two 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...

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SFPD: 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...

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SFPD offers $25K reward for information in killing of anti-violence worker

A $25,000 reward has been...

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SFPD 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...

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SFPD 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...

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Deported 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...

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SFPD responds to stabbing on Mission Street

A person was stabbed during the Wednesday evening rush hour along Mission Street, according to police....

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SFPD 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...

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SFPD 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....

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SFPD 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...

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SFPD 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...

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SF 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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