City's Troubles Heard in SFPD's Blues
In the azure glow of the neon martini glass in the window, Lance Cossui wiped the bar at the Blue Light Cafe. No, he said wearily, the notorious steak fajitas were only available after 5 p.m....
View ArticleSFPD charges a long time in the making
SAN FRANCISCO -- Some wonder how one bag of fajitas could cause such a big stew in the San Francisco Police Department. But many city residents and cop experts throughout the state are not surprised....
View ArticleCharge against top cops tough to prove
SAN FRANCISCO -- Prosecutors may have their hands full trying to prove that Police Chief Earl Sanders and six officers conspired to obstruct justice _ a charge so obscure that veteran lawyers say it's...
View ArticleSF official retires after drunken fight with son in Arizona
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO - Former San Francisco police chief Alex Fagan Sr. retired as the city's emergency services director Tuesday as new details surfaced about his actions at an Arizona hotel...
View ArticleS.F. Officer's Slaying Revives Debate
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Campaigning on an anti-capital punishment platform was an easy call for Kamala Harris when she ran for district attorney in famously liberal San Francisco. Sticking to that...
View ArticleSFPD seeking leads in homicides
San Francisco police are appealing for the public's help in two fatal shootings this weekend, one in the Bayview District and another in the normally calm Twin Peaks area. Neither of the shootings...
View ArticleSFPD brass eyes exit from Hall of Justice
A host of seismic and safety woes at the aging Hall of Justice has prompted top police brass to put in a bid to move to 50 United Nations Plaza, which the federal government placed on the sales block...
View ArticleSFPD videotape shows much more
The video skits at the center of a San Francisco Police Department scandal are only a small part of a much longer and more disturbing production that features images of an African-American police...
View ArticleList of suspensions grows in SFPD scandal
The San Francisco Police Department is in the process of suspending six to eight additional officers in connection with video skits that city officials deemed racist, sexist and homophobic. This latest...
View ArticleSFPD officer to be charged with four felonies
A five-year veteran of the San Francisco Police Department will be arraigned this morning for allegedly holding a San Francisco State student against her will and forcing her to perform oral sex, both...
View ArticleHonoring San Francisco’s finest
On Dec. 1, family, friends and members of the San Francisco Police Department gathered to honor 20 members of the police force at the annual Medal of Valor Awards, a ceremony which recognizes the...
View ArticleSFPD: Beware, deadly drivers
San Francisco police made pedestrian safety a priority in 2005, ticketing nearly twice the number of drivers who violated walkers’ rights than the year before, according to department records. Overall,...
View ArticlePolice revamp longtime system of identifying problem officers
The police department is revamping its system for detecting troubled and potentially violent officers in the hopes of more quickly identifying problems and getting the officers into training or...
View ArticlePolice union not pursuing wages in video scandal
The San Francisco Police Officers Association has not asked the Police Department to compensate 23 officers suspended without pay after a controversial series of video skits was made public in...
View ArticleMore 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....
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