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SFPD releases bodycam footage of 2019 incident resulting in assault charges against officer
San Francisco police have released body-worn camera footage from a 2019 police encounter that left a man with a broken leg and wrist, after District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced...Read More
DA declines officer charges in two police shooting incidents
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Thursday his office won’t file charges against three San Francisco Police Department officers involved in two separate shootings earlier this year. The...Read More
New charges in Nuru scandal accuse former Recology manager of bribery, money laundering
A former manager for San Francisco’s garbage collection agency Recology has been charged with bribery and money laundering for allegations of assisting embattled former Department of Public Works director...Read More
DA declines charges against officers in shooting during suspect’s arrest in child sexual assault case
San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe announced Monday that his office will not file criminal charges against a Foster City police officer and detective involved in the shooting...Read More
SFO commissioner cites ‘severe medical conditions’ for resignation amid DPW director scandal
San Francisco International Airport Commissioner Linda Crayton has resigned from her position citing health concerns, airport officials confirmed late Wednesday. Crayton’s resignation comes just a day after it was...Read More
Dentist charged with fraud after 18 root canals on single patient
A Saratoga dentist who allegedly collected insurance for unneeded procedures performed on more than two dozen patients was arraigned in San Jose.Read More
New inmate locator tool released to public
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office on Friday announced a new inmate locator tool available to the public.Read More
Former SFPD lieutenant denies sending racist texts, pleads not guilty
An attorney for a former San Francisco police lieutenant recently named in a scandal over racist text messages Tuesday said his client had not sent offensive messages himself and...Read More
Oaks Card Club fined $650k over money handling
The Oaks Card Club in Emeryville will pay a $650,000 fine for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.Read More
‘Shrimp Boy’ spills details of criminal past
Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow told a federal jury in San Francisco that although he previously committed a raft of crimes, he vowed to stop.Read More
Man crushed twice inside garbage truck survives
A 44-year-old man who had been sleeping in a dumpster outside a Fremont restaurant survived two cycles of compaction in a garbage truck.Read More
Brothers recaptured after brief jail escape
Two brothers and Sonoma County Jail inmates briefly escaped the Main Adult Detention Facility in Santa Rosa Tuesday.Read More
‘Black Friday 14’ supporters flood BART board meeting
Members and supporters of the “Black Friday 14” rallied ahead of a BART board of directors meeting Thursday morning to demand that the board urge prosecutors to drop criminal charges...Read More
Lawsuit filed over solitary confinement
The inmates would be kept in tiny cells, as small as six feet by seven feet, for months or even years at a time.Read More
Raiders player could be charged for barking at police dog
An Oakland Raiders player could be facing felony charges for allegedly taunting a bomb-sniffing dog prior to the team's game Sunday.Read More
Lawyers paint conflicting visions of Raymond ‘Shrimp Boy’ Chow
A federal jury in San Francisco heard conflicting portrayals of Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow during opening statements of his racketeering trial Monday.Read More
‘Shrimp Boy’ Chow indicted on murder charges
Chinatown association leader Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow has been indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco on new charges of participating in two murders.Read More
Fifth-grade teacher sentenced for molesting students
A former Morgan Hill teacher who sexually abused four children was sentenced Monday to 40 years in prison.Read More