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Overdose deaths decline in San Francisco for first time since 2018
For the first time in three years, the number of overdose deaths in San Francisco has gone down, with a 7 percent decrease in 2021.Read More
Oakland police raid illegal casino, seize guns, cash, drugs
Police in Oakland shut down a third illegal gambling operation in seven months after executing a search warrant Wednesday. The operation took place in the 2300 block of East...Read More
Tenderloin road rage shooting leads to federal gun and fentanyl charges
Federal prosecutors have filed gun and fentanyl possession for sale charges against an Oakland man after a violent road rage incident in the Tenderloin.Read More
Police suspect overdose in deaths of two people found in Belmont hotel room
Two people were found dead of a suspected drug overdose at a hotel in Belmont on Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Officers responded at 2:52 p.m. to a medical...Read More
Police arrest armed suspect in investigation of hit-and-run, shots fired
One person was arrested for having a loaded gun and drug-related offenses in Berkeley on Wednesday evening, police said. Officers responded at 7:52 p.m. to Oregon Street in South...Read More
‘Xanax King’ charged in fresh federal complaint
A 41-year-old Martinez man who once allegedly dubbed himself "Xanax King" was charged in a federal criminal complaint Friday.Read More
Santa Rosa man faces 12 felony charges, including forcefully pimping 16-year-old girl
A 20-year-old Santa Rosa man was arrested Friday on 12 felony charges, including unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, causing a minor to engage in commercial sex, and drugs...Read More
Police say man arrested for shelter noncompliance was selling heroin, cocaine, fentanyl
A 20-year-old Oakland man who was warned about violating the shelter-in-place order and refused to comply was arrested later Saturday night by officers from the San Francisco police Tenderloin...Read More
Sheriff’s office identifies pair found dead in Sleepy Hollow driveway
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office has identified a couple who were found dead Friday in a driveway in unincorporated Marin County near San Anselmo as Dylan Curtis Schwarz, 32,...Read More
Burglar refuses to leave when housekeeper finds him in Sausalito home
Police arrested a 34-year-old man Thursday afternoon after he allegedly entered a Sausalito home, took clothes from the basement and refused to leave. Joshua Lloyd, of San Francisco, was...Read More
Supe calls on city, federal officials to clean up Federal Plaza
San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney on Friday called on both federal and city officials to address concerns over trash, drug dealing and drug use at the city’s Federal Plaza....Read More
Open-air drug dealing task force proposal moves to full vote
Residents and businesses are fed up with drug dealing on the streets of San Francisco’s District 6. Supervisor Matt Haney, who represents the district, is pushing to form a...Read More
Bust nets 2,000 ecstasy pills, weapons
A Santa Rosa man was arrested Monday on suspicion of possessing more than 2,000 ecstasy pills and other drugs.Read More
Coast Guard seizes 11 tons of cocaine, arrests dozens
The Alameda-based Stratton just returned to the Bay Area after a 104-day patrol that also included enforcement of fisheries regulations in Alaska.Read More
Man found dead in Denny’s bathroom
A 65-year-old man was found dead in a Denny's restaurant bathroom Wednesday morning.Read More
Inmates accused of meth smuggling scheme
Ten people, including five female jail inmates, are accused of being involved in a scheme to distribute methamphetamine inside San Mateo County's Maple Street Correctional Center.Read More
Safe injection site shows promise, tradeoffs
The push for safe injecting spaces comes in response to a growing and highly visible drug crisis.Read More
Noe Valley mountain lion released into wild
A mountain lion that was spotted by residents in San Francisco's Noe Valley Friday morning was tranquilized, captured and released.Read More