Traffic stop leads to 9-pound narcotics seizure
A Santa Rosa man was arrested Saturday after a traffic stop led police to nearly 9 pounds of narcotics. Officers pulled the suspect over about …
City attorney seeks civil injunctions to curb Tenderloin drug dealing
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has moved into civil injunction territory in an effort to prevent known drug dealers from entering the Tenderloin neighborhood. …
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 …
SF supes approve Street-Level Drug Dealing Task Force legislation
San Francisco supervisors passed legislation Tuesday that establishes a 12-member Street-Level Drug Dealing Task Force. The task force will make recommendations to the mayor, Board …
Four arrested for Sonoma Co. drug trafficking
Santa Rosa police arrested four men Wednesday on suspicion of trafficking or distributing heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine from Vallejo to Santa Rosa for distribution throughout Sonoma County.
Hundreds of heroin bindles seized in SF drug op
A team of officers seized 470 bindles of heroin along with other drugs in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood Saturday and arrested a suspect in the case, police said.
Safe injection site shows promise, tradeoffs
The push for safe injecting spaces comes in response to a growing and highly visible drug crisis.
Police seize 70 pounds of meth in Noe Valley
Alejandro Alvarez, 44, was arrested at about 1:30 p.m. when police served a search warrant in the 1200 block of Sanchez Street.
Heroin deaths spike in Sonoma County
There has been a spike in the number of suspected heroin overdose deaths in the Santa Rosa area recently.
5 busted with drugs, gun at San Bruno hotel
Police arrested five people at a San Bruno hotel early Tuesday morning after officers found members of the group to be in possession of a variety of drugs and at least one gun.
SF: Opioid antidote saved 12 lives since 2015
Since 2015, Narcan kits have saved the lives of 12 people in San Francisco suffering from overdoses of opioids such as heroin and prescription painkillers.
Police chief’s gun, stolen weapons recovered
A Salinas police chief’s firearm was found among stolen property recovered following a months-long investigation into a series of thefts.
SF steps up efforts to remove used syringes
San Francisco city officials say they are stepping up efforts to get discarded syringes off city streets.
Heroin overdose victim rescued from City Hall bathroom
A San Francisco sheriff’s sergeant helped save the life of an unconscious man suffering a drug overdose in a City Hall bathroom stall.
Alleged Sonoma heroin kingpin arrested
Bay Area law enforcement agencies have arrested the alleged leader and three alleged co-conspirators of a heroin distribution ring that sold the drug in Sonoma County.
Drug war made illegal drugs cheaper, better
Decades of global war against heroin, cocaine and marijuana has resulted in cheaper, purer drugs.
Addict accused of trying to sell baby chooses prison
Samantha Tomasini asked the judge for prison time, saying she would just break probation again.
Counselor accused of selling drugs
Drug rehab counselor Kirstin Dempsey was arrested Wednesday after a search of her residence turned up heroin, cash and other paraphernalia.