1 killed, 2 injured in Tenderloin shooting
Bay City News
Saturday, June 27, 2009
A 30-year-old San Francisco man was the victim of a fatal shooting in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood this morning, according to the San Francisco medical examiner's office.
Harris Fullbright was shot near the intersection of Ellis and Jones streets around 3 a.m., police said.
Officers responded and found Fullbright with gunshot wounds, and two other victims.
Fullbright was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other two victims were transported to a local hospital, police said.
Suspect information was not available.
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Man Shoots At Police During Marina District Standoff
Man arrested for allegedly shooting at officers
06/26/09 1:59 PM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO — A man shot at officers from inside his touristy hotel room in San Francisco's Marina District early this morning during a two-hour standoff, according a police sergeant.
Waddell Williams, 33, was arrested around 1 a.m. on suspicion of attempted murder for shooting at the officers, assault with a deadly weapon and illegally possessing a firearm, Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said.
Police responded to shots fired from a room in the Chelsea Motor Inn at Lombard and Webster streets around 11 p.m. When the first two officers arrived, police said Williams shot through the door at them.
The officers took cover and called for back up, Tomioka said.
He was in police custody within two hours, she said.
Williams was staying at the hotel but she did not know where he was from, how long he had been staying there or why he fired the shots.
No one was injured.
- Bay City News
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06/26/09 1:59 PM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO — A man shot at officers from inside his touristy hotel room in San Francisco's Marina District early this morning during a two-hour standoff, according a police sergeant.
Waddell Williams, 33, was arrested around 1 a.m. on suspicion of attempted murder for shooting at the officers, assault with a deadly weapon and illegally possessing a firearm, Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said.
Police responded to shots fired from a room in the Chelsea Motor Inn at Lombard and Webster streets around 11 p.m. When the first two officers arrived, police said Williams shot through the door at them.
The officers took cover and called for back up, Tomioka said.
He was in police custody within two hours, she said.
Williams was staying at the hotel but she did not know where he was from, how long he had been staying there or why he fired the shots.
No one was injured.
- Bay City News
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Woman Has Ankle Broken During Haight District Robbery
Victim hospitalized after being struck by baseball bat during robbery
By: Will Reisman
06/25/09 10:10 AM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO — A person was hospitalized with a broken ankle after being struck by a baseball bat during a robbery in the Haight-Ashbury district last night.
The victim, whose identity has not been released, was walking near the intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets at 8 p.m. when the victim was hostilely approached by three black males, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
Two of the suspects checked the victim’s pockets, and the third suspect demanded property, police said. While carrying out the robbery, one of the suspects took out a miniature baseball bat and hit the victim in the ankle, causing the bone to break, police said.
After taking the victim’s property, the three suspects fled on foot. Police said the three men were about 25 to 30 years old.
No arrests have been made, and the case is under investigation, police said. The victim was transferred to San Francisco General Hospital in stable condition.
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By: Will Reisman
06/25/09 10:10 AM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO — A person was hospitalized with a broken ankle after being struck by a baseball bat during a robbery in the Haight-Ashbury district last night.
The victim, whose identity has not been released, was walking near the intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets at 8 p.m. when the victim was hostilely approached by three black males, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
Two of the suspects checked the victim’s pockets, and the third suspect demanded property, police said. While carrying out the robbery, one of the suspects took out a miniature baseball bat and hit the victim in the ankle, causing the bone to break, police said.
After taking the victim’s property, the three suspects fled on foot. Police said the three men were about 25 to 30 years old.
No arrests have been made, and the case is under investigation, police said. The victim was transferred to San Francisco General Hospital in stable condition.
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Bernal Heights Beating Victim Dies
Man beaten in S.F. drinking dispute dies
Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, June 26, 2009
(06-26) 15:29 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A man beaten last October in a Bernal Heights park for drinking someone else's alcohol has died, and San Francisco police are seeking help in solving the slaying.
Pierre Oliver, 43, who was attacked at 12:55 a.m. Oct. 5, died of his injuries June 8, police Lt. Mike Stasko said Friday.
Oliver was assaulted in Holly Park after he supposedly drank out of someone else's bottle, police said.
He was walking away from the dispute when a group of people, including at least one woman, beat and kicked him unconscious, Stasko said. Investigators have no detailed descriptions of the attackers.
Oliver was in a convalescent hospital in San Mateo County when he died.
The case was designated a homicide last week, Stasko said.
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Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, June 26, 2009
(06-26) 15:29 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A man beaten last October in a Bernal Heights park for drinking someone else's alcohol has died, and San Francisco police are seeking help in solving the slaying.
Pierre Oliver, 43, who was attacked at 12:55 a.m. Oct. 5, died of his injuries June 8, police Lt. Mike Stasko said Friday.
Oliver was assaulted in Holly Park after he supposedly drank out of someone else's bottle, police said.
He was walking away from the dispute when a group of people, including at least one woman, beat and kicked him unconscious, Stasko said. Investigators have no detailed descriptions of the attackers.
Oliver was in a convalescent hospital in San Mateo County when he died.
The case was designated a homicide last week, Stasko said.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Police Chase Man Through BART Tunnel
SF: UPDATE: MAN ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES FOLLOWING PURSUIT ON BART TRACKS
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A 27-year-old man was taken into custody this morning after running away from police on the train tracks between two BART stations in San Francisco, causing brief delays in train service, San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.
Dion Jackson was arrested on drug charges after fleeing from San Francisco police and entering the 16th Street Mission station, where he ran away from police along the underground tracks, Williams said.
The incident caused BART to turn off power to the tracks at about 7:20 a.m. while police pursued Jackson, who was eventually arrested at the Civic Center station, according to Williams.
Trains were running through the area again at about 7:40 a.m. and BART trains were back on their regular schedule as of 9:45 a.m. after experiencing residual systemwide delays of about 20 minutes during the morning commute, a BART dispatcher said.
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A 27-year-old man was taken into custody this morning after running away from police on the train tracks between two BART stations in San Francisco, causing brief delays in train service, San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.
Dion Jackson was arrested on drug charges after fleeing from San Francisco police and entering the 16th Street Mission station, where he ran away from police along the underground tracks, Williams said.
The incident caused BART to turn off power to the tracks at about 7:20 a.m. while police pursued Jackson, who was eventually arrested at the Civic Center station, according to Williams.
Trains were running through the area again at about 7:40 a.m. and BART trains were back on their regular schedule as of 9:45 a.m. after experiencing residual systemwide delays of about 20 minutes during the morning commute, a BART dispatcher said.
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Man Injured In Fillmore District Shooting
Man hospitalized after shooting in Western Addition
By: Will Reisman
Examiner Staff Writer
06/24/09 7:04 AM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO — A man was hospitalized after being shot last night in the Western Addition.
Officers found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds on the 1000 block of Golden Gate Avenue at about 11:15 p.m., according to the San Francisco Police Department.
The man was transported to a nearby medical center with unknown injuries, police said.
No one has been arrested and the case is under investigation.
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By: Will Reisman
Examiner Staff Writer
06/24/09 7:04 AM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO — A man was hospitalized after being shot last night in the Western Addition.
Officers found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds on the 1000 block of Golden Gate Avenue at about 11:15 p.m., according to the San Francisco Police Department.
The man was transported to a nearby medical center with unknown injuries, police said.
No one has been arrested and the case is under investigation.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Two Injured In Hunters Point Shooting
SF: TWO MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN BAYVIEW SHOOTING
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
San Francisco police are investigating a Monday night shooting in the city's Bayview District.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting at Revere Avenue and Keith Street just past 11 p.m., police said.
Two men were with gunshot wounds were taken to San Francisco General Hospital and were expected to survive, police said.
No one was arrested, though police reported that one suspect has been identified.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
San Francisco police are investigating a Monday night shooting in the city's Bayview District.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting at Revere Avenue and Keith Street just past 11 p.m., police said.
Two men were with gunshot wounds were taken to San Francisco General Hospital and were expected to survive, police said.
No one was arrested, though police reported that one suspect has been identified.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Man Stabbed To Death In Hunters Point
S.F. man stabbed to death in Bayview
Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, June 22, 2009
(06-22) 08:45 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A man was stabbed to death early today in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood, police said.
Douglas Johnson, 49, of San Francisco was in the passenger seat of a parked car on the 1600 block of La Salle Avenue near Third Street (links.sfgate.com/ZHLE) when a man approached him at about 12:50 a.m., authorities said.
Johnson got out of the car and spoke with the man, who stabbed him in the chest and then ran, police said. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene.
No arrests have been reported.
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Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, June 22, 2009
(06-22) 08:45 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A man was stabbed to death early today in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood, police said.
Douglas Johnson, 49, of San Francisco was in the passenger seat of a parked car on the 1600 block of La Salle Avenue near Third Street (links.sfgate.com/ZHLE) when a man approached him at about 12:50 a.m., authorities said.
Johnson got out of the car and spoke with the man, who stabbed him in the chest and then ran, police said. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene.
No arrests have been reported.
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
Two Injured In Fillmore District Drive-By Shooting
SF: TWO PEOPLE INJURED IN DRIVE-BY SHOOTING
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A drive-by shooting injured two people in San Francisco tonight, a police sergeant said.
One person was shot in the thigh and another in the ankle near Eddy and Laguna streets around 8:30 p.m., the sergeant said.
A person has been detained, but police are still investigating whether the person is a suspect, she said.
The two victims are expected to survive.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A drive-by shooting injured two people in San Francisco tonight, a police sergeant said.
One person was shot in the thigh and another in the ankle near Eddy and Laguna streets around 8:30 p.m., the sergeant said.
A person has been detained, but police are still investigating whether the person is a suspect, she said.
The two victims are expected to survive.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Man Stabbed To Death In Kezar Stadium Parking Lot
Man stabbed to death near Golden Gate Park
By: Will Reisman
Examiner Staff Writer
06/17/09 7:05 AM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO — A man was stabbed to death near Golden Gate Park early this morning, the first homicide in San Francisco in over two weeks.
Officers found the body of the man, who has not been identified, at 2:30 a.m. in the west parking lot of Kezar Stadium, on the 800 block of Stanyan Street, according to Sgt. Lyn Tomioka of the San Francisco Police Department. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Tomioka said.
No suspects have been arrested in case, which is currently under investigation, Tomioka said.
The homicide was the first in The City since May 31, when two men were killed in separate shootings.
There are now 21 recorded homicides in San Francisco in 2009. Last year at this time, there were 48 killings in The City.
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By: Will Reisman
Examiner Staff Writer
06/17/09 7:05 AM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO — A man was stabbed to death near Golden Gate Park early this morning, the first homicide in San Francisco in over two weeks.
Officers found the body of the man, who has not been identified, at 2:30 a.m. in the west parking lot of Kezar Stadium, on the 800 block of Stanyan Street, according to Sgt. Lyn Tomioka of the San Francisco Police Department. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Tomioka said.
No suspects have been arrested in case, which is currently under investigation, Tomioka said.
The homicide was the first in The City since May 31, when two men were killed in separate shootings.
There are now 21 recorded homicides in San Francisco in 2009. Last year at this time, there were 48 killings in The City.
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Monday, June 15, 2009
Three Shot Ouside High School
One suspect arrested after shooting outside high school
By: John Upton
06/15/09 3:03 PM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO — Three young people were treated for injuries today following an afternoon shooting outside a Potrero Hill high school.
A group of girls had just joined several boys at 1:20 p.m. outside International Studies Academy at 18th and De Haro streets, as summer classes were ending. Suddenly, five or six shots were fired into the crowd, according to witnesses.
The shots sounded like they were fired from a handgun, witnesses said.
After the shooting, teachers held the front doors of the school open while panicked students flooded inside, according to witnesses.
One suspect was arrested after the shooting and two guns were recovered, according to police spokeswoman Sgt. Lyn Tomioka.
The two male victims and one female victim were young, possibly juveniles, and they were all expected to survive injuries to the lower parts of their bodies, according to Tomioka.
The victim who sustained the most serious injuries was a male in his late teens who was shot in the foot and buttocks, according to Cheeko Wells, a member of the advocacy group Brothers Against Guns, who was inside the school at the time. The boy was wearing jeans and a white T-shirt, and it was the second time in two years that he had been shot, Wells said.
Trouble often brews when students from different schools attend summer session in an unfamiliar neighborhood, he said, as was the case today. “A lot of these kids are scared,” Wells said.
Also, a female student’s leg was grazed either by a bullet or a rock. She went home and alerted her father, according to San Francisco Unified School District spokeswoman Gentle Blythe.
Both male victims are not associated with the school or with the summer session, according to Blythe.
Summer school is scheduled to resume at the campus Tuesday, Blythe said.
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By: John Upton
06/15/09 3:03 PM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO — Three young people were treated for injuries today following an afternoon shooting outside a Potrero Hill high school.
A group of girls had just joined several boys at 1:20 p.m. outside International Studies Academy at 18th and De Haro streets, as summer classes were ending. Suddenly, five or six shots were fired into the crowd, according to witnesses.
The shots sounded like they were fired from a handgun, witnesses said.
After the shooting, teachers held the front doors of the school open while panicked students flooded inside, according to witnesses.
One suspect was arrested after the shooting and two guns were recovered, according to police spokeswoman Sgt. Lyn Tomioka.
The two male victims and one female victim were young, possibly juveniles, and they were all expected to survive injuries to the lower parts of their bodies, according to Tomioka.
The victim who sustained the most serious injuries was a male in his late teens who was shot in the foot and buttocks, according to Cheeko Wells, a member of the advocacy group Brothers Against Guns, who was inside the school at the time. The boy was wearing jeans and a white T-shirt, and it was the second time in two years that he had been shot, Wells said.
Trouble often brews when students from different schools attend summer session in an unfamiliar neighborhood, he said, as was the case today. “A lot of these kids are scared,” Wells said.
Also, a female student’s leg was grazed either by a bullet or a rock. She went home and alerted her father, according to San Francisco Unified School District spokeswoman Gentle Blythe.
Both male victims are not associated with the school or with the summer session, according to Blythe.
Summer school is scheduled to resume at the campus Tuesday, Blythe said.
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Man Shot In Diamond Heights
SF: MAN WALKS INTO FIRE STATION WITH BULLET WOUND
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A man who had been shot walked into a San Francisco Fire Department station in the Diamond Heights neighborhood tonight asking for help, a fire captain said.
A police officer said the shooting was reported around 9 p.m.
The man walked into Station 26 at 80 Digby Street, the fire captain said.
He was taken to a local hospital and police took over the investigation, the captain said.
Police said no suspects were arrested.
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A man who had been shot walked into a San Francisco Fire Department station in the Diamond Heights neighborhood tonight asking for help, a fire captain said.
A police officer said the shooting was reported around 9 p.m.
The man walked into Station 26 at 80 Digby Street, the fire captain said.
He was taken to a local hospital and police took over the investigation, the captain said.
Police said no suspects were arrested.
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Tenderloin Shooting Injures One
SF: POLICE INVESTIGATE EARLY MORNING SHOOTING IN THE TENDERLOIN
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
San Francisco police this morning are investigating a shooting in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood.
Officers responded to a report of shots fired near Ellis and Jones streets at around 2:50 a.m., police said.
At least one victim was reported shot, police said. The injuries were not expected to be life threatening.
No arrests have been reported.
Further details were not immediately available, police said. The shooting is under investigation.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
San Francisco police this morning are investigating a shooting in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood.
Officers responded to a report of shots fired near Ellis and Jones streets at around 2:50 a.m., police said.
At least one victim was reported shot, police said. The injuries were not expected to be life threatening.
No arrests have been reported.
Further details were not immediately available, police said. The shooting is under investigation.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Woman Found Dead At Ocean Beach
SF: UPDATE: ID IN OCEAN BEACH SUSPICIOUS DEATH
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
The San Francisco medical examiner's office this afternoon identified a woman found dead inside a vehicle at Ocean Beach early this morning as Mauvreen Zalaya, 38, of San Francisco.
Police are calling Zalaya's death suspicious, but are waiting for the results of a medical examiner's report.
Her body was found around 5:30 a.m. near Balboa Street.
According to police spokeswoman Sgt. Lyn Tomioka, she was alone in the car and there were no weapons present or any signs of trauma.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
The San Francisco medical examiner's office this afternoon identified a woman found dead inside a vehicle at Ocean Beach early this morning as Mauvreen Zalaya, 38, of San Francisco.
Police are calling Zalaya's death suspicious, but are waiting for the results of a medical examiner's report.
Her body was found around 5:30 a.m. near Balboa Street.
According to police spokeswoman Sgt. Lyn Tomioka, she was alone in the car and there were no weapons present or any signs of trauma.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Suspects Arrested In Hunters Point Shooting
SF: THREE SUSPECTS IN BAYVIEW SHOOTING OUTSIDE BAR CHARGED WITH MURDER
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
Prosecutors today filed murder charges against two men and a woman arrested Sunday in connection with the early morning shooting of a San Francisco man after an argument at a bar.
Police arrested 30-year-old Deshawna Morris, and 36-year-old Sammy Frazier, both East Bay residents, and 24-year-old Timothy Walker, of San Francisco, a short time after the 2 a.m. shooting of 51-year-old Winston Coleman outside a bar in the city's Bayview district.
Coleman was found shot near the intersection of Third Street and Galvez Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The three suspects were arrested several blocks away, on Industrial Street near Bayshore Boulevard.
Police spokesman Sgt. Wilfred Williams said Coleman had gotten into a verbal argument with someone at the bar, before he was shot outside.
According to the district attorney's office, the suspects allegedly took Coleman's vehicle from the scene of the shooting. A firearm was allegedly found on Morris.
In addition to murder, all three are also facing carjacking charges, and are scheduled to be arraigned in San Francisco Superior Court Wednesday morning.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
Prosecutors today filed murder charges against two men and a woman arrested Sunday in connection with the early morning shooting of a San Francisco man after an argument at a bar.
Police arrested 30-year-old Deshawna Morris, and 36-year-old Sammy Frazier, both East Bay residents, and 24-year-old Timothy Walker, of San Francisco, a short time after the 2 a.m. shooting of 51-year-old Winston Coleman outside a bar in the city's Bayview district.
Coleman was found shot near the intersection of Third Street and Galvez Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The three suspects were arrested several blocks away, on Industrial Street near Bayshore Boulevard.
Police spokesman Sgt. Wilfred Williams said Coleman had gotten into a verbal argument with someone at the bar, before he was shot outside.
According to the district attorney's office, the suspects allegedly took Coleman's vehicle from the scene of the shooting. A firearm was allegedly found on Morris.
In addition to murder, all three are also facing carjacking charges, and are scheduled to be arraigned in San Francisco Superior Court Wednesday morning.
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Shooting Kills Man In Hunters Point
SF: MAN DIES IN SHOOTING IN BAYVIEW DISTRICT
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A man died after being shot in San Francisco's Bayview District Sunday night, according to police.
The shooting was reported just after 10 p.m. near the intersection of West Point and Middlepoint roads, San Francisco police said.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting and no suspect information was immediately available, according to police.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A man died after being shot in San Francisco's Bayview District Sunday night, according to police.
The shooting was reported just after 10 p.m. near the intersection of West Point and Middlepoint roads, San Francisco police said.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting and no suspect information was immediately available, according to police.
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Man Injured In Fillmore District Shooting
SF: UPDATE: SHOOTING VICTIM IN STABLE CONDITION
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
One person is in stable condition after shooting near Alamo Square in San Francisco tonight, according to the Police Department.
The shooting was reported around 8:25 p.m. at Fulton and Fillmore streets, a fire dispatcher said.
The victim was transported to an area hospital and was listed in stable condition, police said.
No suspects have been arrested, according to police.
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One person is in stable condition after shooting near Alamo Square in San Francisco tonight, according to the Police Department.
The shooting was reported around 8:25 p.m. at Fulton and Fillmore streets, a fire dispatcher said.
The victim was transported to an area hospital and was listed in stable condition, police said.
No suspects have been arrested, according to police.
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Man Shot To Death In Hunters Point
SF: UPDATE: MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE IDENTIFIES SHOOTING VICTIM
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A man who was fatally shot in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood this morning has been identified by the medical examiner's office as 51-year-old Winston Coleman.
The shooting was reported at about 1:55 a.m. near the intersection of Third Street and Galvez Avenue, according to San Francisco police.
The San Francisco resident died at the scene, police said.
At least one suspect reportedly drove away from the area, but no arrests have been made in connection with the shooting, according to police.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A man who was fatally shot in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood this morning has been identified by the medical examiner's office as 51-year-old Winston Coleman.
The shooting was reported at about 1:55 a.m. near the intersection of Third Street and Galvez Avenue, according to San Francisco police.
The San Francisco resident died at the scene, police said.
At least one suspect reportedly drove away from the area, but no arrests have been made in connection with the shooting, according to police.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Tenderloin Shooting Injures Two
SF: TWO MEN SHOT NEAR U.N. PLAZA EARLY MONDAY MORNING
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
Two men were shot and injured near United Nations Plaza early Monday morning, a San Francisco police spokeswoman said.
The shooting occurred around 2 a.m. in the first block of Sixth Street.
Police Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said several men were walking in the area when they heard five to 10 shots fired. Two of the men, a 29-year-old and 23-year-old, were hit by gunfire.
The other men drove the victims to Oakland and flagged down a police officer, Tomioka said.
The victims were transported to Highland Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
No arrests have been made and the shooting remains under investigation.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
Two men were shot and injured near United Nations Plaza early Monday morning, a San Francisco police spokeswoman said.
The shooting occurred around 2 a.m. in the first block of Sixth Street.
Police Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said several men were walking in the area when they heard five to 10 shots fired. Two of the men, a 29-year-old and 23-year-old, were hit by gunfire.
The other men drove the victims to Oakland and flagged down a police officer, Tomioka said.
The victims were transported to Highland Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
No arrests have been made and the shooting remains under investigation.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Man Stabs Father To Death In Hunters Point
Fatal stabbing Sunday morning in Bayview District
By: Andrea Koskey
05/24/09 1:17 PM PDT
One man was killed and a woman seriously injured Sunday morning after the man’s son had attacked them, according to police.
The incident occurred around 10:23 a.m., at 49 Ceres Street in the Bayview District, San Francisco Police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.
Responding officers found the father dead at the home and the stepmother suffering from life-threatening stab wounds, Williams said.
The 22-year-old man is in custody for allegedly fatally stabbing his father and seriously injuring his stepmother, a police sergeant said.
The son, who allegedly left the home after the stabbing, was found at a Walgreens store several blocks from his father's house when a person atthe store called police to report the man was acting suspicious, Williams said.
When officers linked the man to the stabbing victims, they realized he was allegedly responsible for the father's death and stepmother's injuries, according to Williams.
Williams said a motive for the stabbings remains under investigation, but they appear to have stemmed from "some type of argument."
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By: Andrea Koskey
05/24/09 1:17 PM PDT
One man was killed and a woman seriously injured Sunday morning after the man’s son had attacked them, according to police.
The incident occurred around 10:23 a.m., at 49 Ceres Street in the Bayview District, San Francisco Police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.
Responding officers found the father dead at the home and the stepmother suffering from life-threatening stab wounds, Williams said.
The 22-year-old man is in custody for allegedly fatally stabbing his father and seriously injuring his stepmother, a police sergeant said.
The son, who allegedly left the home after the stabbing, was found at a Walgreens store several blocks from his father's house when a person atthe store called police to report the man was acting suspicious, Williams said.
When officers linked the man to the stabbing victims, they realized he was allegedly responsible for the father's death and stepmother's injuries, according to Williams.
Williams said a motive for the stabbings remains under investigation, but they appear to have stemmed from "some type of argument."
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Four Teens Injured In Drive-By Shooting
4 Teens Hurt In Drive-By Shooting In SF's Bayview
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
Four teens were injured in a drive-by shooting Saturday afternoon in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunter's Point neighborhood, according to the Police
Department.
The shooting was reported around 1:40 p.m. at Third Street and Kirkwood Avenue.
Police said the victims' injuries are not life threatening.
The victims are all males and at least two of them are juveniles, according to police.
As of 2:40 p.m., police were still in the area and were searching for the suspects.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
Four teens were injured in a drive-by shooting Saturday afternoon in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunter's Point neighborhood, according to the Police
Department.
The shooting was reported around 1:40 p.m. at Third Street and Kirkwood Avenue.
Police said the victims' injuries are not life threatening.
The victims are all males and at least two of them are juveniles, according to police.
As of 2:40 p.m., police were still in the area and were searching for the suspects.
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Man Sentenced to Life in Prison For Murder of Social Worker
SF: MAN GETS 19 YEARS TO LIFE FOR 2005 MURDER OF SOCIAL SERVICES WORKER
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A man who was fired from a San Francisco social and mental health services agency and returned to fatally shoot a case manager in 2005 was sentenced today to 19 years to life in prison.
Gregory Gray, 58, pleaded guilty in San Francisco Superior Court to second-degree murder on Feb. 26. He admitted shooting Conard House case manager Bruce Franks on May 9, 2005.
Members of Franks' family spoke at today's sentencing hearing, including his wife, Lisa Gershater Franks, who tearfully read a statement in court.
"I want to share my disgust and anger at Mr. Gray for choosing violence," she said. "As a long-time teacher in the Bayview, I spend a great deal of time teaching little ones to cope and to solve problems -- without violence."
Franks' family said he was committed to social justice, loved his family deeply, and strove to help some of the most marginalized residents of San Francisco.
"You sir, are a murderer and a thief," Gershater Franks told Gray. "You have stolen Bruce's remaining potential for helping others and improving his life and those of his son and daughter."
According to prosecutors, Gray, of San Francisco, was fired from Conard House about a year before the shooting, but was seen lurking near the agency that week.
On the morning of the killing, Gray came into the office where Franks, 49, was working alone, and during a struggle, shot Franks with a revolver, prosecutors said.
Another Conard House employee, Kalifa Coulibaly, arrived soon after and was ordered inside the office by Gray, who was now holding a shotgun.
Coulibaly and two passersby were able to disarm Gray until police arrived, but during the struggle, Coulibaly suffered a dislocated shoulder and fractured ankle. Additional shotgun and revolver ammunition were found at the scene.
Gray also pleaded guilty to battery with serious bodily injury for the injuries to Coulibaly.
"You have stolen your own potential for a better life," Gershater Franks told Gray. "Perhaps you felt hopeless, and did not know where to get help. I don't know why you did this terrible act, but I feel you will regret it for the rest of your life."
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A man who was fired from a San Francisco social and mental health services agency and returned to fatally shoot a case manager in 2005 was sentenced today to 19 years to life in prison.
Gregory Gray, 58, pleaded guilty in San Francisco Superior Court to second-degree murder on Feb. 26. He admitted shooting Conard House case manager Bruce Franks on May 9, 2005.
Members of Franks' family spoke at today's sentencing hearing, including his wife, Lisa Gershater Franks, who tearfully read a statement in court.
"I want to share my disgust and anger at Mr. Gray for choosing violence," she said. "As a long-time teacher in the Bayview, I spend a great deal of time teaching little ones to cope and to solve problems -- without violence."
Franks' family said he was committed to social justice, loved his family deeply, and strove to help some of the most marginalized residents of San Francisco.
"You sir, are a murderer and a thief," Gershater Franks told Gray. "You have stolen Bruce's remaining potential for helping others and improving his life and those of his son and daughter."
According to prosecutors, Gray, of San Francisco, was fired from Conard House about a year before the shooting, but was seen lurking near the agency that week.
On the morning of the killing, Gray came into the office where Franks, 49, was working alone, and during a struggle, shot Franks with a revolver, prosecutors said.
Another Conard House employee, Kalifa Coulibaly, arrived soon after and was ordered inside the office by Gray, who was now holding a shotgun.
Coulibaly and two passersby were able to disarm Gray until police arrived, but during the struggle, Coulibaly suffered a dislocated shoulder and fractured ankle. Additional shotgun and revolver ammunition were found at the scene.
Gray also pleaded guilty to battery with serious bodily injury for the injuries to Coulibaly.
"You have stolen your own potential for a better life," Gershater Franks told Gray. "Perhaps you felt hopeless, and did not know where to get help. I don't know why you did this terrible act, but I feel you will regret it for the rest of your life."
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Gang Member Sentenced to 41 Years In Prison
Gang Member Gets 41 Years For Murder Of 7-Week-Old Infant, Two Teens
SAN FRANCISCO -- A former San Francisco drug gang member who had admitted to three murders including the slaying of a 7-week-old, was sentenced in federal court in the city Wednesday to 41 years and four months in prison for racketeering.
The sentence approved by U.S. District Judge William Alsup for Emil Fort, 27, was proposed in a plea bargain in March in which Fort pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy.
The guilty plea ended a trial in which Fort could have faced a rare federal death penalty if he had been convicted of the murders of a 7-week-old baby and two teenagers in 2003 and 2004.
Fort admitted to the three fatal shootings during the guilty plea, but could have faced a death penalty only if he had been convicted of slayings as separate crimes of murder in aid of racketeering.
Fort was a member of the Down Below gang, which operated in the Sunnydale housing project in the Visitacion Valley neighborhood of the city. Prosecutors said the gang sold cocaine and other drugs and protected its turf with violence and murder.
Alsup had previously said he might not accept the sentence because it was too lenient.
But he announced today he had decided to approve it because prosecutors told him they might have had trouble proving that the murders were committed as part of a racketeering or gang enterprise rather than in a personal vendetta.
The judge said, "This is a compromise. At a minimum it will keep a very dangerous man off the streets for 41 years. There was a risk that might not have happened if we had gone all the way to verdict."
Fort was the last of 12 members of the gang who were indicted in 2005 to plead guilty to various charges.
He will get credit for nearly five years served in state and federal custody since July 2004.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A former San Francisco drug gang member who had admitted to three murders including the slaying of a 7-week-old, was sentenced in federal court in the city Wednesday to 41 years and four months in prison for racketeering.
The sentence approved by U.S. District Judge William Alsup for Emil Fort, 27, was proposed in a plea bargain in March in which Fort pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy.
The guilty plea ended a trial in which Fort could have faced a rare federal death penalty if he had been convicted of the murders of a 7-week-old baby and two teenagers in 2003 and 2004.
Fort admitted to the three fatal shootings during the guilty plea, but could have faced a death penalty only if he had been convicted of slayings as separate crimes of murder in aid of racketeering.
Fort was a member of the Down Below gang, which operated in the Sunnydale housing project in the Visitacion Valley neighborhood of the city. Prosecutors said the gang sold cocaine and other drugs and protected its turf with violence and murder.
Alsup had previously said he might not accept the sentence because it was too lenient.
But he announced today he had decided to approve it because prosecutors told him they might have had trouble proving that the murders were committed as part of a racketeering or gang enterprise rather than in a personal vendetta.
The judge said, "This is a compromise. At a minimum it will keep a very dangerous man off the streets for 41 years. There was a risk that might not have happened if we had gone all the way to verdict."
Fort was the last of 12 members of the gang who were indicted in 2005 to plead guilty to various charges.
He will get credit for nearly five years served in state and federal custody since July 2004.
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Man Shot Multiple Times During Robbery
Man suffers life-threatening injuries during robbery in Hunters Point
By: Will Reisman
05/20/09 8:35 AM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO — A man suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot multiple times while being robbed in Hunters Point last night.
The victim, a 35-year-old Hispanic male, was parked in his car on the 1500 block of Jennings Street when a teenage boy approached his vehicle at 10:10 p.m., according to the San Francisco Police Department.
The boy, who police said is between 16 and 18 years old, pulled out a gun, demanded the victim’s property, and then began kicking out the window of the victim’s car. The boy then shot the victim multiple times and fled eastbound on Quesada Avenue in a car driven by a second suspect, police said.
Officers arrived at the scene and found the victim suffering from serious gun wounds. He was transferred to San Francisco General Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
No arrests has been made and the case is under investigation.
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By: Will Reisman
05/20/09 8:35 AM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO — A man suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot multiple times while being robbed in Hunters Point last night.
The victim, a 35-year-old Hispanic male, was parked in his car on the 1500 block of Jennings Street when a teenage boy approached his vehicle at 10:10 p.m., according to the San Francisco Police Department.
The boy, who police said is between 16 and 18 years old, pulled out a gun, demanded the victim’s property, and then began kicking out the window of the victim’s car. The boy then shot the victim multiple times and fled eastbound on Quesada Avenue in a car driven by a second suspect, police said.
Officers arrived at the scene and found the victim suffering from serious gun wounds. He was transferred to San Francisco General Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
No arrests has been made and the case is under investigation.
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Sunday, May 17, 2009
Man Shot In Hunters Point
Man Shot Multiple Times In Broad Daylight In SF
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
San Francisco police are searching for a suspect who shot a male victim multiple times in the city's Bayview-Hunters Point District in broad daylight Saturday morning, a sergeant said.
The victim was shot in the unit block of West Point Road at about 10:15 a.m., Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital.
No arrests had been made by about 11:20 a.m., but police have identified the suspect, she said.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
San Francisco police are searching for a suspect who shot a male victim multiple times in the city's Bayview-Hunters Point District in broad daylight Saturday morning, a sergeant said.
The victim was shot in the unit block of West Point Road at about 10:15 a.m., Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital.
No arrests had been made by about 11:20 a.m., but police have identified the suspect, she said.
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Three Shot In The Excelsior
SFPD Shoots Suspect After 2 Victims Found Shot
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / KCBS / AP / BCN) ―
A 19-year-old man was the victim in a shooting involving San Francisco police overnight, following the earlier shootings of two people in the 5000 block of Mission Street.
The initial shootings were reported about 11:55 p.m. Friday to police who were already monitoring the area, SFPD Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said.
"There was a hip-hop event that just got overcrowded and had been shut down," said Tomioka. "And they were advised that there were two gunshot victims."
There was a huge group of people near the intersection of Mission Street and Geneva Avenue, according to Tomioka, who said the two gunshot victims were found and taken to San Francisco General Hospital.
Moments later, she said a teenager got into a shootout with a police officer near a Beacon gas station at the intersection.
The suspect was also taken to San Francisco General.
The suspect and the two victims all suffered injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, Tomioka said.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / KCBS / AP / BCN) ―
A 19-year-old man was the victim in a shooting involving San Francisco police overnight, following the earlier shootings of two people in the 5000 block of Mission Street.
The initial shootings were reported about 11:55 p.m. Friday to police who were already monitoring the area, SFPD Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said.
"There was a hip-hop event that just got overcrowded and had been shut down," said Tomioka. "And they were advised that there were two gunshot victims."
There was a huge group of people near the intersection of Mission Street and Geneva Avenue, according to Tomioka, who said the two gunshot victims were found and taken to San Francisco General Hospital.
Moments later, she said a teenager got into a shootout with a police officer near a Beacon gas station at the intersection.
The suspect was also taken to San Francisco General.
The suspect and the two victims all suffered injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, Tomioka said.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Woman Dies From Injuries Sustained During Robbery
Police Seek Leads In Fatal Attack On SF Woman
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ―
San Francisco police Tuesday announced they are seeking the public's assistance in locating a man responsible for an attack and robbery in April that led to the death of a 63-year-old woman.
Helen Canafax was in the 600 block of Folsom Street on April 10 when a man took her purse and knocked her to the ground, police said. She sustained serious injuries in the fall and died on April 26.
Police described Canafax as a popular and generous woman who often gave money to the homeless.
The suspect is described as a black man between 35 and 40 years old, weighing 180 pounds. He was wearing a gray beanie-style cap, a red or black sweatshirt and dark-colored pants.
Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to call homicide inspectors Richard Martin or John Cleary at (415) 553-1145 or the confidential tip line at (415) 575-4444.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ―
San Francisco police Tuesday announced they are seeking the public's assistance in locating a man responsible for an attack and robbery in April that led to the death of a 63-year-old woman.
Helen Canafax was in the 600 block of Folsom Street on April 10 when a man took her purse and knocked her to the ground, police said. She sustained serious injuries in the fall and died on April 26.
Police described Canafax as a popular and generous woman who often gave money to the homeless.
The suspect is described as a black man between 35 and 40 years old, weighing 180 pounds. He was wearing a gray beanie-style cap, a red or black sweatshirt and dark-colored pants.
Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to call homicide inspectors Richard Martin or John Cleary at (415) 553-1145 or the confidential tip line at (415) 575-4444.
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Monday, May 11, 2009
Suspect Arrested In Tenderloin Fatal Stabbing
SF: 43-YEAR-OLD MAN IN CUSTODY FOR TENDERLOIN FATAL STABBING
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
Police said today they have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of 41-year-old Andre Fluker inside a residential hotel in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood last week.
Mikel Harris, 43, of San Francisco, was arrested Friday and booked into jail on a homicide charge.
Fluker was found wounded inside the hotel, located in the first block of Turk Street, shortly after 1 p.m. Friday. He was pronounced dead at San Francisco General Hospital.
The medical examiner's office has not yet confirmed Fluker's city of residence.
Police have not released information about the circumstances of the stabbing, or a possible motive.
The stabbing is the 17th homicide reported this year by San Francisco police.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
Police said today they have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of 41-year-old Andre Fluker inside a residential hotel in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood last week.
Mikel Harris, 43, of San Francisco, was arrested Friday and booked into jail on a homicide charge.
Fluker was found wounded inside the hotel, located in the first block of Turk Street, shortly after 1 p.m. Friday. He was pronounced dead at San Francisco General Hospital.
The medical examiner's office has not yet confirmed Fluker's city of residence.
Police have not released information about the circumstances of the stabbing, or a possible motive.
The stabbing is the 17th homicide reported this year by San Francisco police.
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
Man Shot In Fisherman's Wharf
SF: MAN SHOT, INJURIES NOT BELIEVED TO BE LIFE-THREATENING
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
San Francisco police are investigating a shooting in the city this morning that hospitalized a man with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
The shooting was reported at about 3:35 a.m. near Bay and Taylor streets, according to police.
A couple suspects were arguing with the victim near the intersection when one suspect pulled out a gun and shot the victim in the buttocks, police said.
The victim was taken to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for his injuries, according to police.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting as of 6 a.m., police said.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
San Francisco police are investigating a shooting in the city this morning that hospitalized a man with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
The shooting was reported at about 3:35 a.m. near Bay and Taylor streets, according to police.
A couple suspects were arguing with the victim near the intersection when one suspect pulled out a gun and shot the victim in the buttocks, police said.
The victim was taken to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for his injuries, according to police.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting as of 6 a.m., police said.
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Friday, May 8, 2009
Man Stabbed In Golden Gate Park
SF: MALE VICTIM STABBED NEAR CONSERVATORY OF FLOWERS
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A male victim was injured in a stabbing in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park tonight, police said.
Officers responded to reports of the stabbing near the Conservatory of Flowers on John F. Kennedy Drive at about 8:30 p.m., according to police.
Preliminary reports indicate the victim suffered at least one stab wound to his leg and the incident may have been related to a robbery.
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A male victim was injured in a stabbing in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park tonight, police said.
Officers responded to reports of the stabbing near the Conservatory of Flowers on John F. Kennedy Drive at about 8:30 p.m., according to police.
Preliminary reports indicate the victim suffered at least one stab wound to his leg and the incident may have been related to a robbery.
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Man Stabbed To Death In The Tenderloin
Stabbing death at Tenderloin hotel
Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, May 8, 2009
(05-08) 16:47 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred Friday afternoon at a residential hotel in the Tenderloin, authorities said.
The unidentified male victim was pronounced dead on arrival at San Francisco General Hospital, police said.
The victim was stabbed at 1:11 p.m. inside the Dalt Hotel at 34 Turk St. A clerk at the hotel declined to answer questions about the slaying.
The Dalt was once one of the Tenderloin's most notorious residential hotels, and in 2003 it was the scene of a shooting rampage in which four people died. Shortly thereafter, the nonprofit Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp. rehabilitated the building and reopened it in 2005 as a showpiece for supportive housing for poor and formerly homeless people.
Nonprofit officials could not be reached for comment about the stabbing.
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Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, May 8, 2009
(05-08) 16:47 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred Friday afternoon at a residential hotel in the Tenderloin, authorities said.
The unidentified male victim was pronounced dead on arrival at San Francisco General Hospital, police said.
The victim was stabbed at 1:11 p.m. inside the Dalt Hotel at 34 Turk St. A clerk at the hotel declined to answer questions about the slaying.
The Dalt was once one of the Tenderloin's most notorious residential hotels, and in 2003 it was the scene of a shooting rampage in which four people died. Shortly thereafter, the nonprofit Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp. rehabilitated the building and reopened it in 2005 as a showpiece for supportive housing for poor and formerly homeless people.
Nonprofit officials could not be reached for comment about the stabbing.
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Man Robbed After Stopping to Help Woman
SF: MAN FLAGGED DOWN BY DAMSEL IN DISTRESS, THEN ROBBED AT GUNPOINT
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A Good Samaritan was robbed at gunpoint by a damsel in distress pretending to be injured in the street early this morning in San Francisco's lower Nob Hill neighborhood, police said.
At about 12:10 a.m., a 30-year-old San Francisco man driving in the 1500 block of Larkin Street saw a woman on her hands and knees in the street, stopped and got out to ask if she needed help, according to police.
The woman said she did need assistance, but when the man tried to help her up, she pushed him away and pointed a handgun at him, police said. She then went through the man's pockets, stole his cell phone, and took money from his wallet before throwing the wallet back at him and running off.
The victim gave chase, but the woman escaped down the block in car being driven by a second suspect.
About 10 minutes later, police spotted a woman matching the robber's description walking several blocks away on Larkin Street near Olive Street.
The victim was able to identify the alleged fraudster, 36-year-old Kimberly Brown, of San Francisco, and she was arrested.
Police weren't able to find the suspect vehicle -- described as a four-door, tan American car -- or the driver.
The gun and the victim's cell phone were also missing, but all the man's money was recovered, police said.
Brown was booked on suspicion of robbery and possession of stolen property.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A Good Samaritan was robbed at gunpoint by a damsel in distress pretending to be injured in the street early this morning in San Francisco's lower Nob Hill neighborhood, police said.
At about 12:10 a.m., a 30-year-old San Francisco man driving in the 1500 block of Larkin Street saw a woman on her hands and knees in the street, stopped and got out to ask if she needed help, according to police.
The woman said she did need assistance, but when the man tried to help her up, she pushed him away and pointed a handgun at him, police said. She then went through the man's pockets, stole his cell phone, and took money from his wallet before throwing the wallet back at him and running off.
The victim gave chase, but the woman escaped down the block in car being driven by a second suspect.
About 10 minutes later, police spotted a woman matching the robber's description walking several blocks away on Larkin Street near Olive Street.
The victim was able to identify the alleged fraudster, 36-year-old Kimberly Brown, of San Francisco, and she was arrested.
Police weren't able to find the suspect vehicle -- described as a four-door, tan American car -- or the driver.
The gun and the victim's cell phone were also missing, but all the man's money was recovered, police said.
Brown was booked on suspicion of robbery and possession of stolen property.
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Resident Shot During Burglary Attempt
SF: RESIDENT SHOT BY MAN DURING ATTEMPTED BURGLARY
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A 40-year-old San Francisco man was shot early this morning by a man attempting to burglarize his home, according to police.
The shooting was reported at 3:50 a.m. in the 100 block of Gladstone Drive, located atop a hilly section of the Excelsior District, police spokeswoman Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said.
The suspect, described as a man in his mid-20s, allegedly broke a window of the home to get inside.
The suspect was confronted by the homeowner, pulled a gun and began shooting, and then fled on foot, Tomioka said. Police were unable to locate him.
The victim was driven to San Francisco General Hospital. The extent of his injuries was not immediately known.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A 40-year-old San Francisco man was shot early this morning by a man attempting to burglarize his home, according to police.
The shooting was reported at 3:50 a.m. in the 100 block of Gladstone Drive, located atop a hilly section of the Excelsior District, police spokeswoman Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said.
The suspect, described as a man in his mid-20s, allegedly broke a window of the home to get inside.
The suspect was confronted by the homeowner, pulled a gun and began shooting, and then fled on foot, Tomioka said. Police were unable to locate him.
The victim was driven to San Francisco General Hospital. The extent of his injuries was not immediately known.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Police to Increase Weekend Presence Around Nightclubs
Police hope to keep peace around city’s club venues
By: Tamara Barak Aparton
Examiner Staff Writer
04/23/09 7:58 PM
Police will fan out to nightclubs this weekend after a recent spike in violence outside SoMa and Mission district hot-spots.
“In the last three weeks, we have seen a weekend increase in violence,” police Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said. “We are redirecting some of our violence-reduction teams to be in the areas where we consider a potential [for violent crime].”
The department will pay overtime to deploy additional officers, she said.
“We’re going to have high visibility in the areas to deter criminal activities,” Tomioka said.
Among the most recent incidents was the shooting death of James Jamonte Turner, a 23-year-old Richmond man who may have left a SoMa club right before the incident. On Sunday, three men were hospitalized with stab wounds after a fight involving broken bottles outside SoMa’s The Endup.
Endup owner Sydney Leung said violence like Sunday’s fight is unusual, partly because of a constant police presence.
“We are literally one block away from Southern [Police] Station, so we’re pretty lucky. Normally, I do see [officers] during the night,” he said.
Leung said he welcomes additional patrols, especially as warm weather brings more revelers out.
Entertainment Commissioner Jim Meko said a visible police presence would be more effective than current legislation supported by club owners that would make it illegal to loiter outside for more than a few minutes.
“Ultimately, the solution is a police presence. Loitering law or no loitering law, we’ve found that foot patrols tend to make these things go away in an instant,” Meko said.
Commission Executive Director Bob Davis favors the patrols, but said the uptick in violence was not limited to clubs. There were three homicides last weekend, two of which were unrelated to clubs.
Police said next week they will re-evaluate whether to continue the increased patrols.
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By: Tamara Barak Aparton
Examiner Staff Writer
04/23/09 7:58 PM
Police will fan out to nightclubs this weekend after a recent spike in violence outside SoMa and Mission district hot-spots.
“In the last three weeks, we have seen a weekend increase in violence,” police Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said. “We are redirecting some of our violence-reduction teams to be in the areas where we consider a potential [for violent crime].”
The department will pay overtime to deploy additional officers, she said.
“We’re going to have high visibility in the areas to deter criminal activities,” Tomioka said.
Among the most recent incidents was the shooting death of James Jamonte Turner, a 23-year-old Richmond man who may have left a SoMa club right before the incident. On Sunday, three men were hospitalized with stab wounds after a fight involving broken bottles outside SoMa’s The Endup.
Endup owner Sydney Leung said violence like Sunday’s fight is unusual, partly because of a constant police presence.
“We are literally one block away from Southern [Police] Station, so we’re pretty lucky. Normally, I do see [officers] during the night,” he said.
Leung said he welcomes additional patrols, especially as warm weather brings more revelers out.
Entertainment Commissioner Jim Meko said a visible police presence would be more effective than current legislation supported by club owners that would make it illegal to loiter outside for more than a few minutes.
“Ultimately, the solution is a police presence. Loitering law or no loitering law, we’ve found that foot patrols tend to make these things go away in an instant,” Meko said.
Commission Executive Director Bob Davis favors the patrols, but said the uptick in violence was not limited to clubs. There were three homicides last weekend, two of which were unrelated to clubs.
Police said next week they will re-evaluate whether to continue the increased patrols.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Woman Pleads Guilty To Accessory To Murder In Man's Death
SF: WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY AS AN ACCESSORY TO MURDER FOR 2008 BAYVIEW STABBING
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A 23-year-old East Palo Alto woman pleaded guilty today in San Francisco Superior Court to an accessory to murder charge for her role in the stabbing death of a San Francisco father of three one year ago, prosecutors said.
Natasha McJimsey had been held in connection with the April 21, 2008, murder of Kenneth Arthur Jr., 46, who was found stabbed to death at about 12:30 a.m. at Thomas Avenue and Griffith Street, near his home in the Bayview district.
Arthur had been a celebrated recipient of the first Habitat for Humanity home in San Francisco.
Investigators believe his killing was over a drug debt Arthur had failed to pay to another man, 30-year-old David Earby Jr., of San Francisco.
According to investigators, McJimsey, a confessed crack dealer, knew Earby and that night at Earby's request, handed him the knife he used to kill Arthur, and later attempted to conceal evidence of the murder.
Earby was himself killed in an unrelated solo motorcycle crash in Pinole only days after the murder. McJimsey was arrested at her home on July 8.
McJimsey had been originally charged with murder, and today, prosecutors said she agreed to plead guilty to accessory to murder and drug charges.
Under the terms of the agreement, she faces three years and eight months in state prison, according to the district attorney's office.
Arthur became Habitat for Humanity San Francisco's first homeowner in the city in 1996. Five days before his murder, he emceed a Habitat for Humanity gala fundraiser and awards event attended by Mayor Gavin Newsom.
He left behind a wife and three sons.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A 23-year-old East Palo Alto woman pleaded guilty today in San Francisco Superior Court to an accessory to murder charge for her role in the stabbing death of a San Francisco father of three one year ago, prosecutors said.
Natasha McJimsey had been held in connection with the April 21, 2008, murder of Kenneth Arthur Jr., 46, who was found stabbed to death at about 12:30 a.m. at Thomas Avenue and Griffith Street, near his home in the Bayview district.
Arthur had been a celebrated recipient of the first Habitat for Humanity home in San Francisco.
Investigators believe his killing was over a drug debt Arthur had failed to pay to another man, 30-year-old David Earby Jr., of San Francisco.
According to investigators, McJimsey, a confessed crack dealer, knew Earby and that night at Earby's request, handed him the knife he used to kill Arthur, and later attempted to conceal evidence of the murder.
Earby was himself killed in an unrelated solo motorcycle crash in Pinole only days after the murder. McJimsey was arrested at her home on July 8.
McJimsey had been originally charged with murder, and today, prosecutors said she agreed to plead guilty to accessory to murder and drug charges.
Under the terms of the agreement, she faces three years and eight months in state prison, according to the district attorney's office.
Arthur became Habitat for Humanity San Francisco's first homeowner in the city in 1996. Five days before his murder, he emceed a Habitat for Humanity gala fundraiser and awards event attended by Mayor Gavin Newsom.
He left behind a wife and three sons.
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Man Robs Financial District Bank
SF: POLICE LOOKING FOR BANK ROBBER WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT CORPORATE BAILOUTS
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
San Francisco police today asked for the public's help in finding a bank robbery suspect who reportedly told a bank manager he was angry about corporate bailouts.
The robbery took place at about 12:50 p.m. on April 15, at a Bank of America branch at 50 California St., according to police.
Police said the man initially asked to speak with a manager because he wanted to make "a large withdrawal."
When he met with the manager, the suspect, who was carrying a black laptop case, explained he worked for an organization concerned about government bailouts of corporations, according to police.
The man then allegedly threatened to detonate a bomb he was carrying with him if the manager didn't hand over cash.
The suspect smiled throughout the encounter, and told the manager the money "would go to people who deserve it," police said.
The manager never saw any explosive device, but gave the suspect a large amount of cash from the bank's vault, and the suspect fled on foot, police said.
Police spokeswoman Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said today that there haven't been any similar recent bank robberies in San Francisco.
Police described the suspect as a white man, about 6 feet tall and 190 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue baseball cap with "SF" written on it, glasses, a khaki buttoned shirt and blue jeans.
Photos of the suspect are available at www.sfgov.org.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
San Francisco police today asked for the public's help in finding a bank robbery suspect who reportedly told a bank manager he was angry about corporate bailouts.
The robbery took place at about 12:50 p.m. on April 15, at a Bank of America branch at 50 California St., according to police.
Police said the man initially asked to speak with a manager because he wanted to make "a large withdrawal."
When he met with the manager, the suspect, who was carrying a black laptop case, explained he worked for an organization concerned about government bailouts of corporations, according to police.
The man then allegedly threatened to detonate a bomb he was carrying with him if the manager didn't hand over cash.
The suspect smiled throughout the encounter, and told the manager the money "would go to people who deserve it," police said.
The manager never saw any explosive device, but gave the suspect a large amount of cash from the bank's vault, and the suspect fled on foot, police said.
Police spokeswoman Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said today that there haven't been any similar recent bank robberies in San Francisco.
Police described the suspect as a white man, about 6 feet tall and 190 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue baseball cap with "SF" written on it, glasses, a khaki buttoned shirt and blue jeans.
Photos of the suspect are available at www.sfgov.org.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Fights And Sex Offenders:
-3 men were stabbed during a fight at the End Up nightclub at 401 Sixth Street in SOMA, at around 6 a.m. Sunday morning. They are expected to survive, and no suspects were arrested.
-A man received life-threatening injuries during a fight at Market and Noe Streets, in the Castro District, at around 2:05 a.m. on Saturday. No suspects were arrested.
-A high-risk sex offender from Vallejo was arrested on Monday at O'Farrell and Polk Streets, in the Tenderloin. He has a previous record, and had a warrant out for his arrest for violating his parole. He had recently cut off his GPS tracking device, and had also been attempting to find a child between 8 and 13 years-old.
-A girl was approached by a suspicious man who told her to get into his car, as she walked to school in the Marina District on Monday morning.
-A man received life-threatening injuries during a fight at Market and Noe Streets, in the Castro District, at around 2:05 a.m. on Saturday. No suspects were arrested.
-A high-risk sex offender from Vallejo was arrested on Monday at O'Farrell and Polk Streets, in the Tenderloin. He has a previous record, and had a warrant out for his arrest for violating his parole. He had recently cut off his GPS tracking device, and had also been attempting to find a child between 8 and 13 years-old.
-A girl was approached by a suspicious man who told her to get into his car, as she walked to school in the Marina District on Monday morning.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Shootings Kill 3 Over The Weekend
Police believe 3 shootings were impulsive acts
Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
(04-20) 15:36 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Three young men killed in San Francisco since Friday apparently were victims of spontaneous gun violence, police said Monday.
"These aren't gang-related - these are people out with guns," said Lt. Mike Stasko of the San Francisco Police Department's homicide detail. "The victims don't have criminal records as far as we know."
The first victim, Norris Bennett, 21, wanted to make something of his life - his dream was to start his own business and run a group home.
To fulfill his dream, he was taking business classes at San Francisco City College while working part time teaching recreational activities at a senior housing complex in Daly City.
After finishing his shift Friday afternoon, Bennett went to his neighborhood near Griffith Street and Navy Road in Bayview-Hunters Point.
He was shooting dice with friends when someone shot him at 4:40 p.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
"He was a real good kid," said Marcelia Blue, a manager at the senior complex where Bennett worked since January and a friend of his family. "He was bright, he had a future - he wanted to own a group home and help teens."
Although police say they need help solving the killing, Blue wasn't optimistic they would get it. "Somebody knows something," she said, "but nobody is going to say nothing."
Alexander Apalit of Daly City was shot about 9:15 p.m. Saturday at Otsego and Santa Ynez avenues in the Mission Terrace neighborhood near Balboa Park. He died at San Francisco General Hospital.
Like Bennett, Apalit was 21 and had a job, working as an automotive technician. He also had started a business with his cousins, running party buses.
Saturday night, Apalit was in a car with friends who were being chased by a sedan described as similar to an Infinity Q35, with five people inside, police said.
A person who was in the four-door sedan with tinted windows opened fire, hitting Apalit, who was in the backseat.
Police are unsure whether the gunman got out or fired from inside the car. They also do not know why Apalit and his friends were being chased.
Police said his friends drove Apalit to St. Luke's Hospital, where doctors tried to stabilize him. The hospital is not equipped to handle patients with gunshot wounds, so Apalit was taken by ambulance to San Francisco General, where he died.
Shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday, James Jamonte Turner, 23, of Richmond was shot at Third and Folsom streets in the South of Market.
Three men were seen fleeing the scene, police said. Turner was taken to San Francisco General, where he died.
Turner was apparently with friends at the time of the attack. He may have been the victim of a robbery or gotten into an argument on the street, possibly after going to a nightclub, Stasko said.
No arrests have been made in any of the killings, and police said they need the public's help to identify suspects. They ask that anyone with information call the homicide detail at (415) 553-1145.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
(04-20) 15:36 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Three young men killed in San Francisco since Friday apparently were victims of spontaneous gun violence, police said Monday.
"These aren't gang-related - these are people out with guns," said Lt. Mike Stasko of the San Francisco Police Department's homicide detail. "The victims don't have criminal records as far as we know."
The first victim, Norris Bennett, 21, wanted to make something of his life - his dream was to start his own business and run a group home.
To fulfill his dream, he was taking business classes at San Francisco City College while working part time teaching recreational activities at a senior housing complex in Daly City.
After finishing his shift Friday afternoon, Bennett went to his neighborhood near Griffith Street and Navy Road in Bayview-Hunters Point.
He was shooting dice with friends when someone shot him at 4:40 p.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
"He was a real good kid," said Marcelia Blue, a manager at the senior complex where Bennett worked since January and a friend of his family. "He was bright, he had a future - he wanted to own a group home and help teens."
Although police say they need help solving the killing, Blue wasn't optimistic they would get it. "Somebody knows something," she said, "but nobody is going to say nothing."
Alexander Apalit of Daly City was shot about 9:15 p.m. Saturday at Otsego and Santa Ynez avenues in the Mission Terrace neighborhood near Balboa Park. He died at San Francisco General Hospital.
Like Bennett, Apalit was 21 and had a job, working as an automotive technician. He also had started a business with his cousins, running party buses.
Saturday night, Apalit was in a car with friends who were being chased by a sedan described as similar to an Infinity Q35, with five people inside, police said.
A person who was in the four-door sedan with tinted windows opened fire, hitting Apalit, who was in the backseat.
Police are unsure whether the gunman got out or fired from inside the car. They also do not know why Apalit and his friends were being chased.
Police said his friends drove Apalit to St. Luke's Hospital, where doctors tried to stabilize him. The hospital is not equipped to handle patients with gunshot wounds, so Apalit was taken by ambulance to San Francisco General, where he died.
Shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday, James Jamonte Turner, 23, of Richmond was shot at Third and Folsom streets in the South of Market.
Three men were seen fleeing the scene, police said. Turner was taken to San Francisco General, where he died.
Turner was apparently with friends at the time of the attack. He may have been the victim of a robbery or gotten into an argument on the street, possibly after going to a nightclub, Stasko said.
No arrests have been made in any of the killings, and police said they need the public's help to identify suspects. They ask that anyone with information call the homicide detail at (415) 553-1145.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Boy Killed In Visitacion Valley Shooting
Extra cops sent into S.F. project after slaying
John Koopman, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
(04-14) 12:26 PDT SAN FRANCISCO --
The San Francisco Police Department sent extra officers into the Sunnydale housing projects today following the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy late Monday.
Mark Crawford of San Francisco was shot about 10:15 p.m. on Blythedale Avenue near Hahn Street, about two blocks north of Geneva Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police spokesman Sgt. Wilfred Williams said Crawford was from the area but had recently moved away. He had come back for a visit when he was slain, Williams said.
No arrests have been reported in the slaying. Williams said it was unclear whether Crawford had any gang affiliations, or if there was another motive for the shooting.
There was little evidence of the shooting this morning, other than a wisp of yellow police tape floating in the breeze.
The neighborhood is poor, and there is significant drug and gang activity in the area. It is occasionally the scene of turf wars. The shooting occurred at the southern end of the housing projects.
Residents were reluctant to talk about the incident. A half-dozen police cars slowly cruised the area.
Officers said they knew little about the killing, but were on hand to try to prevent any further violence or retaliation.
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John Koopman, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
(04-14) 12:26 PDT SAN FRANCISCO --
The San Francisco Police Department sent extra officers into the Sunnydale housing projects today following the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy late Monday.
Mark Crawford of San Francisco was shot about 10:15 p.m. on Blythedale Avenue near Hahn Street, about two blocks north of Geneva Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police spokesman Sgt. Wilfred Williams said Crawford was from the area but had recently moved away. He had come back for a visit when he was slain, Williams said.
No arrests have been reported in the slaying. Williams said it was unclear whether Crawford had any gang affiliations, or if there was another motive for the shooting.
There was little evidence of the shooting this morning, other than a wisp of yellow police tape floating in the breeze.
The neighborhood is poor, and there is significant drug and gang activity in the area. It is occasionally the scene of turf wars. The shooting occurred at the southern end of the housing projects.
Residents were reluctant to talk about the incident. A half-dozen police cars slowly cruised the area.
Officers said they knew little about the killing, but were on hand to try to prevent any further violence or retaliation.
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Men Rob Excelsior District Bank
SF: ARMED MEN STORM EXCELSIOR DISTRICT BANK, PUNCH TELLERS, ESCAPE WITH CASH
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
Three armed men burst into a bank in San Francisco's Excelsior District Friday afternoon and punched two tellers before escaping with an undisclosed sum of money, authorities said today.
According to San Francisco police spokeswoman Sgt. Lyn Tomioka, three men wearing masks and gloves, and armed with handguns, entered the Sterling Bank & Trust at 4627 Mission St. at about 3:45 p.m. and demanded money.
Two bank tellers were punched before the men took the money and fled, according to police.
Tomioka said one of the tellers was treated at a hospital.
The Police Department's initial investigation led them several blocks away to the 100 block of Florentine Street near the city's southern border, but no arrests were made.
"It doesn't appear that was where anybody lived, but that's just where the first phase of the investigation led," she said.
The incident was San Francisco's first takeover robbery this year, FBI spokesman Joe Schadler said, adding that overall bank robberies in the city are down this year from last. The FBI is assisting San Francisco police in this investigation.
"Takeovers, for a big city like San Francisco, they really are very, very rare," said Tomioka.
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Three armed men burst into a bank in San Francisco's Excelsior District Friday afternoon and punched two tellers before escaping with an undisclosed sum of money, authorities said today.
According to San Francisco police spokeswoman Sgt. Lyn Tomioka, three men wearing masks and gloves, and armed with handguns, entered the Sterling Bank & Trust at 4627 Mission St. at about 3:45 p.m. and demanded money.
Two bank tellers were punched before the men took the money and fled, according to police.
Tomioka said one of the tellers was treated at a hospital.
The Police Department's initial investigation led them several blocks away to the 100 block of Florentine Street near the city's southern border, but no arrests were made.
"It doesn't appear that was where anybody lived, but that's just where the first phase of the investigation led," she said.
The incident was San Francisco's first takeover robbery this year, FBI spokesman Joe Schadler said, adding that overall bank robberies in the city are down this year from last. The FBI is assisting San Francisco police in this investigation.
"Takeovers, for a big city like San Francisco, they really are very, very rare," said Tomioka.
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Sunday, April 12, 2009
Man Injured In Hunters Point Shooting
SF Bayview Neighborhood Shooting Injures 1
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
A man was shot in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood Sunday afternoon, according to the Police Department.
Shots were fired around 4:40 p.m. at Harbor and Northridge roads, where police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, an officer said.
The man is expected to survive.
No suspects were arrested.
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Also, a man was shot in the hand, hip, and knee at McAllister and Fillmore Streets, at 9 a.m. Sunday Morning.
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
A man was shot in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood Sunday afternoon, according to the Police Department.
Shots were fired around 4:40 p.m. at Harbor and Northridge roads, where police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, an officer said.
The man is expected to survive.
No suspects were arrested.
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Also, a man was shot in the hand, hip, and knee at McAllister and Fillmore Streets, at 9 a.m. Sunday Morning.
Two Shootings Injure Six In The Mission And Excelsior Districts
2 SF Shootings Within 10 Minutes Hospitalize 6
San Francisco police are investigating two unrelated shooting incidents in the city that happened within 10 minutes of each other Sunday morning and left six people hospitalized.
The first incident was a drive-by shooting reported at about 2 a.m. near the intersection of Mission Street and Excelsior Avenue, according to police.
Two men were fired upon by a suspect in a vehicle that then fled the scene.
The victims suffered gunshot wounds, but they are not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
No information about the suspects or the vehicle was available as of 7 a.m., according to police.
Another shooting was reported at 2:07 a.m. and hospitalized four men, a 22-year-old, a 23-year-old, and two 29-year-olds, police said.
The shooting happened in the 500 block of Florida Street, according to police.
The victims saw a suspect, only described as a man between 20 and 25 years old, firing at them, police said.
After realizing they were shot, two of the victims transported themselves to San Francisco General Hospital, while the other two victims were taken to the hospital by ambulance.
All four victims were reported to be in stable condition Sunday morning, according to police.
No arrests have been made in connection with either shooting as of 7 a.m., police said.
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San Francisco police are investigating two unrelated shooting incidents in the city that happened within 10 minutes of each other Sunday morning and left six people hospitalized.
The first incident was a drive-by shooting reported at about 2 a.m. near the intersection of Mission Street and Excelsior Avenue, according to police.
Two men were fired upon by a suspect in a vehicle that then fled the scene.
The victims suffered gunshot wounds, but they are not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
No information about the suspects or the vehicle was available as of 7 a.m., according to police.
Another shooting was reported at 2:07 a.m. and hospitalized four men, a 22-year-old, a 23-year-old, and two 29-year-olds, police said.
The shooting happened in the 500 block of Florida Street, according to police.
The victims saw a suspect, only described as a man between 20 and 25 years old, firing at them, police said.
After realizing they were shot, two of the victims transported themselves to San Francisco General Hospital, while the other two victims were taken to the hospital by ambulance.
All four victims were reported to be in stable condition Sunday morning, according to police.
No arrests have been made in connection with either shooting as of 7 a.m., police said.
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Man Stabbed In The Marina
SF: MAN STABBED IN ALTERCATION, GROUP OF SUSPECTS DETAINED
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A group of suspects have been detained after a man was stabbed in San Francisco's Marina District Saturday night, according to police.
The stabbing was reported at about 11:15 p.m. in the 1900 block of Lombard Street, police said.
The incident began as a physical altercation between a group of people and weapons ended up being used, according to police.
A victim received a stab wound to the left side of his stomach and was transported to a local hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, police said. Another person involved in the altercation was hospitalized with heavy bruises.
A group of suspects have been detained in connection with the stabbing, but no other suspect information was available as of 12:30 a.m., according to police.
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A group of suspects have been detained after a man was stabbed in San Francisco's Marina District Saturday night, according to police.
The stabbing was reported at about 11:15 p.m. in the 1900 block of Lombard Street, police said.
The incident began as a physical altercation between a group of people and weapons ended up being used, according to police.
A victim received a stab wound to the left side of his stomach and was transported to a local hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, police said. Another person involved in the altercation was hospitalized with heavy bruises.
A group of suspects have been detained in connection with the stabbing, but no other suspect information was available as of 12:30 a.m., according to police.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Two Injured In North Beach Drive-By Shooting
Two men injured in drive-by shooting at strip club
By Will Reisman
Examiner Staff Writer 4/9/09
SAN FRANCISCO – Two men were hospitalized after they were shot in a drive-by shooting at a strip club in North Beach early Thursday morning.
The shooting occurred at about 1 a.m. on the 400 block of Broadway Street, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
One of the men was shot while he was standing outside of the strip club, while the other was struck while he was inside the establishment, police said. They did not release the name of the strip club where the shooting occurred.
Both men were transferred to San Francisco General Hospital, but their injuries do not appear to be life-threatening, according to police.
No suspects have been arrested and the case is under investigation. There was no information available about the make or model of the car involved in the shooting.
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By Will Reisman
Examiner Staff Writer 4/9/09
SAN FRANCISCO – Two men were hospitalized after they were shot in a drive-by shooting at a strip club in North Beach early Thursday morning.
The shooting occurred at about 1 a.m. on the 400 block of Broadway Street, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
One of the men was shot while he was standing outside of the strip club, while the other was struck while he was inside the establishment, police said. They did not release the name of the strip club where the shooting occurred.
Both men were transferred to San Francisco General Hospital, but their injuries do not appear to be life-threatening, according to police.
No suspects have been arrested and the case is under investigation. There was no information available about the make or model of the car involved in the shooting.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Family Sues City Over Excelsior Triple Homicide
Family Sues SF Over Triple Killing Of Father, Sons
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
Attorneys for the surviving family members of a father and two sons fatally shot in San Francisco's Excelsior district in 2008 have filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging its sanctuary policy contributed to their deaths.
Edwin Ramos, a 22-year-old suspected member of the MS-13 street gang, is being held without bail for allegedly fatally shooting Anthony "Tony" Bologna, 48, and his sons Michael, 20, and Matthew, 16, on June 22.
The three were found shot inside their car. Police have said they may have been mistaken for rival gang members.
In a lawsuit filed Friday in San Francisco Superior Court, the Bologna family alleges the city's "illegal sanctuary policies were a substantial factor" in the killings.
The lawsuit claims Ramos was in the country illegally, had a history of violence and several prior contacts with San Francisco police as a minor, but the sanctuary policy kept police and juvenile probation officers from reporting him to federal immigration authorities for deportation.
"What we're saying is that the city adopted and enforced a policy that was actually inconsistent with and prohibited by federal law," Michael Kelly, an attorney for the Bologna family, said Tuesday.
Kelly said if the case goes to trial, a jury would decide to what extent the city was responsible for the deaths.
The city attorney's office declined to comment on the case. A statement from Mayor Gavin Newsom's office also declined to address the case specifically.
"I am deeply sympathetic to the Bologna family's devastating loss," said Newsom in the statement. "A terrible crime was committed and my heart goes out to the family."
Ramos faces three counts of murder and multiple special allegations involving gang membership, firearm use and multiple murders that could result in life in prison without parole, and is still awaiting trial.
A preliminary hearing in the criminal case is scheduled for May.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
Attorneys for the surviving family members of a father and two sons fatally shot in San Francisco's Excelsior district in 2008 have filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging its sanctuary policy contributed to their deaths.
Edwin Ramos, a 22-year-old suspected member of the MS-13 street gang, is being held without bail for allegedly fatally shooting Anthony "Tony" Bologna, 48, and his sons Michael, 20, and Matthew, 16, on June 22.
The three were found shot inside their car. Police have said they may have been mistaken for rival gang members.
In a lawsuit filed Friday in San Francisco Superior Court, the Bologna family alleges the city's "illegal sanctuary policies were a substantial factor" in the killings.
The lawsuit claims Ramos was in the country illegally, had a history of violence and several prior contacts with San Francisco police as a minor, but the sanctuary policy kept police and juvenile probation officers from reporting him to federal immigration authorities for deportation.
"What we're saying is that the city adopted and enforced a policy that was actually inconsistent with and prohibited by federal law," Michael Kelly, an attorney for the Bologna family, said Tuesday.
Kelly said if the case goes to trial, a jury would decide to what extent the city was responsible for the deaths.
The city attorney's office declined to comment on the case. A statement from Mayor Gavin Newsom's office also declined to address the case specifically.
"I am deeply sympathetic to the Bologna family's devastating loss," said Newsom in the statement. "A terrible crime was committed and my heart goes out to the family."
Ramos faces three counts of murder and multiple special allegations involving gang membership, firearm use and multiple murders that could result in life in prison without parole, and is still awaiting trial.
A preliminary hearing in the criminal case is scheduled for May.
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Monday, April 6, 2009
Man Arrested For Brother's Death In The Western Addition
Man arrested in death of his brother
Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, April 6, 2009
(04-06) 17:59 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police have arrested a man stemming from the one-punch death of his brother last week in the Western Addition, authorities said today.
Michael Cavness, 46, is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on a charge of manslaughter for allegedly striking his older brother Edward Cavness, 48, in the face, causing him to fall and hit his head on the pavement.
The incident occurred Thursday and Edward Cavness died Friday at San Francisco General Hospital. Police say they have unable to determine what the dispute was about.
Both men lived with their mother in her Western Addition home. Michael lived in the garage and Edward lived upstairs. Both men were unemployed and had criminal histories.
The incident occurred outside the home and was witnessed by a cousin, said Lt. Mike Stasko of the homicide detail.
Katherine Cavness said Monday she has no idea what triggered the fight between her sons. She declined further comment.
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Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, April 6, 2009
(04-06) 17:59 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police have arrested a man stemming from the one-punch death of his brother last week in the Western Addition, authorities said today.
Michael Cavness, 46, is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on a charge of manslaughter for allegedly striking his older brother Edward Cavness, 48, in the face, causing him to fall and hit his head on the pavement.
The incident occurred Thursday and Edward Cavness died Friday at San Francisco General Hospital. Police say they have unable to determine what the dispute was about.
Both men lived with their mother in her Western Addition home. Michael lived in the garage and Edward lived upstairs. Both men were unemployed and had criminal histories.
The incident occurred outside the home and was witnessed by a cousin, said Lt. Mike Stasko of the homicide detail.
Katherine Cavness said Monday she has no idea what triggered the fight between her sons. She declined further comment.
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Saturday, April 4, 2009
3 Women Sentenced In Robbery And Murder of Russian Immigrant
3 women get prison in slaying of immigrant
Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Saturday, April 4, 2009
A San Francisco judge sentenced three women to prison terms ranging from eight years to 21 years Friday in the slaying of a Russian immigrant they had lured to an isolated area, robbed and shot in the head.
Kimberly Gutierrez, 21, who prosecutors said pulled the trigger, was sentenced to 21 years in prison in the death of Eugene Gorenman, 26, of San Francisco, who was found dead near a gun battery at Fort Funston on March 29, 2004.
Guiterrez was 16 at the time but was charged as an adult with murder. She entered a guilty plea to voluntary manslaughter as part of a settlement in the case. She could have faced 25 years to life if convicted of murder.
Felicia Mehrara, 21, was also a juvenile at the time of the killing but was also charged as an adult. She was sentenced to eight years in prison for voluntary manslaughter by Judge Jerome Benson.
A third defendant, Jillian McIlvenna, 24, was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Police homicide investigators traced the use of one of Gorenman's credit cards to McIlvenna.
Gorenman was a Russian immigrant who grew up in Walnut Creek, graduated from UC Berkeley and worked as a computer engineer with Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
In a statement to the court, Gorenman's parents called the defendants "human filth" and "vicious savages."
"For a mere 20 dollars he was murdered without the slightest regard for his life, promise of future, his family and friends," they said.
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Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Saturday, April 4, 2009
A San Francisco judge sentenced three women to prison terms ranging from eight years to 21 years Friday in the slaying of a Russian immigrant they had lured to an isolated area, robbed and shot in the head.
Kimberly Gutierrez, 21, who prosecutors said pulled the trigger, was sentenced to 21 years in prison in the death of Eugene Gorenman, 26, of San Francisco, who was found dead near a gun battery at Fort Funston on March 29, 2004.
Guiterrez was 16 at the time but was charged as an adult with murder. She entered a guilty plea to voluntary manslaughter as part of a settlement in the case. She could have faced 25 years to life if convicted of murder.
Felicia Mehrara, 21, was also a juvenile at the time of the killing but was also charged as an adult. She was sentenced to eight years in prison for voluntary manslaughter by Judge Jerome Benson.
A third defendant, Jillian McIlvenna, 24, was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Police homicide investigators traced the use of one of Gorenman's credit cards to McIlvenna.
Gorenman was a Russian immigrant who grew up in Walnut Creek, graduated from UC Berkeley and worked as a computer engineer with Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
In a statement to the court, Gorenman's parents called the defendants "human filth" and "vicious savages."
"For a mere 20 dollars he was murdered without the slightest regard for his life, promise of future, his family and friends," they said.
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
SFPD Warns Of Extortion Attempts
SF: POLICE WARN OF EXTORTION ATTEMPTS ON CHINESE BUSINESSES
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
San Francisco police today warned of attempts to extort Chinese businesses by someone demanding tens of thousands to help relatives allegedly jailed in China.
According to police, businesses are being phoned by a Mandarin-speaking man claiming he needs $20,000 to $30,000 to release his brother from a Chinese jail.
The man threatens physical harm if the money is not paid, but doesn't detail how the money is to be paid, police said.
Police said 15 cases have so far been reported in San Francisco, and about 60 similar cases have been reported in San Jose, Fremont, Sunnyvale and Milpitas.
The San Francisco Police Department's gang task force is cooperating with other law enforcement, including the FBI's Asian Organized Crime Squad, in the investigation, police and the FBI said.
Anyone receiving such a phone call is asked to contact San Francisco police Inspector Jameson Pon at (415) 553-9221 or the anonymous tip line (415) 575-4444.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
San Francisco police today warned of attempts to extort Chinese businesses by someone demanding tens of thousands to help relatives allegedly jailed in China.
According to police, businesses are being phoned by a Mandarin-speaking man claiming he needs $20,000 to $30,000 to release his brother from a Chinese jail.
The man threatens physical harm if the money is not paid, but doesn't detail how the money is to be paid, police said.
Police said 15 cases have so far been reported in San Francisco, and about 60 similar cases have been reported in San Jose, Fremont, Sunnyvale and Milpitas.
The San Francisco Police Department's gang task force is cooperating with other law enforcement, including the FBI's Asian Organized Crime Squad, in the investigation, police and the FBI said.
Anyone receiving such a phone call is asked to contact San Francisco police Inspector Jameson Pon at (415) 553-9221 or the anonymous tip line (415) 575-4444.
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Man To Stand Trial For 2007 Murder, Sexual Assaults
SF: MAN ACCUSED OF FATALLY STABBING GIRLFRIEND IN 2007 TO STAND TRIAL
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that a 32-year-old man accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death in 2007 should stand trial for murder.
Umar Hudson, of San Francisco, is also accused of sexually assaulting the two young daughters of the girlfriend, 32-year-old Jernell Scott, in 2006 and 2007.
One of the daughters reported the alleged crimes in February 2007. On April 6 of that year, Hudson allegedly stabbed Scott 39 times, prosecutors said.
The stabbing happened in the 900 block of Ellsworth Street, according to police. Hudson was arrested later that night.
Hudson now faces trial on one count of murder and four counts of sexual assault, according to the district attorney's office.
Hudson remains in custody on $10 million bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Superior Court on April 15.
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A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that a 32-year-old man accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death in 2007 should stand trial for murder.
Umar Hudson, of San Francisco, is also accused of sexually assaulting the two young daughters of the girlfriend, 32-year-old Jernell Scott, in 2006 and 2007.
One of the daughters reported the alleged crimes in February 2007. On April 6 of that year, Hudson allegedly stabbed Scott 39 times, prosecutors said.
The stabbing happened in the 900 block of Ellsworth Street, according to police. Hudson was arrested later that night.
Hudson now faces trial on one count of murder and four counts of sexual assault, according to the district attorney's office.
Hudson remains in custody on $10 million bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Superior Court on April 15.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Police Interrupt Suspected Gang Initiation
SF: POLICE INTERRUPT SUSPECTED NORTENO GANG INITIATION, ARREST ONE
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
San Francisco police officers on Friday broke up an apparent gang initiation ceremony in the Mission district, police said today.
Plainclothes officers interrupted about 30 people, including suspected Norteno gang members, who were gathered shortly after midnight Friday in the middle of Utah Street near 25th Street, according to police.
The area is just east of the city's gang injunction area against the Nortenos, which extends west from Potrero Avenue.
A scuffle broke out in the crowd, indicating to police a common Norteno gang initiation in which an aspiring gang member is "jumped."
Officers then detained nine people, including the alleged initiate, an 18-year-old San Francisco man who suffered a cut nose and a swollen eye, police said.
Jeffrey Almengor, 19, of San Francisco, was booked for possession of a firearm allegedly found in his car, which was parked nearby, according to police.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
San Francisco police officers on Friday broke up an apparent gang initiation ceremony in the Mission district, police said today.
Plainclothes officers interrupted about 30 people, including suspected Norteno gang members, who were gathered shortly after midnight Friday in the middle of Utah Street near 25th Street, according to police.
The area is just east of the city's gang injunction area against the Nortenos, which extends west from Potrero Avenue.
A scuffle broke out in the crowd, indicating to police a common Norteno gang initiation in which an aspiring gang member is "jumped."
Officers then detained nine people, including the alleged initiate, an 18-year-old San Francisco man who suffered a cut nose and a swollen eye, police said.
Jeffrey Almengor, 19, of San Francisco, was booked for possession of a firearm allegedly found in his car, which was parked nearby, according to police.
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
Driver Shot In The Mission
Driver Shot In Both Arms Crashes In SF Mission
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
A driver crashed into another vehicle after he was shot in both arms in San Francisco's Mission District Saturday afternoon, according to the Police Department.
The male victim had been driving on 22nd Street near Florida Street when around 4:15 p.m. several suspects ran up to his car and started shooting, police said.
The driver managed to drive a block away to 23rd Street, where he crashed into another car, according to police.
The driver was transported to a local hospital where he is expected to survive. No one in the other vehicle was seriously injured, police said.
No suspects were arrested, according to police.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
A driver crashed into another vehicle after he was shot in both arms in San Francisco's Mission District Saturday afternoon, according to the Police Department.
The male victim had been driving on 22nd Street near Florida Street when around 4:15 p.m. several suspects ran up to his car and started shooting, police said.
The driver managed to drive a block away to 23rd Street, where he crashed into another car, according to police.
The driver was transported to a local hospital where he is expected to survive. No one in the other vehicle was seriously injured, police said.
No suspects were arrested, according to police.
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Shootings Injure Two In Hunters Point
SF: POLICE INVESTIGATE TWO SEPARATE SHOOTINGS IN CITY'S BAYVIEW DISTRICT
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
Police in San Francisco are investigating two separate shootings over Friday night and Saturday morning that injured two victims, one of them critically, police said.
Officers responded to a shooting reported at the Double Rock Housing Project in the city's Bayview district at about 9:45 p.m. Friday, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
One man was injured by gunfire and hospitalized in stable condition, police said.
No arrests were made and suspect information was not immediately available, according to police.
Officers responded to a separate shooting Saturday at about 1:30 a.m. in the 1800 block of Palou Avenue, also in the city's Bayview district.
One man was reported shot and transported to a hospital in critical condition, police said.
No arrests were made, though police said this morning that at least two suspects were wanted in connection to the shooting.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
Police in San Francisco are investigating two separate shootings over Friday night and Saturday morning that injured two victims, one of them critically, police said.
Officers responded to a shooting reported at the Double Rock Housing Project in the city's Bayview district at about 9:45 p.m. Friday, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
One man was injured by gunfire and hospitalized in stable condition, police said.
No arrests were made and suspect information was not immediately available, according to police.
Officers responded to a separate shooting Saturday at about 1:30 a.m. in the 1800 block of Palou Avenue, also in the city's Bayview district.
One man was reported shot and transported to a hospital in critical condition, police said.
No arrests were made, though police said this morning that at least two suspects were wanted in connection to the shooting.
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Man Injured In Visitacion Valley Shooting
SF: MALE VICTIM SHOT IN HAND NEAR VISITACION VALLEY
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A male victim was shot and injured near San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood tonight, police said.
The victim was exiting his car in the unit block of Blythdale Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. when he sustained a gunshot wound to his hand and another bullet grazed his lip, police said.
The injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, according to police.
No arrests have been made and the shooting remains under investigation.
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A male victim was shot and injured near San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood tonight, police said.
The victim was exiting his car in the unit block of Blythdale Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. when he sustained a gunshot wound to his hand and another bullet grazed his lip, police said.
The injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, according to police.
No arrests have been made and the shooting remains under investigation.
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Dead Body Found In Truck In Potrero Hill
Body of slain man discovered in truck in SF
Thursday, March 26, 2009
(03-25) 23:17 PDT San Francisco -- The badly decomposed body of a man was found in a truck in San Francisco on Wednesday and police are investigating the case as a homicide, authorities said.
Police said they discovered the body in a pick-up truck around 11 a.m. at 16th and 7th streets, in a parking lot underneath Interstate 280 in Potrero Hill.
The Medical Examiner's office said the age of the man was unknown. An autopsy is scheduled.
- Chronicle Staff Report
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
(03-25) 23:17 PDT San Francisco -- The badly decomposed body of a man was found in a truck in San Francisco on Wednesday and police are investigating the case as a homicide, authorities said.
Police said they discovered the body in a pick-up truck around 11 a.m. at 16th and 7th streets, in a parking lot underneath Interstate 280 in Potrero Hill.
The Medical Examiner's office said the age of the man was unknown. An autopsy is scheduled.
- Chronicle Staff Report
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Man Injured In Tenderloin Shooting
SF: UPDATE: MAN SHOT IN NECK DURING TENDERLOIN DISPUTE EXPECTED TO SURVIVE
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A 25-year-old San Francisco man is expected to survive after being shot in the neck early this morning during an argument over a woman, police said.
The shooting took place at about 2 a.m. in the 500 block of Leavenworth Street, in the city's Tenderloin district.
According to police spokesman Sgt. Wilfred Williams, the victim got into a dispute with another man over an ex-girlfriend, when the man shot him once in the neck.
The suspect, a 29-year-old city resident, fled on foot but was later arrested at his apartment by police, Williams said.
The victim was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with injuries that were not considered life threatening, according to Williams.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A 25-year-old San Francisco man is expected to survive after being shot in the neck early this morning during an argument over a woman, police said.
The shooting took place at about 2 a.m. in the 500 block of Leavenworth Street, in the city's Tenderloin district.
According to police spokesman Sgt. Wilfred Williams, the victim got into a dispute with another man over an ex-girlfriend, when the man shot him once in the neck.
The suspect, a 29-year-old city resident, fled on foot but was later arrested at his apartment by police, Williams said.
The victim was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with injuries that were not considered life threatening, according to Williams.
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Monday, March 16, 2009
Man Pleads Guilty To Robbing Nine banks
SF: MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO UNARMED ROBBERIES OF NINE BANKS IN THE CITY
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A San Francisco man pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to the unarmed robbery of nine banks in the city between November 2007 and March 2008.
James Burge, 52, entered the guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Marilyn Patel in San Francisco.
He will be sentenced by Patel on June 29. Burge faces a theoretical maximum sentence of 20 years for each count, but the actual penalty will be determined after consideration of federal sentencing guidelines.
U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello said Burge was unarmed during the robberies, but gave tellers notes saying he had a gun.
Burge was initially charged in a criminal complaint in March 2008 with two bank robberies, but an indictment in November expanded the number to nine.
An FBI affidavit filed with the complaint in March 2008 stated that Burge confessed the robberies to police after giving up his right to a lawyer. Burge said he robbed the banks to support a heroin habit, the affidavit said.
The banks included branches of Trans Pacific National Bank, Bank of the West, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America and U.S. Bank, according to the indictment.
Russoniello said Burge pleaded guilty to all nine counts without a plea agreement.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A San Francisco man pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to the unarmed robbery of nine banks in the city between November 2007 and March 2008.
James Burge, 52, entered the guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Marilyn Patel in San Francisco.
He will be sentenced by Patel on June 29. Burge faces a theoretical maximum sentence of 20 years for each count, but the actual penalty will be determined after consideration of federal sentencing guidelines.
U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello said Burge was unarmed during the robberies, but gave tellers notes saying he had a gun.
Burge was initially charged in a criminal complaint in March 2008 with two bank robberies, but an indictment in November expanded the number to nine.
An FBI affidavit filed with the complaint in March 2008 stated that Burge confessed the robberies to police after giving up his right to a lawyer. Burge said he robbed the banks to support a heroin habit, the affidavit said.
The banks included branches of Trans Pacific National Bank, Bank of the West, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America and U.S. Bank, according to the indictment.
Russoniello said Burge pleaded guilty to all nine counts without a plea agreement.
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Crime Up In SF In First Half of 2008, According To The FBI
The FBI recently released it's preliminary 2008 crime report for US cities, covering data for the first six months of the year, from January through June 2008.
here's SF's numbers, compared with the numbers from 2007:
Violent crime total - 3,388 (a 14.4% increase over 2,962 in 2007)
Homicide - 52 (53 in 2007, though one newly classified 2008 murder would make them equal)
Rape - 102 (up 78.9% from 57)
Robbery - 2,033 (up 17.6% from 1,729)
Aggravated assault - 1,201 (up 6.9% from 1,123)
Property crime total - 17,847 (up 14.5% from 15,586 in 2007)
Burglary - 2,462 (down 0.2% from 2,467)
Larceny-theft - 12,547 (up 18.8% from 10,561)
Auto-theft - 2,838 (up 10.8% from 2,558)
Arson - 111 (down 5.1% from 117)
As for other Bay Area cities, Oakland was up in violent crime too (3,962, up from 3,826), though it was down in property crime (10,946, down from 11,713). San Jose was down in both property (11,263, down from 12,400) and violent crime (1,908, down from 1,932), and Richmond was down in both as well (536 violent, down from 594, and 2,383 property, down from 3,004). State-wide, Los Angeles was down in both categories (13,090 violent, down from 13,788, and 49,760 property, down from 51,379), as were San Diego (2,985 violent, down from 3,071, and 19,984 property, down from 22,247), and Sacramento (2,403 violent, down from 2,580, and 11,464 property, down from 12,471). Long beach was also down for violent crime (1,510, down from 1,660), but slightly up for property crime (6,345, up from 6,259), as was Fresno (1,334 violent, down from 1,529, and 10,772 property, up from 10,399).
here's SF's numbers, compared with the numbers from 2007:
Violent crime total - 3,388 (a 14.4% increase over 2,962 in 2007)
Homicide - 52 (53 in 2007, though one newly classified 2008 murder would make them equal)
Rape - 102 (up 78.9% from 57)
Robbery - 2,033 (up 17.6% from 1,729)
Aggravated assault - 1,201 (up 6.9% from 1,123)
Property crime total - 17,847 (up 14.5% from 15,586 in 2007)
Burglary - 2,462 (down 0.2% from 2,467)
Larceny-theft - 12,547 (up 18.8% from 10,561)
Auto-theft - 2,838 (up 10.8% from 2,558)
Arson - 111 (down 5.1% from 117)
As for other Bay Area cities, Oakland was up in violent crime too (3,962, up from 3,826), though it was down in property crime (10,946, down from 11,713). San Jose was down in both property (11,263, down from 12,400) and violent crime (1,908, down from 1,932), and Richmond was down in both as well (536 violent, down from 594, and 2,383 property, down from 3,004). State-wide, Los Angeles was down in both categories (13,090 violent, down from 13,788, and 49,760 property, down from 51,379), as were San Diego (2,985 violent, down from 3,071, and 19,984 property, down from 22,247), and Sacramento (2,403 violent, down from 2,580, and 11,464 property, down from 12,471). Long beach was also down for violent crime (1,510, down from 1,660), but slightly up for property crime (6,345, up from 6,259), as was Fresno (1,334 violent, down from 1,529, and 10,772 property, up from 10,399).
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Shooting Kills Boy In Hunters Point
SF: 17-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES AFTER BEING SHOT FRIDAY IN HUNTERS POINT
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A 17-year-old boy shot Friday in San Francisco's Hunters Point neighborhood died at the hospital Sunday, police said today.
The shooting took place just before 11:30 p.m. Friday in the unit block of Northridge Road, according to police spokeswoman Sgt. Lyn Tomioka.
The boy died late Sunday morning at San Francisco General Hospital, Tomioka said.
The medical examiner's office identified the boy today as Damija Wells, of San Francisco.
No arrests were made, and no suspect information was immediately available, Tomioka said.
The shooting is the 11th homicide reported by San Francisco police this year, according to Tomioka.
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A 17-year-old boy shot Friday in San Francisco's Hunters Point neighborhood died at the hospital Sunday, police said today.
The shooting took place just before 11:30 p.m. Friday in the unit block of Northridge Road, according to police spokeswoman Sgt. Lyn Tomioka.
The boy died late Sunday morning at San Francisco General Hospital, Tomioka said.
The medical examiner's office identified the boy today as Damija Wells, of San Francisco.
No arrests were made, and no suspect information was immediately available, Tomioka said.
The shooting is the 11th homicide reported by San Francisco police this year, according to Tomioka.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Man Shot In the Tenderloin, Boy Shot In Bernal Heights
One arrested, one hospitalized, following shooting in Tenderloin
By Will Reisman
Examiner Staff Writer 3/3/09
SAN FRANCISCO – A man was hospitalized last night with life-threatening injuries after he was shot in the Tenderloin neighborhood by a suspect who was later arrested.
The two men were seen engaging in a physical altercation at the corner of Ellis and Jones streets when officers intervened at about 7:50 p.m. on Monday, according to Sgt. Lyn Tomioka of the San Francisco Police Department.
By the time police broke up the fracas, they realized that one of the men had been shot, Tomioka said. They arrested the other man, who was found to have a firearm on his possession. His identity has not been released yet.
Following the shooting, the victim was walking around and talking to officers, but his health suddenly took a turn for the worse, and he was transported to San Francisco General Hospital with life-threatening injuries, Tomioka said.
Tomioka said investigators are trying to determine what caused the altercation.
On February 23, a woman was killed in a drive-by shooting at Turk and Taylor streets, three blocks from where the two men were seen fighting last night. No arrests have been made in the death of Laticia Hunter, a 33-year-old Sacramento native.
Also on Monday night, one youth was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries after being shot near the Bernal Heights neighborhood.
The boy, whose name has not been released, was walking with three of his friends on the 100 block of Highland Avenue, when an unidentified suspect got out of a car and opened fire on the group, police said.
The boy was transferred to a nearby hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, police said. No one has been arrested and the case is under investigation.
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By Will Reisman
Examiner Staff Writer 3/3/09
SAN FRANCISCO – A man was hospitalized last night with life-threatening injuries after he was shot in the Tenderloin neighborhood by a suspect who was later arrested.
The two men were seen engaging in a physical altercation at the corner of Ellis and Jones streets when officers intervened at about 7:50 p.m. on Monday, according to Sgt. Lyn Tomioka of the San Francisco Police Department.
By the time police broke up the fracas, they realized that one of the men had been shot, Tomioka said. They arrested the other man, who was found to have a firearm on his possession. His identity has not been released yet.
Following the shooting, the victim was walking around and talking to officers, but his health suddenly took a turn for the worse, and he was transported to San Francisco General Hospital with life-threatening injuries, Tomioka said.
Tomioka said investigators are trying to determine what caused the altercation.
On February 23, a woman was killed in a drive-by shooting at Turk and Taylor streets, three blocks from where the two men were seen fighting last night. No arrests have been made in the death of Laticia Hunter, a 33-year-old Sacramento native.
Also on Monday night, one youth was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries after being shot near the Bernal Heights neighborhood.
The boy, whose name has not been released, was walking with three of his friends on the 100 block of Highland Avenue, when an unidentified suspect got out of a car and opened fire on the group, police said.
The boy was transferred to a nearby hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, police said. No one has been arrested and the case is under investigation.
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Sunday, March 1, 2009
Weekend Violence Kills 1, Injures 10
Fatal shooting caps violent weekend in Mission District
By Tamara Barak Aparton
Examiner Staff Writer 3/2/09
SAN FRANCISCO – One man was killed and 10 other people were injured in a spate of violence over the weekend.
The homicide — at 8:30 a.m. Sunday — brings to nine the number of people killed in The City so far this year. Police said residents in the Outer Mission heard shots fired at about 8:30 a.m. Responding officers found the victim, identified only as a Hispanic male, lying wounded in the 5300 block of Mission Street. The man was rushed to the hospital, where he died at 11:20 a.m., according to police. No additional details were available.
Several other people were also wounded in a number of shootings and stabbings, although none had life-threatening injuries, police said.
Just after noon Saturday, two people in a car on Commer Court in the Bayview were injured when a man pulled up next to them and opened fire, police said. Both victims are expected to survive.
Seven hours later, police were called to the Hippy Hill area of Golden Gate Park, where they found a park visitor suffering life-threatening stab wounds. The victim was rushed to San Francisco General Hospital.
The stabbing was followed by two nonfatal shootings in the Mission District, and two more knifings in the Tenderloin.
On Saturday, two people were shot at the corner of 19th and Capp Streets just after 8 p.m. They were rushed to the hospital and are expected to survive, police said. No arrests were made. Twenty minutes later, a nonfatal stabbing occurred at the corner of Eddy and Taylor streets in the Tenderloin.
At 1:40 a.m. Sunday, a triple shooting was reported near the intersection of South Van Ness Avenue and 26th Street, police said. One woman suffered life-threatening injuries. Another woman and a man are expected to survive.
The violence continued with a 3:10 a.m. double stabbing on O’Farrell and Jones streets in the Tenderloin. Both victims are expected to recover, police said.
Two pedestrians are also clinging to life after being hit by vehicles over the weekend. A driver traveling northbound on King Street struck a man crossing against the light on Third Street at 6:45 a.m. Saturday, according to police. A second man suffered critical injuries after stepping off the curb at Eighth and Market streets Sunday at 11:44 a.m. Police say the man was clipped by the side-view mirror of a passing van, causing him to fall and hit his head.
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By Tamara Barak Aparton
Examiner Staff Writer 3/2/09
SAN FRANCISCO – One man was killed and 10 other people were injured in a spate of violence over the weekend.
The homicide — at 8:30 a.m. Sunday — brings to nine the number of people killed in The City so far this year. Police said residents in the Outer Mission heard shots fired at about 8:30 a.m. Responding officers found the victim, identified only as a Hispanic male, lying wounded in the 5300 block of Mission Street. The man was rushed to the hospital, where he died at 11:20 a.m., according to police. No additional details were available.
Several other people were also wounded in a number of shootings and stabbings, although none had life-threatening injuries, police said.
Just after noon Saturday, two people in a car on Commer Court in the Bayview were injured when a man pulled up next to them and opened fire, police said. Both victims are expected to survive.
Seven hours later, police were called to the Hippy Hill area of Golden Gate Park, where they found a park visitor suffering life-threatening stab wounds. The victim was rushed to San Francisco General Hospital.
The stabbing was followed by two nonfatal shootings in the Mission District, and two more knifings in the Tenderloin.
On Saturday, two people were shot at the corner of 19th and Capp Streets just after 8 p.m. They were rushed to the hospital and are expected to survive, police said. No arrests were made. Twenty minutes later, a nonfatal stabbing occurred at the corner of Eddy and Taylor streets in the Tenderloin.
At 1:40 a.m. Sunday, a triple shooting was reported near the intersection of South Van Ness Avenue and 26th Street, police said. One woman suffered life-threatening injuries. Another woman and a man are expected to survive.
The violence continued with a 3:10 a.m. double stabbing on O’Farrell and Jones streets in the Tenderloin. Both victims are expected to recover, police said.
Two pedestrians are also clinging to life after being hit by vehicles over the weekend. A driver traveling northbound on King Street struck a man crossing against the light on Third Street at 6:45 a.m. Saturday, according to police. A second man suffered critical injuries after stepping off the curb at Eighth and Market streets Sunday at 11:44 a.m. Police say the man was clipped by the side-view mirror of a passing van, causing him to fall and hit his head.
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Friday, February 27, 2009
SFPD Asks For Help In 2008 Homicide
S.F. police seek help in probe of 2008 killing
Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, February 20, 2009
(02-19) 14:25 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police are asking for the public's help as they investigate the shooting death of a man last March that the medical examiner recently determined was a homicide.
Jimy Reyes-Navas, 21, of San Francisco was found just before 4 a.m. on March 2, bleeding on the sidewalk in the 1900 block of Palou Avenue in the Bayview district. A handgun was at his side.
Reyes-Navas never regained consciousness and died six days later.
Last month, the medical examiner's office ruled the death a homicide, based on its conclusion that Reyes-Navas had given no indication he was suicidal and had no access to a gun. It also said his DNA had not been found on the gun handle.
The only witness on the street told police that he had heard the gunshot but hadn't been looking in the direction from which it came. The witness said that when he turned around, Reyes-Navas was lying on the sidewalk and no one was around.
Police said Reyes-Navas did not appear to have been robbed.
He was a day laborer from Honduras who had not worked for six weeks, investigators said. Reyes-Navas had been staying with his brother on Palou, and went out about an hour before the shooting after a night of drinking beer.
"I'd really like to get to the bottom of this - we have a couple of witnesses who heard but didn't see anything, but we need people to come forward if they did see anything and to contact us at the homicide detail," said police Lt. Mike Stasko.
Homicide investigators can be reached at (415) 553-1145.
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Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, February 20, 2009
(02-19) 14:25 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police are asking for the public's help as they investigate the shooting death of a man last March that the medical examiner recently determined was a homicide.
Jimy Reyes-Navas, 21, of San Francisco was found just before 4 a.m. on March 2, bleeding on the sidewalk in the 1900 block of Palou Avenue in the Bayview district. A handgun was at his side.
Reyes-Navas never regained consciousness and died six days later.
Last month, the medical examiner's office ruled the death a homicide, based on its conclusion that Reyes-Navas had given no indication he was suicidal and had no access to a gun. It also said his DNA had not been found on the gun handle.
The only witness on the street told police that he had heard the gunshot but hadn't been looking in the direction from which it came. The witness said that when he turned around, Reyes-Navas was lying on the sidewalk and no one was around.
Police said Reyes-Navas did not appear to have been robbed.
He was a day laborer from Honduras who had not worked for six weeks, investigators said. Reyes-Navas had been staying with his brother on Palou, and went out about an hour before the shooting after a night of drinking beer.
"I'd really like to get to the bottom of this - we have a couple of witnesses who heard but didn't see anything, but we need people to come forward if they did see anything and to contact us at the homicide detail," said police Lt. Mike Stasko.
Homicide investigators can be reached at (415) 553-1145.
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Man Dies After SOMA Attack
SF: 57-YEAR-OLD BEATEN BY MEN IN SOMA ATTACK DIES
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A 57-year-old man reportedly assaulted by a group of men Feb. 15 in San Francisco's South of Market district died early this morning, police said today.
The medical examiner's office identified the man today as Peter Azadian, of San Francisco.
According to police, Azadian and another man were walking in the unit block of Stillman Street, between Second and Third streets, at about 3 a.m., when four men began punching and kicking Azadian.
The second victim was able to run away, and the four suspects fled in a sport utility vehicle, according to police.
Azadian was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with life-threatening injuries, and died at the hospital at 1:38 a.m. today, authorities said.
Police have not released a possible motive for the attack.
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A 57-year-old man reportedly assaulted by a group of men Feb. 15 in San Francisco's South of Market district died early this morning, police said today.
The medical examiner's office identified the man today as Peter Azadian, of San Francisco.
According to police, Azadian and another man were walking in the unit block of Stillman Street, between Second and Third streets, at about 3 a.m., when four men began punching and kicking Azadian.
The second victim was able to run away, and the four suspects fled in a sport utility vehicle, according to police.
Azadian was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with life-threatening injuries, and died at the hospital at 1:38 a.m. today, authorities said.
Police have not released a possible motive for the attack.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
1 Dead, 5 Injured In Tenderloin Drive-By Shooting
1 dead, 5 wounded in S.F. Tenderloin shooting
By TERRY COLLINS, Associated Press Writer
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
(02-24) 16:59 PST San Francisco, CA (AP) --
Police say they hope surveillance cameras will provide clues into a late night drive-by shooting Monday that left one woman dead and five other people wounded in the tough Tenderloin district.
The slain woman was identified as Leticia Hunter, 33, of Sacramento by the coroner's office. No arrests have been made .
Someone riding in a silver-colored Mercedes Benz SUV opened fire on a busy street corner, Police Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said Tuesday.
After the shooting, police chased a sports-utility vehicle across the Bay Bridge toward Oakland at speeds of more than 110 mph speed but they could not catch it.
Early Tuesday, Oakland police recovered a burned-out vehicle matching the description of the SUV involved in the shooting. Tomioka said it was unknown whether the vehicle had been stolen.
The wounded were hospitalized with what Tomioka called non life-threatening injuries.
It is not known whether the victims were bystanders or targets.
Investigators are interviewing witnesses, and they plan to review footage from surveillance cameras posted in the historic, yet crime-riddled neighborhood to look for leads in the shooting, Tomioka said.
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By TERRY COLLINS, Associated Press Writer
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
(02-24) 16:59 PST San Francisco, CA (AP) --
Police say they hope surveillance cameras will provide clues into a late night drive-by shooting Monday that left one woman dead and five other people wounded in the tough Tenderloin district.
The slain woman was identified as Leticia Hunter, 33, of Sacramento by the coroner's office. No arrests have been made .
Someone riding in a silver-colored Mercedes Benz SUV opened fire on a busy street corner, Police Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said Tuesday.
After the shooting, police chased a sports-utility vehicle across the Bay Bridge toward Oakland at speeds of more than 110 mph speed but they could not catch it.
Early Tuesday, Oakland police recovered a burned-out vehicle matching the description of the SUV involved in the shooting. Tomioka said it was unknown whether the vehicle had been stolen.
The wounded were hospitalized with what Tomioka called non life-threatening injuries.
It is not known whether the victims were bystanders or targets.
Investigators are interviewing witnesses, and they plan to review footage from surveillance cameras posted in the historic, yet crime-riddled neighborhood to look for leads in the shooting, Tomioka said.
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Man Shot In Chinatown
SF: MAN IN STABLE CONDITION, SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER SHOOTING
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A man is in stable condition at a local hospital and a suspect is under arrest after a shooting in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco early this morning, police said.
The shooting was reported at about 1:20 a.m. near the intersection of Jackson Street and Grant Avenue, according to San Francisco police.
The victim was transported to a local hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
An arrest has been made in connection with the shooting, according to police, who said no suspect information was immediately available.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
A man is in stable condition at a local hospital and a suspect is under arrest after a shooting in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco early this morning, police said.
The shooting was reported at about 1:20 a.m. near the intersection of Jackson Street and Grant Avenue, according to San Francisco police.
The victim was transported to a local hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
An arrest has been made in connection with the shooting, according to police, who said no suspect information was immediately available.
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
Two Shootings Injure 4 in the Mission; 3 Critical
SFPD Says 2 Mission District Shootings Linked
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
Police in San Francisco are investigating two apparently related shootings in the Mission District Friday night that sent four victims to the hospital, three of them with critical injuries.
Officers responded to a shooting at about 10 p.m. at 24th and Capp streets where two men were found suffering major gunshot injuries, police said. The victims were transported to an area hospital and reported to be in critical condition Saturday morning.
Police responded to a second shooting at about 11:15 p.m., also in the Mission District in the 500 block of Shotwell Street. Two men were shot and reported by police to be in stable condition this morning.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the two shootings are related, police said.
No arrests were made in connection with either shooting, according to police.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
Police in San Francisco are investigating two apparently related shootings in the Mission District Friday night that sent four victims to the hospital, three of them with critical injuries.
Officers responded to a shooting at about 10 p.m. at 24th and Capp streets where two men were found suffering major gunshot injuries, police said. The victims were transported to an area hospital and reported to be in critical condition Saturday morning.
Police responded to a second shooting at about 11:15 p.m., also in the Mission District in the 500 block of Shotwell Street. Two men were shot and reported by police to be in stable condition this morning.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the two shootings are related, police said.
No arrests were made in connection with either shooting, according to police.
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Sunday, February 8, 2009
Man Shot Dead In The Western Addition
SF: ID OF MAN FATALLY SHOT IN FRONT OF POLICE IN BROAD DAYLIGHT RELEASED
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
The San Francisco medical examiner's office identified a man today who was fatally shot in broad daylight in San Francisco on Saturday as 40-year-old Myron Edwards.
San Francisco police witnessed Edwards getting shot at Eddy and Laguna streets around 3 p.m. and transferred him to the hospital, where he died, according to the Police Department.
No suspects were arrested.
Edwards was a San Francisco resident, said David LeNoue, a supervising investigator at the medical examiner's office.
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UPDATE: Edwards was gunned down apparently for going to police after his home in a public housing unit was robbed by members of the Eddy Rock gang. They stole items including his TV and dog. Edward went to police, and was subsequently beaten by up to 15 gang members. Police then arrested several Eddy Rock gang members at a Western Addition house, in an unrelated raid, and recovered Edwards' dog. The next day Edwards tried to talk to one of the gang members to reason with him, and he was shot dead. Several witnesses saw the shooting, and 23-year-old Jonathan Brown was arrested for the killing.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
The San Francisco medical examiner's office identified a man today who was fatally shot in broad daylight in San Francisco on Saturday as 40-year-old Myron Edwards.
San Francisco police witnessed Edwards getting shot at Eddy and Laguna streets around 3 p.m. and transferred him to the hospital, where he died, according to the Police Department.
No suspects were arrested.
Edwards was a San Francisco resident, said David LeNoue, a supervising investigator at the medical examiner's office.
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UPDATE: Edwards was gunned down apparently for going to police after his home in a public housing unit was robbed by members of the Eddy Rock gang. They stole items including his TV and dog. Edward went to police, and was subsequently beaten by up to 15 gang members. Police then arrested several Eddy Rock gang members at a Western Addition house, in an unrelated raid, and recovered Edwards' dog. The next day Edwards tried to talk to one of the gang members to reason with him, and he was shot dead. Several witnesses saw the shooting, and 23-year-old Jonathan Brown was arrested for the killing.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Two Dead In Excelsior District Murder-Suicide
Two dead in apparent murder-suicide in SF motel
Chronicle Staff Report
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
(01-28) 21:03 PST San Francisco -- The bodies of a man and a woman were found in a motel in San Francisco on the 5000 block of Mission Street today and police are investigating the case as a possible murder-suicide, police said.
The two appear to have died from gunshot wounds and their identities remain unknown, according to the San Francisco Medical Examiner's office.
The shootings are believed to have happened between 1:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. today, said San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams.
They were discovered after the motel manager saw the body of the man on the floor and called police, who found the other body.
The man is believed to have been the shooter, Williams. said.
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Chronicle Staff Report
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
(01-28) 21:03 PST San Francisco -- The bodies of a man and a woman were found in a motel in San Francisco on the 5000 block of Mission Street today and police are investigating the case as a possible murder-suicide, police said.
The two appear to have died from gunshot wounds and their identities remain unknown, according to the San Francisco Medical Examiner's office.
The shootings are believed to have happened between 1:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. today, said San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams.
They were discovered after the motel manager saw the body of the man on the floor and called police, who found the other body.
The man is believed to have been the shooter, Williams. said.
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Monday, January 26, 2009
Man Shot To Death In Hunters Point
Oakland man, 18, shot to death in S.F. project
Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, January 26, 2009
(01-26) 17:05 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- An 18-year-old Oakland man was found shot to death this morning in the Hunters View public housing project in San Francisco's Bayview District, police said.
The victim, whose name has not been released, was shot several times, police said. His body was found about 7 a.m. on a grassy area near West Point and Middlepoint roads, but he may have been shot as much as five hours earlier, investigators said.
No arrests have been made.
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Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, January 26, 2009
(01-26) 17:05 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- An 18-year-old Oakland man was found shot to death this morning in the Hunters View public housing project in San Francisco's Bayview District, police said.
The victim, whose name has not been released, was shot several times, police said. His body was found about 7 a.m. on a grassy area near West Point and Middlepoint roads, but he may have been shot as much as five hours earlier, investigators said.
No arrests have been made.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Shooting Kills Man In The Western Addition
S.F. man shot to death in Western Addition
Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, January 22, 2009
(01-22) 10:02 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A 23-year-old San Francisco man was shot and killed on the street early this morning in the Western Addition, police said.
The victim was identified as Leo Jia Jian Yu of San Francisco.
Yu was shot at 1:15 a.m. outside a public housing development at 1150 Pierce St., near Turk Street, authorities said.
Police said Yu was unemployed and lived on Powell Street.
No arrests have been reported.
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Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, January 22, 2009
(01-22) 10:02 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A 23-year-old San Francisco man was shot and killed on the street early this morning in the Western Addition, police said.
The victim was identified as Leo Jia Jian Yu of San Francisco.
Yu was shot at 1:15 a.m. outside a public housing development at 1150 Pierce St., near Turk Street, authorities said.
Police said Yu was unemployed and lived on Powell Street.
No arrests have been reported.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Man Stabbed To Death In The Tenderloin
Surveillance video leads S.F. police to suspect in stabbing death
Henry K. Lee,Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writers
(01-15) 12:46 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Footage from store surveillance cameras led San Francisco police to a suspect in the stabbing death of a man on a Tenderloin street, police said today.
The two men began fighting shortly before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Turk Street near Jones Street, and one of them stabbed the other.
The victim, identified as Darnell Curry, 31, crossed Jones Street to where an ambulance was parked for an unrelated call, police said. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
In reviewing surveillance video from a cell-phone store and a Salvation Army outlet, police saw the stabbing and the assailant running away, investigators said. Plainclothes officers found a man with a bloody knife who matched the attacker's description, police said.
Inspector Dennis Maffei said the man who was arrested, Tommy Thomas, 63, has an extensive criminal history.
"He claimed it was self-defense," Maffei said. "But his history is very long, very violent, including a couple of attempted murders and some violent sexual offenses."
Thomas was pushing wheelchair at the time of the fight, Maffei said.
"There was a lot of back-and-forth stuff," the inspector said. "The victim grabbed a plastic advertising frame and threw it at the suspect. He was stabbed shortly after that."
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Henry K. Lee,Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writers
(01-15) 12:46 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Footage from store surveillance cameras led San Francisco police to a suspect in the stabbing death of a man on a Tenderloin street, police said today.
The two men began fighting shortly before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Turk Street near Jones Street, and one of them stabbed the other.
The victim, identified as Darnell Curry, 31, crossed Jones Street to where an ambulance was parked for an unrelated call, police said. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
In reviewing surveillance video from a cell-phone store and a Salvation Army outlet, police saw the stabbing and the assailant running away, investigators said. Plainclothes officers found a man with a bloody knife who matched the attacker's description, police said.
Inspector Dennis Maffei said the man who was arrested, Tommy Thomas, 63, has an extensive criminal history.
"He claimed it was self-defense," Maffei said. "But his history is very long, very violent, including a couple of attempted murders and some violent sexual offenses."
Thomas was pushing wheelchair at the time of the fight, Maffei said.
"There was a lot of back-and-forth stuff," the inspector said. "The victim grabbed a plastic advertising frame and threw it at the suspect. He was stabbed shortly after that."
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Man Injured In Tenderloin Stabbing
Man Stabbed In SF's Tenderloin
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
A male victim suffered non-life threatening injuries when he was stabbed in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood early Saturday morning, according to the Police Department.
Officers responded to reports of a stabbing at Geary and Polk streets around 3 a.m. and found the victim injured, police said.
He was transported to San Francisco General Hospital in stable condition, police said.
Suspect information was not available.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ―
A male victim suffered non-life threatening injuries when he was stabbed in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood early Saturday morning, according to the Police Department.
Officers responded to reports of a stabbing at Geary and Polk streets around 3 a.m. and found the victim injured, police said.
He was transported to San Francisco General Hospital in stable condition, police said.
Suspect information was not available.
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
Three Arrested After Funeral Shooting
Gunfire erupts outside funeral for S.F. homicide victim
Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, January 8, 2009
(01-08) 17:49 PST SAN FRANCISCO --
Three men were arrested after someone opened fire on mourners outside the funeral for a homicide victim this afternoon in the Western Addition, San Francisco police said.
No one was hit in the shooting at 1:25 p.m. at Fillmore Street and Golden Gate Avenue, which happened as friends and relatives of 18-year-old Lazarus "Buddy" Pickett were leaving his memorial service, police said.
Officers who had been monitoring the service seized a Tech 9 assault weapon and arrested two 21-year-old men and a third man, age 20, said police Sgt. Wilfred Williams. Their names have not been released.
Pickett was stabbed to death Dec. 30 outside the Plaza East public housing development on Larch Way in the Western Addition, in what authorities described as the outgrowth of domestic violence.
DeEbony Smith, 27, with whom Pickett had a baby daughter, was arrested and has been charged with murder.
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Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, January 8, 2009
(01-08) 17:49 PST SAN FRANCISCO --
Three men were arrested after someone opened fire on mourners outside the funeral for a homicide victim this afternoon in the Western Addition, San Francisco police said.
No one was hit in the shooting at 1:25 p.m. at Fillmore Street and Golden Gate Avenue, which happened as friends and relatives of 18-year-old Lazarus "Buddy" Pickett were leaving his memorial service, police said.
Officers who had been monitoring the service seized a Tech 9 assault weapon and arrested two 21-year-old men and a third man, age 20, said police Sgt. Wilfred Williams. Their names have not been released.
Pickett was stabbed to death Dec. 30 outside the Plaza East public housing development on Larch Way in the Western Addition, in what authorities described as the outgrowth of domestic violence.
DeEbony Smith, 27, with whom Pickett had a baby daughter, was arrested and has been charged with murder.
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Man Stabbed To Death In The Richmond District
SF: UPDATE: MAN FATALLY STABBED IN RICHMOND DISTRICT PARKING GARAGE
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
Homicide investigators are trying to determine today what led a 45-year-old San Francisco man to stab another man to death inside a Richmond District parking garage Wednesday afternoon, a police spokeswoman said.
Ryosuke Yoshioka, 59, of San Francisco, was attacked in the parking garage located above the OfficeMax at 3700 Geary Boulevard at about 2:45 p.m., according to authorities.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, the medical examiner's office said.
According to police spokeswoman Sgt. Lyn Tomioka, investigators still are not sure what precipitated the attack, which was witnessed by at least three people.
The bystanders were able to detain the suspect in the stabbing at the scene until officers arrived and arrested him, Tomioka said.
The suspect, Peter Fong, remained in custody today after being booked for murder, according to Tomioka.
Fong bears "no relation" to current Police Chief Heather Fong, Tomioka emphasized.
A manager at the Office Max said today he had been informed of the stabbing by police, but had no knowledge of the incident at the time.
Any additional witnesses to the attack are asked to contact the Police Department's homicide detail at (415) 553-1145 or the confidential tip line at (415) 575-4444.
The stabbing is the first homicide reported by San Francisco police this year.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
Homicide investigators are trying to determine today what led a 45-year-old San Francisco man to stab another man to death inside a Richmond District parking garage Wednesday afternoon, a police spokeswoman said.
Ryosuke Yoshioka, 59, of San Francisco, was attacked in the parking garage located above the OfficeMax at 3700 Geary Boulevard at about 2:45 p.m., according to authorities.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, the medical examiner's office said.
According to police spokeswoman Sgt. Lyn Tomioka, investigators still are not sure what precipitated the attack, which was witnessed by at least three people.
The bystanders were able to detain the suspect in the stabbing at the scene until officers arrived and arrested him, Tomioka said.
The suspect, Peter Fong, remained in custody today after being booked for murder, according to Tomioka.
Fong bears "no relation" to current Police Chief Heather Fong, Tomioka emphasized.
A manager at the Office Max said today he had been informed of the stabbing by police, but had no knowledge of the incident at the time.
Any additional witnesses to the attack are asked to contact the Police Department's homicide detail at (415) 553-1145 or the confidential tip line at (415) 575-4444.
The stabbing is the first homicide reported by San Francisco police this year.
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News From The Past Week:
- A man was stabbed in the back at 2:45 a.m. this morning, during an argument with another man on the 1300 block of Stevenson Street, in the South of Market area. The victim was taken to SF General Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
- A man in his 40's was stabbed at 3:55 a.m. on Wednesday morning in the Mission District, on the 2000 block of Mission Street. He was taken to SF General, and his condition is unknown.
- Police shot a burglary suspect in a house on the unit block of Cortland Street in Bernal Heights on Saturday. The occupants of the house, a mother and daughter, hid in a closet while the suspect ransacked their home. When the officers arrived they confronted the suspect, who was wearing a ski mask and was armed with a crow bar, when he lunged at one officer, knocking himself and the officer down a flight of stairs. Both officers then shot the suspect. The suspect and the officer who fell down the stairs were taken to SF general for non life-threatening injuries.
- Police are asking for help finding up to three men who have robbed at least 6 houses in the Sunset, Ingleside, and Bayview, since December. The men wear ski masks, and wait for people to return home, at which point they rob the victims and enter the house, robbing anyone else in the house, and taking anything of value they can find. At least two victims have been pistol-whipped in the course of the robberies.
- Police are also investigating several other robberies since last Thursday. No other information was given.
- A man was shot in the ass at Eddy and Buchanan streets, in the Western Addition, at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday Morning. He was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
- 27 year-old DeEbony Smith was arrested for the murder of 18 year-old Lazarus Pickett on December 30th. Pickett was stabbed to death on the 600 block of Larch Way, outside a home in the Plaza East Housing projects. Pickett and Smith were described as boyfriend and girlfriend.
- A stolen car crashed in the Portola District, after the driver saw some police and thought they were after him. He swerved into oncoming traffic, struck a car carrying an 80-year-old couple, and flipped over. The suspect, identified as 35 year-old Antoine Kelly, of San Francisco, then ran on foot, but was chased and arrested by police. Kelley, the couple in the other car, and the officers were all taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
- Vandals spray painted swastikas on the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic church on Diamond Street, in the Castro District last weekend.
- A portable toilet was set on fire once again, in Russian Hill. This one was set ablaze at 3:20 a.m on Tuesday morning, near Greenwich Street and Van Ness Avenue. It's at least the 13th portable toilet set on fire in Russian Hill since November.
- According to a settlement reached with the NRA, the San Francisco Housing Authority will soon drop it's ban on owning hand guns in public housing projects.
- A man in his 40's was stabbed at 3:55 a.m. on Wednesday morning in the Mission District, on the 2000 block of Mission Street. He was taken to SF General, and his condition is unknown.
- Police shot a burglary suspect in a house on the unit block of Cortland Street in Bernal Heights on Saturday. The occupants of the house, a mother and daughter, hid in a closet while the suspect ransacked their home. When the officers arrived they confronted the suspect, who was wearing a ski mask and was armed with a crow bar, when he lunged at one officer, knocking himself and the officer down a flight of stairs. Both officers then shot the suspect. The suspect and the officer who fell down the stairs were taken to SF general for non life-threatening injuries.
- Police are asking for help finding up to three men who have robbed at least 6 houses in the Sunset, Ingleside, and Bayview, since December. The men wear ski masks, and wait for people to return home, at which point they rob the victims and enter the house, robbing anyone else in the house, and taking anything of value they can find. At least two victims have been pistol-whipped in the course of the robberies.
- Police are also investigating several other robberies since last Thursday. No other information was given.
- A man was shot in the ass at Eddy and Buchanan streets, in the Western Addition, at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday Morning. He was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
- 27 year-old DeEbony Smith was arrested for the murder of 18 year-old Lazarus Pickett on December 30th. Pickett was stabbed to death on the 600 block of Larch Way, outside a home in the Plaza East Housing projects. Pickett and Smith were described as boyfriend and girlfriend.
- A stolen car crashed in the Portola District, after the driver saw some police and thought they were after him. He swerved into oncoming traffic, struck a car carrying an 80-year-old couple, and flipped over. The suspect, identified as 35 year-old Antoine Kelly, of San Francisco, then ran on foot, but was chased and arrested by police. Kelley, the couple in the other car, and the officers were all taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
- Vandals spray painted swastikas on the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic church on Diamond Street, in the Castro District last weekend.
- A portable toilet was set on fire once again, in Russian Hill. This one was set ablaze at 3:20 a.m on Tuesday morning, near Greenwich Street and Van Ness Avenue. It's at least the 13th portable toilet set on fire in Russian Hill since November.
- According to a settlement reached with the NRA, the San Francisco Housing Authority will soon drop it's ban on owning hand guns in public housing projects.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Shootings Injure Two
SF: SEPARATE SHOOTINGS HOSPITALIZE TWO MEN, ONE WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
San Francisco police are investigating two shootings Thursday night, including one that left a man with life-threatening injuries at a local hospital.
The first shooting was reported at about 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of Wilson and Rhine streets, according to police.
The male victim in the shooting was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.
Another shooting was reported at about 10:10 p.m. in the area of Hayes and Buchanan streets. Several suspects approached a man and fired several shots, according to police.
The victim in the second shooting is in stable condition at a local hospital, police said.
No arrests have been made for either shooting and no suspect information was immediately available, according to police.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
San Francisco police are investigating two shootings Thursday night, including one that left a man with life-threatening injuries at a local hospital.
The first shooting was reported at about 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of Wilson and Rhine streets, according to police.
The male victim in the shooting was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.
Another shooting was reported at about 10:10 p.m. in the area of Hayes and Buchanan streets. Several suspects approached a man and fired several shots, according to police.
The victim in the second shooting is in stable condition at a local hospital, police said.
No arrests have been made for either shooting and no suspect information was immediately available, according to police.
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At Least 36 Arrested During New Year's
SF: POLICE MAKE AT LEAST 36 ARRESTS DURING NEW YEAR'S EVE FESTIVITIES
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
At least 36 people were arrested in San Francisco Wednesday night and this morning as a result of New Year's Eve festivities in the city, according to police Sgt. Wilfred Williams.
Police made 30 arrests for being drunk in public in the areas of Broadway, Market Street and Embarcadero, Williams said.
Five arrests were made for a variety of misdemeanor offenses, according to Williams, who said police also made one arrest for a felony warrant.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN)
At least 36 people were arrested in San Francisco Wednesday night and this morning as a result of New Year's Eve festivities in the city, according to police Sgt. Wilfred Williams.
Police made 30 arrests for being drunk in public in the areas of Broadway, Market Street and Embarcadero, Williams said.
Five arrests were made for a variety of misdemeanor offenses, according to Williams, who said police also made one arrest for a felony warrant.
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