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Crime really doesn’t pay as criminal trio reaps $5

By: Mike Aldax 04/11/12 7:53 PM
A trio of thugs earned about $1.65 apiece when they stabbed and robbed a man as he left a Tenderloin corner store Tuesday night, police said. The chumps’ change heist occurred near Turk and Jones streets about 11:35 p.m., police Sgt. Michael Andraychak said. A store clerk called police after a person came in saying someone had been stabbed outside, Andraychak said. Read More

Muni reminds passengers to stay alert to avoid crime

By: Will Reisman 03/13/12 5:35 PM
Despite a recent drop in crime on public transit, Muni is reminding passengers to stay alert to potential thieves.The transit agency will begin a public service campaign this month to raise awareness about the threat of criminal activity, particularly concerning pickpockets targeting users of smartphones and other portable devices. Read More

So-called acquaintance beats man with own cane before stealing it

By: Rob Nagle 02/23/12 3:44 PM
A man was beaten with and robbed of his own cane by an acquaintance in crimes this week.Church and 24th streets11:20 p.m. WednesdayA 29-year-old woman was robbed of her cellphone, police said. The teenaged suspect pusher her from behind, grabbed her phone and fled. 700 block of Gonzalez Drive12:30 p.m. Wednesday Read More

SF archbishop speaks against immigration program

By: SUDHIN THANAWALA 01/29/12 1:47 PM
A federal program that checks the immigration status of people booked into local jails is tearing immigrant families apart, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in San Francisco said at an interfaith gathering on Saturday. Read More

Kenya police arrest imam over weapons cache

By: The Associated Press 01/29/12 6:59 AM
Kenyan police say they have arrested an imam after they found a cache of weapons in his house. The chief of police for the coastal region says the suspect is a sympathizer of Somalia's al-Shabab militia. Deputy Commissioner Aggrey Adoli says the haul included a pistol, a rifle, detonators and hand grenades. Aboud Rogo was named in a U.N. report last year as having links to al-Shabab, and is on bail for possession of weapons. Read More

Congress tries to police itself on insider trading

By: LARRY MARGASAK 01/29/12 6:38 AM
Aware that most Americans would like to dump them all, members of Congress hope to regain some sense of trust by subjecting themselves to tougher penalties for insider trading and requiring they disclose stock transactions within 30 days. Read More

APNewsBreak: Police seek help on drugged driving

By: MICHAEL GORMLEY 01/29/12 5:00 AM
The federal government should help police departments nationwide obtain the tools and training needed to attack a rising scourge of driving under the influence, two U.S. senators said Sunday. Read More

CA officer under sex investigation shot by police

By: The Associated Press 01/29/12 3:29 AM
Police shot and killed a fellow officer when he fired his gun as they tried to take him into custody on suspicion of sexual misconduct with a teenage girl, authorities said. The officer was on duty at a DUI checkpoint early Saturday when the shooting occurred, Santa Maria police Chief Danny Macagni said Saturday. Read More

Ex-soldier behind Papua New Guinea mutiny arrested

By: The Associated Press 01/28/12 9:08 PM
A retired colonel who attempted to take over Papua New Guinea's military and ordered the prime minister to step down has been arrested and charged with mutiny. Police spokesman Dominic Kakas said Yaura Sasa was arrested Saturday night in a suburb of Port Moresby, the capital. A court spokesman said Sasa was charged with mutiny and appeared in court Sunday. Read More

Seahawks' Robinson says farewell to Paterno

By: JAYMES SONG 01/28/12 7:39 PM
Despite making his first trip to Hawaii, it's been a bittersweet and exhausting week for Seattle Seahawks fullback Michael Robinson. Robinson arrived in the islands Tuesday only to fly out after the next day's Pro Bowl practice to speak at the memorial services of his college coach, Joe Paterno. He then returned to Honolulu on Friday night on Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight's jet. Read More
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