A man who was snapping photographs at San Francisco City Hall just before midnight Monday was pistol-whipped and robbed of his camera, police said.Two juveniles struck the 45-year-old man over the head several times at Polk and Grove streets. They fled in a white 1997 Hyundai, police said. The victim pursued the suspects and was able to provide police a description of the vehicle. Two teenagers ages 16 and 17 were subsequently arrested, police said. Read More
A woman who was shot in the back in North Beach on Monday night became the latest innocent bystander to be wounded by gunfire on San Francisco’s streets this year.The woman, described only as in her 40s, was walking home when she heard “rapid gunshots” on Francisco Street between Taylor and Mason streets, police said. Read More
The 11-year-old girl who was struck by a stray bullet in the Western Addition on Friday is not only improving, she has expressed anger over being shot, her uncle said Monday morning.Linda Ngo, who was spending the night with her aunt, uncle and cousin, was struck just above the heart after gunfire erupted outside the home in the 1100 block of Laguna Street around 11:15 p.m. Read More
Viciously beaten Giants fan Bryan Stow was showing signs of recovery Friday after he opened both eyes and mouthed his name, “Stow,” on command from doctors and nurses at San Francisco General Hospital.An update to the family’s website also said Stow attempted to give a thumbs up and then opened and closed his eyes on command. Read More
The bicyclist who was struck by a food delivery truck in the Financial District on Wednesday has died. The San Francisco Medical Examiner identified the bicyclist Thursday as Nancy Ho, 25, of San Francisco.Ho was struck at Fremont and Mission streets just after 8 a.m. Read More
A young bicyclist is fighting for her life after being struck by a food delivery truck that hurled her clear across a Financial District intersection Wednesday morning, police said.
The victim, an Asian woman in her mid-20s, was struck at Fremont and Mission streets just after 8 a.m., San Francisco police spokesman Lt. Troy Dangerfield said. Read More
A parolee considered a person of interest in the recent killing of a pregnant woman in Seattle was fatally shot by Bayview police officers Saturday afternoon after firing at them while fleeing detainment for evading a Muni fare, police Chief Greg Suhr said Sunday. Read More
The driver of a University of California at San Francisco shuttle bus that collided with a big-rig on Octavia Boulevard Thursday morning may have ran a red light, police said Friday.
Witness reports indicate the shuttle bus driver may have ran a red light while traveling east on Oak Street shortly before the 6:20 a.m. crash, which killed Dr. Kevin Mack, a 52-year-old UCSF psychiatrist and associate professor, police Lt. Troy Dangerfield said. The crash remains under investigation. Read More
A 52-year-old man was shot in the buttocks while working on his car in the Bayview on Wednesday, police said. The victim told police he heard about a half-dozen gunshots before realizing he’d been shot near the intersection of Hudson Avenue and Bertha Lane around 11:45 p.m. The injured man’s friend drove him to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for his injuries, which were not life threatening. Read More
The 26-year-old girlfriend of Giovanni Ramirez, the prime suspect in the beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow, was arrested in Las Vegas on methamphetamine and weapon charges, according to CBS2 in Los Angeles.Los Angeles police have been hunting Denise Piccione since Stow’s attack, saying she is a person of interest in the vicious beating. Ramirez remains the prime suspect, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Read More
