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San Francisco standoff ends after man surrenders to SFPD

A standoff that started this afternoon finally ended tonight when a man barricaded inside a San Francisco apartment surrendered to police, a police officer said. Officers were called to the apartment complex in the 400 block of 20th Avenue at 3:20 p.m. after receiving a report that a man had fired a gun inside an apartment there, Officer Carlos Manfredi said. Read More

Standoff, arrests follow early morning gunfire in Alamo Square

A 3½-hour standoff near Alamo Square on Sunday morning ended with two people taken into custody by officers, police said. The ordeal began just before 7 a.m. when cops responded to reports of shots fired near the intersection of Eddy and Webster streets, Sgt. Michael Andraychak said. Casings were reportedly found there, but no suspect or victim was around. Read More

Robbery spree suspect holes up in home surrounded by SWAT police

A suspected serial robber who had reportedly pointed a gun at a pregnant clerk’s stomach during one of five recent stickups in Redwood City engaged in a daylong standoff with police Thursday before surrendering about 6:30 p.m. About 9 a.m., a SWAT team staked out a home on Williams Avenue in the unincorporated Redwood City town of North Fair Oaks. The lone suspect inside the home, 30-year-old Miguel Angel Caballero, refused to surrender, police said. Read More

Man taken into custody after Oakland standoff this morning

An emotionally disturbed man was taken into custody this morning after barricading himself inside an Oakland home with a shotgun, a police spokeswoman said.The standoff started at a home in the 2500 block of East 23rd Street near 25th Avenue, Oakland police spokeswoman Cynthia Perkins said.It ended shortly after 8:30 a.m. when the man came out and was arrested with the assistance of a bean bag weapon fired by an officer, Perkins said. Read More

Onlookers wait as Daly City standoff continues

A SWAT team is responding to an incident near the corner of West Market Street and San Pedro Road in Daly City on Monday.The atmosphere at the scene is quiet, with onlookers watching and waiting outside of the yellow police tape, said Emily Haag, an employee at a nearby Walgreens on San Pedro Road.The SWAT team’s focus seems to be on a house near Catch 22, a beauty salon on West Market Street, Haag said. Read More

Separate residential incidents leave 1 dead

Cindy Chew/The Examiner
Two separate incidents four blocks apart left one person dead and another barricaded in an apartment for hours Sunday, according to police. Police initially responded to a noise complaint before the shooting at Sutter and Hyde streets around 11:15 a.m. According to Sgt. Troy Dangerfield, there was an intense verbal argument in the building and speakers were thrown out the window. Read More
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