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These kids really don't like school

Apparently school detention is worse than a criminal record. A Diamond Heights man thought his home was being burglarized last week when he encountered three young people inside. Read More

Gun-toting goon, partner arrested on theft charges

Where’s Waldo? Thanks to a stolen cellphone’s tracking application, police said, investigators were able to apprehend Waldo Butler, a 21-year-old Vallejo man who was wanted in connection with an armed robbery in Diamond Heights last week. Read More

Suspect in Diamond Heights slaying pleads not guilty

The man accused of killing a hairstylist in the Diamond Heights neighborhood in June pleaded not guilty to murder and residential robbery charges Thursday, prosecutors said. Read More

Man sought in Diamond Heights killing of gay man

A sketch was released Thursday of a person of interest in the June 12 slaying of Steven “Eriq” Escalon, the latest example of violence targeting gay men. The man was reportedly seen getting into a cab with Escalon in front of a Castro district bar the day of his death. Read More

Tips sought in Diamond Heights homicide investigation

When Steven “Eriq” Escalon’s family saw him at a cousin’s wedding in his hometown of Clovis on June 9, they had no idea it would be the last time. Escalon, 28, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment four days later about 6:20 p.m. in a case police are investigating as a homicide. Escalon’s family is hoping someone will come forward with new information about who killed him, his aunt Christina Saldivar said. Read More

Loved ones share their grief for Diamond Heights homicide victim

The man killed early Tuesday evening in Diamond Heights has been identified as 28-year-old San Francisco resident Steven Escalon. Escalon, who also went by Eriq, was found by police about 6:20 p.m. in the 5000 block of Diamond Heights Boulevard. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Read More

Tips sought after man found dead in Diamond Heights

A man was killed in Diamond Heights on Tuesday, police said. The 27-year-old victim was found by cops on the 5000 block of Diamond Heights Boulevard about 6:20 p.m. Authorities attempted to resuscitate the victim but were unsuccessful. He was pronounced dead at the scene. As of Wednesday, there was no known suspect and the Medical Examiner’s Office would not identify the victim until his family was notified. Read More

Crime Map: Car-Razy

Unit block of Locust Street 10:39 a.m. Tuesday A 52-year-old woman was startled by a would-be burglar, police said. She was in her bedroom when the creep walked in. He was apparently surprised to see someone home, so he fled. The woman locked her door and called 911. 5500 block of Diamond Heights Boulevard 4:33 p.m. Monday Read More

Fallen San Francisco firefighters’ legacies set in stone

Fallen San Francisco firefighters
There have been good days and bad days the past three months at the San Francisco Fire Department’s Station 26 — the peaceful former hilltop post of firefighters Vincent Perez and Anthony Valerio. Read More

Hillside fires can hide unforeseen hazards

The death of two Engine Company 26 firefighters following a Thursday morning fire is a nightmarish case of déjà vu for the Fire Department. San Francisco mourned the death of another lieutenant from the same station in 1995 after a fire consumed a hillside home only a half-mile away from the house where this most recent blaze claimed two firefighters’ lives. Read More
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