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Cop in unmarked car fired at on highway in San Francisco

A police officer reportedly dodged bullets during a freeway car chase early Thursday that led to the arrest of one of three suspects. About 1:30 a.m., police said, the officer was driving an unmarked police cruiser southbound on U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco when someone shot at him from a moving car. Read More

Woman hit with hammer in hell-ride

A woman who accepted a ride with an apparent stranger Sunday was kidnapped and attacked with a hammer, police said. The 57-year-old woman was trying to flag a taxi in the 2000 block of Market Street when the suspect, described as a 50-year-old white man, offered her a ride to 16th and Mission streets around 1 a.m., police said. Read More

Police investigate dead body discovered near train tracks

A body was found early this morning near San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood, police said.     Units responded to the area of Cesar Chavez Street and Pennsylvania Avenue where police received a call reporting a body had been seen at around 1:45 a.m.     The discovery was made near Caltrain tracks that run through the neighborhood, though it could not be immediately confirmed how or when the person died. Read More
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