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Stabbing during bar fight leaves man clinging to life

A 28-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries during a bar melee in Bernal Heights on Sunday, police said. Around 11:15 p.m. a bar fight erupted at a bar at Mission Street and Richland Avenue between the victim and three others. The fight spilled out onto the street and one of the suspects stabbed the man with an unknown weapon multiple times in the back of the head, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Read More

Dog eats dog, owner flees

A woman fled after her one of her two dogs brutally killed another dog in Bernal Heights on Tuesday. The killer dog, described only as “a big white dog,” was on a leash when the slain smaller pooch came to greet it in the 300 block of Bradford Street around 1:45 p.m., police said. Read More

Bad dad had kids swipe mail

Three days before Christmas, an allegedly bad dad made his son and nephew swipe mail from mailboxes in Bernal Heights, police said. Cops say a suspect who was booked at Ingleside Station Wednesday gave the young boys plastic bags with instructions to steal mail from mailboxes, then showed them how to use a stick to reach mail in some boxes, police said. Read More

Identity of man fatally shot in Bernal Heights released

The Medical Examiner’s Office has released the identity of an 18-year-old man shot and killed in Bernal Heights on Thursday night.The body of Calin Hunter, who residence is still unknown, was found inside a home in the 500 block of Alemany Boulevard at about 8:30 p.m., according to the Medical Examiner’s Office and the San Francisco Police Department. He suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head, police said.No arrests have been made and police are investigating. Read More

Bernal Heights bar patron attacked, stabbed in nearby park

A night out on the town took a dangerous turn for a bar patron in the Bernal Heights neighborhood early Thursday morning.After leaving a pub near the 100 block of Coleridge Street at 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, a 27-year-old man was followed to a park by four suspects, all Hispanic males in their mid-20s, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Read More

Bernal Heights man robbed at gunpoint in his home

A Bernal Heights resident who made the unfortunate mistake of answering his door Monday was robbed by two suspects at gunpoint.At about 9:30 p.m., the victim heard some knocks on the door of his apartment in the 100 block of Highland Avenue, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Read More

Foot patrol cuts anger residents

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As voters prepare to decide the fate of Proposition M, which would mandate police foot patrols, Chief George Gascón is supporting the removal of one such officer from the tight-knit community of Bernal Heights. Read More

Gun shop remains after permit OK’d

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The City’s lone gun shop dodged a bullet Wednesday. Despite neighborhood objections, police gave conditional approval to renew a license for High Bridge Arms in the Mission district. The gun store will be allowed to continue operating after shutting down when its permit expired in February. Read More
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