A man was shot by police officers during a gun battle in broad daylight Wednesday in the Lower Nob Hill neighborhood, police said.
The man, who hasn’t been identified, opened fire on police on Larkin Street after a routine traffic stop on Bush Street about 1:30 p.m., police Chief Greg Suhr said. Read More
A good Samaritan who was arrested while trying to help a dying dog was acquitted Thursday, San Francisco Public Defender’s Office spokeswoman Tamara Barak Aparton said. Jonathan Krull, 38, was acquitted on a single count of misdemeanor battery. The jury deliberated for less than 30 minutes, Public Defender Scott Grant said. Read More
A man was stabbed in the neck in San Francisco’s Mission district Saturday night but is expected to survive, police said.The stabbing was reported at about 8 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of 23rd Street and Potrero Avenue.The 25-year-old victim was approached from behind by the suspect, who cut him in the neck, according to police.The victim was taken to a hospital to be treated for his injuries, which are not considered life-threatening, police said. Read More
A man drove himself to the hospital after being shot in the India Basin neighborhood Sunday, police said. The 48-year-old man was in the 200 block of Harbor Road around 3:45 a.m. when he was shot by an unknown suspect in a silver vehicle, cops said. He was treated at San Francisco General Hospital for injuries that were not life threatening. rnagle@sfexaminer.com Read More
A good Samaritan helped cops catch a laptop thief on Friday, police said. The Samaritan saw a 22-year-old man enter a residence in the 200 block of Dolores Street around 12:30 a.m. and called the police, cops said. Once inside, the burglar snatched a 37-year-old woman’s laptop while she was asleep, police said. The thief fled the scene but was later taken into custody, cops said.rnagle@sfexaminer.com Read More
A 31-year-old man was killed when an intoxicated driver who was speeding and running multiple red lights plowed into his car on Geary Boulevard Thursday, police said.
The victim, whose name was not released, was killed upon impact around 2:15 a.m. at the intersection of Arguello Boulevard, police spokeswoman Lt. Lyn Tomioka said.
Witnesses to the accident, including a Muni driver, rushed to the victim’s assistance but found no pulse, Tomioka said. Read More
A vicious brawl between sisters in the front seats of a car in the Excelsior district nearly led to a cop being run over on Sunday, police said. Read More
The man accused of killing a Sacramento woman and torching her body and car in San Francisco's Lower Haight neighborhood early Monday is being charged with murder and arson, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.
Almon Johnson, 29, is expected to be arraigned on the charges in San Francisco Superior Court on Thursday morning, District Attorney's Office spokesman Seth Steward said. Read More
