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San Francisco Man Dies After Being Handcuffed, Held Down by Police and Fire Crews
Authorities are investigating the death of a 35-year-old man who twice told police and fire crews he couldn’t breathe as he was being held, face-down, after being handcuffed for several minutes, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has learned.
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San Francisco Police Officers Charged with Destroying Evidence
Two San Francisco police officers surrendered Tuesday to face charges of destroying evidence, while a retired officer, who had been working part-time with the gun destruction unit at the SFPD evidence room, faces unrelated felony charges of taking a soon-to-be-destroyed MP5 submachine gun and silencer home from the property room, authorities said.
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SF Police to Stop Using Rape Victims' DNA to Investigate Crimes
Officials say the San Francisco Police Department is no longer using DNA from sexual assault survivors and other victims to investigate unrelated crimes.
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SF Restaurant Apologizes After Refusing Service to 3 Officers That Made Staff ‘Uncomfortable'
A San Francisco restaurant issued an apology Sunday after its staff refused to serve three uniformed police officers.
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Ex-San Francisco Cop Charged in 2017 Fatal Shooting of Man
A former San Francisco police officer who fatally shot an unarmed carjacking suspect in 2017 has been charged with manslaughter.
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Citing Racial Bias, San Francisco Will End Mug Shots Release
The San Francisco Police Department issued a policy going into effect immediately stating that mug shots will not be released unless the suspect poses a threat to the public.
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'Wedding Crasher' Targeted Events to Steal From Guests, Arrested at SFO
A traveling thief who allegedly targeted weddings and other events to steal cell phones, purses, laptops and other items was captured Thursday at San Francisco International Airport, police said.
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Vallejo Residents Demand Change After Fatal Police Shootings
A plea for an outside agency or civil rights group to review the Vallejo Police Department has been renewed by residents and activists after the fatal shooting in February of a young black rapper, Willie McCoy, by six officers — the 16th death involving Vallejo officers since 2011, police records show. In San Francisco, with a population more than seven...
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Signs Encourage Car Owners to Use ‘Angry, Poisonous Bees' to Prevent Break-Ins in San Francisco
Some people are offering an interesting tip to protect car owners from thieves busting into vehicles in San Francisco.
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Police Search for 4 Suspects After 4 Students Shot Outside San Francisco School
Classes at a San Francisco high school are set to resume Wednesday after four students were shot just outside the campus, prompting a lockdown and sending waves of panic through local parents and students.
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Police Help Malnourished Sea Lion Found in Stairwell
Police officers in San Francisco stayed with a shivering sea lion they found lost in a stairwell until a crew from the Marine Mammal Center arrived.
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22,000 Pounds of Trash Left After 4/20 Smokeout: SF Park and Rec
After more than 8,000 people flocked to Golden Gate Park on Wednesday, or 4/20, as the San Francisco’s weed-loving community call it, 11 tons of trash littered Hippie Hill. Shasta soda bottles, beer cans, and of course, and lots and lots of butts.
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Pot Lovers Flock to San Francisco for Annual 4/20 Smokeout
Thousands flocked to Golden Gate Park on Wednesday, or 4/20, as the San Francisco’s weed-loving community call it, to celebrate being outside on the grass and the sweet smells (and effects) of cannabis.
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Private Patrol Group Suing San Francisco Police Department for Eating Into Business
A neighborhood police force is suing the embattled San Francisco Police Department.
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Super Bowl Events Draw Thousands, While Panthers, Broncos Arrive in Bay Area
With only one week to go before the Super Bowl, tens of thousands of people flocked to San Francisco Sunday to take part in the pre-game festivities.
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San Francisco Police Partners With Advocacy Group to Get Guns Off Streets
Spurred on by a rash of nationwide mass shootings, the most recent of which claimed 14 lives in San Bernardino, Bay Area residents took a stand against gun violence Saturday.
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‘Hot Cop of Castro' Falls From Grace After Arrest for Felony Hit-and-Run While Off Duty
The so-called “Hot Cop of Castro” has been arrested for a hit-and-run that seriously injured two pedestrians.
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San Francisco Approves Video Recording of Gun Sales
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved ordinance requiring firearms dealers to videotape all gun and ammunition sales, and share data on ammo sales with the San Francisco police department. Mark Matthews reports.
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San Francisco Supervisors Approve Video Recording of Gun Sales
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an ordinance requiring firearms dealers to videotape all gun and ammunition sales and share data on ammo sales with the San Francisco police department.
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Kite Surfer in Critical Condition After Being Blown Onto Great Highway, Struck By Car: Police
A kite surfer was blown from the ocean onto the Great Highway and struck by a car Friday, police said.