Cops and robbers and burglars

Last month Northern Station welcomed its new commanding officer, Capt. Derrick Jackson. The San Francisco native and 27-year police veteran has worked on the gang task force and m... Read More

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Northside tales of guns and liquor

By John Zipperer

Chestnut Street Italian restaurant Ristobar said it was twice the victim of vandalism due to its support for police. General Manager Mattia Ballarini told KTVU News that the wee... Read More

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City leaders look to reform pretrial electronic monitoring

By John Zipperer

In late October, Mayor London Breed and District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman announced they were working with the sheriff and the Adult Probation Department to make changes to t... Read More

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The violent streets

A roundup of recent incidents on the Northside

By Marina Times staff

Here is a sampling of recent crimes in the district covered by the San Francisco Police Department Northern Station. THE CHOICE May 19, 9 a.m. Fillmore Street and Golden ... Read More

A car was retrieved from the bay following an incident near the Marina Green. Photo: SFFD Northern Station

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Anti-Asian hate crimes on our streets

By John Zipperer

Here’s a sampling of crimes in the districts covered by Northern SFPD station for one recent week in March. ANTI-ASIAN INCIDENT March 8, 7:30 p.m. Pine and Polk Streets... Read More

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One week of nonstop crime

Here’s a sampling of recent crimes in the districts covered by Northern SFPD station. SHOTS FIRED Feb. 2, 7 a.m. 700 Block of McAllister Street Officers responded to... Read More

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The biker, the spitter, the booster, and the bad roommate

The latest crimes in the City by the Bay

Here’s a sampling of recent crimes in the districts covered by the Central and Northern SFPD stations. THE CASE OF THE VEHICLE CASER Jan. 6, 1:50 p.m. Franklin Street and Golden ... Read More

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Captain Engler responds to concern over new D.A.

By Compiled by John Zipperer

Northern Station Capt. Joseph Engler made his views known on some of the recent controversies swirling around the police force and the city’s elected officials. Writing in his ne... Read More

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Reports of crimes in cars and homes

This month’s crime roundup includes reports of burglars and other unwanted visitors. Northern Station Captain Joe Engler recently highlighted yellow signs from 25 MPC, part of th... Read More

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The crimes and criminals of the Northside

Central Police Station reports that for the first half of August (Aug. 1–14), nearly all categories of crime in Central’s turf was down significantly. Compared to the first ha... Read More

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Guns and cars: Tracking the latest crimes

Another auto burglary catch May 17, 7:10 p.m. Japantown Officers were conducting auto burglary surveillance when they witnessed some subjects driving a vehicle and casing various p... Read More

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Stealing the thunder of the car thieves

There’s a new captain at Central Station. Capt. Paul Yep, who ran the station for nearly two years, has been assigned to the SFPD’s Staff Services Division. Taking over at Cent... Read More

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Catching the Northside’s criminals

By John Zipperer

Northern Station reports that in one recent week — Oct. 22–28 — there were 51 auto burglaries, bringing the year-to-date total to 4,317. That’s down from the year-to-date t... Read More

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Cops and robbers: Crime reports

By John Zipperer

This is just a sampling of recent crimes handled by the officers of Northern Station and Central Station. AUTO BOOST June 11, 1 p.m. Divisadero at Hayes Streets A witness reported... Read More

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An update on the long-lasting Taser debate

Tasers or guns? that has been a volatile argument over the years, with one side wanting to arm police with Tasers to cut down on the deaths from police shootings, whether intention... Read More

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