San Francisco Police Department

According to a report, officers from the San Francisco Police Department used excessive force during an arrest after believing they had caught a car thief. The report further found that the police had actually mistyped the man's license plate number.

Six suspects were arrested by the San Francisco Police Department after stealing over a thousand dollars worth of items from a Whole Foods in Pacific Heights on July 29.

The San Francisco Police Department arrested five Oakland men for allegedly operating drug houses and dealing narcotics. Over 8 pounds of narcotics were found during searches of their homes.

A person was shot on San Francisco's Market Street, as reported by the San Francisco Police Department. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. on July 27 at 1061 Market Street, and the injured individual was transported to a hospital for treatment.

A body was found in the water near Point Diablo, west of the Golden Gate Bridge, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Officers recovered the body on July 25 at 10:00 a.m. after receiving reports of a dead body floating in the Bay.

A San Francisco police task force arrested 25 suspects linked to over $8,000 in retail thefts during operations in June and July. The arrests targeted alleged thieves at a grocery market and an ice-related location, as reported by SFPD's Organized Retail Crime Task Force.

The San Francisco Police Department is warning the public about a fake website impersonating SFPD, which attempts to collect personal information like Social Security numbers from individuals trying to file police reports. The department urges community members to avoid being deceived by this spoofing effort.

San Francisco police arrested a man who barricaded himself in an apartment building after allegedly stabbing a downtown MUNI rider near 7th and Market streets. The incident occurred just before 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday evening.

A man is in critical condition after being struck by a San Francisco police officer's personal vehicle. The accident occurred when the officer was off-duty, behind Central Police Station in North Beach.

A San Francisco homeless man was critically injured after being struck by a well-known police officer who participated in department promotional campaigns. The incident occurred in San Francisco.

A San Francisco police pursuit of a pickup truck ended in a massive crash, resulting in nine people being rushed to a hospital. The incident began when officers noticed the vehicle driving erratically shortly after 8:00 p.m.

The San Francisco Police Department faces a rape case crisis due to fewer investigators, increased reliance on victims for case progression, and a stalled pipeline for transferring cases to prosecutors.

SFPD cleared 14% of rape cases last year, half the national rate. The Standard found that kits are tested quickly but cases are often shelved.

A family memorial boat that sank near Alcatraz has been discovered 130 feet beneath San Francisco Bay. Crews are deliberating whether it can be safely recovered to the surface, as the San Francisco Police Department's Marine Unit confirmed tracking the wreck.

The wreckage of the 49-foot cabin cruiser Volare, which sank near Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay, has been located by the San Francisco Police Department's Marine Unit using boat-mounted sonar. Recovery efforts are ongoing.

A man died after a vehicle collision with a pedestrian in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood. Police responded at approximately 4:07 a.m. to the 200 block of 6th Street, where they found the man suffering.

A 41-year-old Sacramento man's alleged $30,000 methamphetamine stash was seized after he left a backpack containing 355.7 grams of the drug in a rideshare vehicle in San Francisco. Police recovered the drugs and charged Jessie Ottman-Combs with possession, paraphernalia, and transportation or sale of methamphetamine.

A WIRED investigation found that live feeds from San Francisco Police Department drones were accessible online for months through an improperly secured web link.

The San Francisco Trans March began in Dolores Park with Pride but ended in downtown chaos and arrests. Organizers met with city leaders to discuss police actions during the June 26 event and called for charges to be dropped.

A shooting in San Francisco's Civic Center neighborhood left one man with life-threatening injuries. Police responded to reports of the incident at the intersection of Fern Street and Van Ness Avenue around 1:11 a.m. Sunday.

San Francisco Police Department officers arrested 76 suspects and seized 85 grams of narcotics during a one-day drug operation in the Tenderloin, Mission, and Southern Districts. The operation targeted fugitives with outstanding warrants, with 57 of the 76 arrested individuals having such warrants.

A 32-year-old man named Gabriel Carreon has been missing in San Francisco for two days. He was last seen leaving his home in the Castro neighborhood on July 7 to watch a movie. A 911 caller reported his disappearance the following morning.

Three people were arrested and a large amount of narcotics were seized in San Francisco when police responded to a possible vehicle burglary at Mason and Pine streets.

San Francisco police attributed a recent surge in Bay Area homicides to rival street gangs and launched a surveillance operation that led to arrests. The violence between criminal gangs this summer prompted law enforcement action.

San Francisco police, sheriff, and fire departments remind residents and visitors that all fireworks, including 'Safe and Sane' varieties, are illegal in the city. The reminder comes ahead of the Fourth of July, as thousands of Americans are injured annually by fireworks.

San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder is seeking answers from city leaders about police tactics following clashes and arrests at two trans events during Pride Weekend. The incidents have raised concerns about the necessity of force used by the San Francisco Police Department and the response to event participants.

San Francisco police arrested 20 people during an unauthorized 'Stud Alley' block party in SoMa that drew hundreds of participants. The event occurred during Pride and was described as a 300-person gathering.

Two people were injured in a stabbing at San Francisco's Civic Center on Sunday evening. The incident occurred around 6:11 p.m. at 7th and Market streets, with victims suffering non-life-threatening stab wounds and being taken to the hospital.

A suspect was arrested after a shooting near San Francisco's Pride festivities that injured one person and an officer during a foot chase, according to the San Francisco Police Department. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. near United Nations Plaza as officers monitored Pride events.

An angry man was caught on camera throwing objects at an SUV and hanging off its side in San Francisco's Richmond neighborhood. The incident occurred on California Street near Parker Avenue, prompting police involvement.

Christopher Del Gandio has become the first openly gay captain in the San Francisco Police Department, marking a historic milestone during Pride Month. His promotion makes him the highest-ranking openly gay police officer in the department's history.

A 24-year-old was arrested after driving through San Francisco's Dolores Park, nearly missing crowds sitting and walking through the grass around 8 p.m. on June 20, as reported by the San Francisco Police Department.

San Francisco Police Department disabled access to their Flock Automated License Plate Reader cameras after they were improperly queried by out-of-state and federal agencies. The issue was discovered during regular audits last month, which found no evidence of immigration or reproductive rights investigations.

A suspect allegedly used a Waymo robotaxi to flee a burglary at a San Francisco yoga studio, raising questions about self-driving cars and privacy. The stolen items included activewear, and police are investigating but have not made an arrest. Waymo's privacy protections, including blurred facial footage, complicated the investigation.

A federal judge questioned San Francisco's probable cause for the 2023 mass arrest of minors at the unsanctioned Dolores Park Hill Bomb skateboarding event. The city argued officers had probable cause after dispersal orders were ignored, while plaintiffs claimed they were bystanders detained without justification. Of 117 arrests, 83 were minors, none of whom faced charges.

A theft suspect was killed and two San Francisco police officers were injured after all three were struck by a car during a foot chase in the Nob Hill neighborhood near a Trader Joe’s grocery store.

Two San Francisco police officers and another person were injured after being hit by a car in the Nob Hill neighborhood on Friday morning, with all three individuals rushed to the hospital.

Two teens accused of violently robbing a man of his Pokémon cards in a San Francisco park have been arrested. The incident occurred on May 28 near Holyoke and Felton streets, prompting a police response.

An Arizona man faces charges after allegedly leaving child pornography at a San Francisco International Airport hotel, sparking a multi-state investigation. The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office announced the charges following a January 30 incident at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

The San Francisco Police Department’s Cold Case Homicide Unit is seeking public assistance to solve six unsolved homicides around Ocean Beach between January 1974 and June 1975. A $250,000 reward is offered for information leading to the identification of the responsible person or people.