SF bar owner arrested for allegedly hitting man with bat over parking spot
The fighting Irish indeed. A prominent San Francisco pub owner known for his watering holes in the Haight-Ashbury…
San Francisco’s pretrial program is closing. Its replacement isn’t ready.
People accused of a crime walk a thin line between freedom and rearrest while awaiting trial. Now, as…
SF Sheriff’s Office opens up county jails to Discovery Channel treatment
An hour-long program, shot over five days inside San Francisco Jail No. 3, offers a rare tour inside…
San Diego criminal defense attorney David P. Shapiro joins panel at Side by Side Reentry Conference
Before David P. Shapiro spent nearly 20 years defending people accused of crimes in San Diego, he spent…
Survey: 1 in 3 S.F. jail respondents report ‘serious injury’
A first-of-its-kind survey of people held in San Francisco’s jails found complaints of tasteless food, unsanitary living conditions…
Murder convictions in deadly 2025 gang beating that exposed jail flaws – The Mercury News
Two Elmwood jail inmates were convicted at trial of murdering another inmate in a vicious gang beating that…
‘Unacceptable’: La Jolla man who admitted kicking a sea lion faces $100,000 fine
An 18-year-old man who was spotted repeatedly kicking a sea lion in La Jolla Cove last month has…
Keeping mentally ill Angelenos in jail doesn’t help anyone
A man slammed me onto the concrete on East 7th in Skid Row — fast, hard and without…
California man allegedly crushed woman’s car with tractor in Santa Maria
A late-night argument in Southern California took a terrifying turn when an enraged man allegedly used a tractor…
California man tries to burns US flag at Lake Tahoe police station
A 36-year-old man was arrested after attempting to burn an American flag at a police station in Northern…
He was homeless in L.A. Now, he’s accused of hurling racist slurs at a ‘Today’ host
Andrew Truelove became national news last week after he allegedly breached security at Rockefeller Center and hurled a…
Female deputy sheriff busted in San Francisco for allegedly groping inmate’s breast
A female deputy sheriff in San Francisco faces criminal charges for for allegedly groping an inmate’s breast, officials…