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Suspect Wounded After Attempting to Drag Cop with Car

Louis Milman — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:07:30 +0000

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A sheriff's deputy shot and wounded a suspect who attempted to drag another deputy with a car in Castro Valley on Thursday.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Alameda County sheriff's deputies located a vehicle that matched the description of a car that had eluded police in a previous incident. The driver of the car attempted to flee on foot, but was quickly arrested.

A second suspect, who was in the back seat of the car, moved up to the driver's seat before struggling with a deputy and almost dragging him with the car, says the Chronicle. The second suspected attempted to flee, prompting another deputy to fire his handgun.

The Chronicle reports that the suspect was shot in the chest. He was hospitalized at Eden Medical Center in critical condition.

A third suspect was found in the car and was arrested following the shooting.

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Six Arrested at San Francisco State University Residence Hall

Louis Milman — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:57:14 +0000

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Police arrested six people after students at San Francisco State University complained about a number of unauthorized people in their residence hall.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, students initially reported a drunken man outside the Mary Ward Hall dormitory to police just before 7 p.m. The man in question was arrested by police without incident.

Students then informed the officers that a group of five people inside the hall were not supposed to be there, as they were not students.

An altercation occurred when police arrested the five people in question, injuring one officer. A fire alarm inside the dormitory was pulled during the incident. Students were evacuated and allowed to return after showing identification.

According to the Chronicle, the five people are accused of resisting arrest, trespassing, conspiracy and lynching, or attempting to free someone from police custody.

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Southern District Store Robbed at Gunpoint

Anselm Gibbs — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:14:04 +0000

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- San Francisco Police are investigating an armed robbery at a local business on Thursday afternoon.

The robbery happened at the business, located on Fifth Street in the southern district. Police say an employee was packing away supplies when a male suspect armed with a handgun entered the establishment, pointed the gun at the employee, and demanded money from a cash register.

The employee complied and the suspect fled in a waiting Black SUV with an undisclosed amount of cash.

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UC Berkeley Graduate Student Faces Jail After DUI Deaths

Louis Milman — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:02:25 +0000

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley will face a maximum of 12 years in prison after he pleaded no contest to two counts of vehicular manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend and her son.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Jose Lumbreras, 25, had a blood alcohol of 0.219, nearly three times the legal limit, when he crashed his car just before 1:15 a.m. on May 18, 2012. Lumbreras may have been driving over 60 miles per hour on a residential street.

Milanca Alicia Lopez, 22, Lumbreras' girlfriend, was in the front seat at the time of the accident and died at the scene, says the Chronicle. Her son Xavier Chevez, 6, was also in the car and died a week later at Children's Hospital Oakland.

Lumbreras will be sentenced on June 11.

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Man Causes Two Hour BART Train Delays

Louis Milman — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:49:21 +0000

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Bay Area Rapid Transit service was delayed for over two hours on Thursday morning when a man climbed atop a station roof and a nearby train.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the man began climbing onto the roof of the MacArthur Station at about 5:30 a.m. BART police chased the man as he ran across the tracks before he returned to the station and climbed atop a train at almost 6:30 a.m. According to the Chronicle, the train had been pulling out of the station at the time, and abruptly stopped when the man was spotted.

After police contacted the man, they eventually removed him from the train at 7:15 a.m., says the Chronicle. The man, who was reportedly known to BART police, was taken for a psychiatric evaluation and was booked into Santa Rita Jail.

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San Francisco Among Top Cities for Dog Attacks on Mail Carriers

Anselm Gibbs — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:30:45 +0000

(WASHINGTON) -- San Francisco has gone to the dogs, as the U.S. Postal Service has ranked the city among the top places in the country for dog attacks on letter carriers.

On Wednesday, the Postal Service released the list of cities where its employees were most frequently attacked last year.

San Francisco was ranked fourth with 38 reported dog attacks on letter carriers.

Los Angeles recorded the most attacks with 69 last year.

"If our letter carriers deem your loose dog to be a threat, you'll be asked to pick up your mail at the Post Office until it's safe to deliver," Ken Snavely, acting postmaster of Los Angeles, said in a statement.

The Postal Service says 5,879 postal employees were attacked last year.

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America's Cup to Use Same Boats Despite Fatal Accident

James Grebey — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:22:38 +0000

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- The 34th America’s Cup will go on despite the fatal training accident last week, the San Francisco Examiner reports.

According to regatta officials in a statement on Tuesday, the race, which begins July 5, will use the same type of boats involved in the accident that killed Olympic medalist Andrew “Bart” Simpson.

The boats, 72-foot-tall double-hulled catamarans, or AC72 boats, are extremely fast, and are more comparable to an aircraft wing than traditional sails. They also have a reputation for being somewhat more unwieldy and dangerous.

The winning team of the race gets to select the location and type of boats used in the next race. They are sticking with AC72 boats instead of switching to 45-foot catamarans, generally regarded as safer.

A full review of “the safety of training and racing” is being conducted by a team of experts, however, to determine what caused the fatal accident and make sure the rest of the race is safe.

A one week halt to training was instituted as a “grace” period following Simpsons’ death.

Cops Investigate Fatal Stabbing

Anselm Gibbs — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:04:21 +0000

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Police are investigating a fatal stabbing in San Francisco's Bayview district early Wednesday morning.

Around 1:45 a.m. officers responded to the area of Innes and Arelilous Walker following a report of a man screaming. Police say at the scene they found a 20-year-old man suffering from stab wounds.

The victim was taken to San Francisco general Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

There were no immediate arrests.

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Man Robbed in Park Bathroom

James Grebey — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:03:42 +0000

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A San Francisco man was robbed while he was using the restroom at Holly Park on Tuesday, police report.

The victim, 25, was in the park’s restroom at 3 p.m. when two people, described as black men in their mid to late teens, entered the bathroom.

One of the suspects approached the man from behind and demanded his money. He then put his arm around the victim’s throat and held a knife up to it. Rather than be stabbed, the man complied with their demands, and handed over his money.

The two then left the bathroom and got into a car driven by a third suspect.

The car was later pulled over by a Bayview unit. The first two suspects were gone, but police arrested the 22-year-old driver.

Robbers Knock Out Man by Whacking Him with Bottle

James Grebey — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:09:36 +0000

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A man was robbed on Monday after being hit over the head with a bottle, knocking him unconscious.

The victim, a 36-year-old man, was found on the sidewalk near McAllister and Market Streets in the Tenderloin District around 5:45 p.m., according to police.

He told police that he had been approached by three men and hit on the head with a bottle. He was knocked out, and when he awoke his money was gone, and the suspects had fled on foot.

He described the alleged robbers as three black males of unknown ages.

The victim had what police described as a non-life threatening “bump on head,” but he refused medical treatment.