A San Francisco sheriff’s sergeant helped save the life of an unconscious man suffering from a drug overdose who was found locked in a City…
A plan to rebuild decrepit, seismically unsafe jails at San Francisco’s Hall of Justice took a small step forward today despite stiff opposition from community…
A San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Sergeant is under investigation after claims that his close relationship with members of Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow’s camp resulted in…
An inmate who escaped from San Francisco County Jail earlier this month was located tonight at a San Francisco homeless shelter and taken into custody,…
An inmate who escaped from San Francisco County Jail on Saturday morning remains on the loose, a senior sheriff’s deputy said today. Timothy Midgett, 40,…
An inmate escaped San Francisco’s Hall of Justice while taking out the trash this morning, according to the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department. The inmate, identified…
San Francisco has stopped honoring detention requests for suspected undocumented immigrants in jail who would otherwise be eligible for release, joining most other Bay Area…
A set of recommendations to improve security at San Francisco General Hospital following the death of a patient last fall was presented to San Francisco…
A woman who walked out of San Francisco General Hospital after surgery Thursday was found safe today in the city’s Mission District, a hospital spokeswoman…
Two people were injured in a shooting this evening in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood. Multiple shots were fired on the first block of Turner…
Federally ordered changes have been made at San Francisco’s General Hospital following the death of a patient who was found in a stairwell at the…
A Board of Supervisors’ neighborhood services and safety committee today discussed plans for a $290-million jail project to replace the decrepit jail facilities on the…
San Francisco Superior Court is warning the public to be wary of scammers who may ask people to wire money due to failed Grand Jury…
Family and friends of a woman found dead in a San Francisco General Hospital stairwell in October expressed outrage today over documents released that show…
A woman found dead in a San Francisco General Hospital stairwell in October after disappearing from the hospital more than two weeks earlier died of…
San Francisco’s Iranian-American sheriff said today he is hopeful that an internationally brokered agreement to halt Iran’s nuclear program will be an important step toward…
A University of California at San Francisco researcher has come forward as the witness who reported seeing someone lying in a San Francisco General Hospital…
A San Francisco sheriff’s deputy is set to appear in court on Wednesday for a hearing to determine whether he will stand trial on charges…
San Francisco Sheriff’s Department staffing changes have been made following Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi’s admission of mistakes made by the department in the handling of a…
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi today revealed breakdowns in communication and technology that happened during the search for a woman who was found dead in…
Authorities investigating the death of Lynne Spalding, a woman found dead on a stairwell at San Francisco General Hospital earlier this month, are seeking a…
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today authorized the city to apply for a state grant to help build a new jail adjacent to the…
A week after a missing woman was found dead on a San Francisco General Hospital stairwell, her family is still awaiting answers from authorities and…
Mayor Ed Lee is calling for an independent investigation into the death of a woman found Tuesday at San Francisco General Hospital more than two…
1:45 PM: Family and friends of 57-year-old Lynne Spalding today are asking for more details about how she was found dead in a San Francisco…
A woman’s body was found in an exterior stairwell at San Francisco General Hospital this morning, a hospital spokeswoman said. The identity of the body,…
The San Francisco Sheriff’s Department has announced extended visiting hours at two of its county jails. Visitors are now allowed from 5 to 9 p.m….
A San Francisco sheriff’s lieutenant who was placed on probation earlier this year in connection with a domestic violence charge is back in custody on…
A man who was found unconscious in San Francisco’s Union Square this weekend has been identified, San Francisco General Hospital officials said today. The man…
Update 10:55 AM 9/9: He has been identified The San Francisco Sheriff’s Department is asking the public to help identify a man who was discovered…
San Bruno police searched the area around Skyline College and the San Francisco Jail looking for a man spotted holding a rifle this afternoon but…
The San Francisco Sheriff’s Department announced today that it is participating in a program that allows crime victims to be notified of whether an offender…
Two men were arrested after a brief car chase through San Francisco this afternoon, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said. Deputies with the department’s warrant service unit…
The body of a San Francisco sheriff’s deputy whose boat was found adrift and unoccupied near the Vallejo Municipal Marina this morning was found in…
According to the Ex, “Inmates in San Francisco County Jail have it better than most people incarcerated in California.” But what is “it”? Perhaps some…
