SF police excessive force case that caused fight between DA, chief begins

Opening statements began Monday in the San Francisco police abuse trial against Terrance Stangel. The officer is accused of beating Dacari Spiers in a case that's caused a larger political fight between District Attorney Chesa Boudin and police Chief Bill Scott.

Officer Terrance Stangel's trial for alleged beating of San Francisco suspect gets underway
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Opening statements began Monday in the San Francisco police abuse trial against Terrance Stangel. The officer is accused of beating Dacari Spiers in a case that's caused a larger political fight between district attorney Chesa Boudin and police Chief Bill Scott.

Man shot after confronting someone trying to break into his vehicle

A 38-year-old man was shot and injured while confronting someone who was trying to break into his vehicle in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood on Thursday night, according to police.

SF DA Chesa Boudin says chief, police union 'politicizing' investigations into cops

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin blasted the police chief for ending an agreement that gave the DA's office authority in officer officer use-of-force cases, following allegations of misconduct in his office.

SFPD chief pulls out of deal with DA Chesa Boudin on use-of-force after misconduct allegations

San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said he's terminating the department's agreement with the district attorney's office to investigate police use-of-force incidents, following accusations that a DA investigator withheld evidence in a police abuse case.

SF supes pause settlement in police abuse case following misconduct allegations by DA investigator

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday postponed a $700,000 civil settlement to a Black man, who was beaten by a police officer, after an investigator in the district attorney’s office accused her colleagues last week of misconduct in the criminal case against the cop.

Police release body-cam footage of fatal shooting at SFO, hold town-hall meeting

San Francisco police held their required town-hall meeting after SFPD fatally shot and killed a man at San Francisco International Airport who allegedly brandished replica guns.

3 suspects arrested in San Francisco New Year's Eve homicide

San Francisco police said officers arrested three teenagers for allegedly killing a 24-year-old during a New Year's Eve robbery.

Unidentified suspect sexually assaults 71-year-old woman

Police are seeking the public's help in finding a suspect who sexually assaulted a 71-year-old woman in Visitacion Valley, the San Francisco Police Department announced on Monday.