Criminal Justice

‘Epidemic of Hate’: Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Surged Statewide Last Year, Says Attorney General

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Tuesday that reported hate crimes targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders nearly tripled to 247 incidents last...

Lies, a Shakedown and a Ford Mustang: Veteran SF Police Officer Arrested in Lucrative Fraud Scheme

A longtime San Francisco police officer faces numerous felony charges for allegedly lying to a friend and filing bogus car insurance claims in a...

The Q&A: First Woman to Head SF’s Federal Public Defender Office Talks Fentanyl, Immigration and Criminal Justice Reform

Jodi Linker made history this past spring by becoming the first woman to helm the nation’s second-oldest Office of the Federal Public Defender. ...

Obsessed With Guns, an Officer Frightened His Family Before Taking His Own Life. Did SF Police Fail Them?

The troubling tip came in a month before his suicide.  Sgt. Chris Morris spent more than $2,200 at stores that sold...

Officials ID Victim Who Died in Castro Muni Shooting, While Police Have Yet to Arrest the Alleged Gunman

One of the two victims of a brazen Muni shooting Wednesday—in which police have yet to make an arrest—has been identified as a 27-year-old...

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