AltWeeklies Wire
The Scalawags of San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharfnew
With its criminals and poachers, its deviants and scalawags, Fisherman's Wharf is in fact a far more interesting -- if disquieting -- place than any travel brochure would have tourists believe.
SF Weekly |
Ashley Harrell |
12-17-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Dubious Study Claims San Francisco Cops Extort Sexnew
When Proposition K supporters tell you -- without offering anything close to proof -- that the SFPD is populated with horny shakedown artists whose felonious habit is fed by antiprostitution laws, you should know this claim lacks substance.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
09-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Victims Whose Deaths Remain Unclassified in San Fran Are Stiffednew
Amidst all the murders in San Francisco, some suspicious deaths are hidden in a secret burial ground of bureaucracy.
SF Weekly |
John Geluardi |
09-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Special Patrol Unit Is No SFPDnew
Nearly extinct and long at odds with the SFPD, the little-known San Francisco Patrol Special Police appears poised for a comeback.
SF Weekly |
Ron Russell |
06-04-2008 |
Crime & Justice
In San Francisco's Projects, Truth Comes at a Pricenew
Deanna Johnson testified against a murderer to save her son, breaking the most fundamental law of the projects: Don't snitch.
SF Weekly |
Ashley Harrell |
05-23-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Maimed Brothers Flee San Francisco Violencenew
A family tale of brain trauma and gang drama.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
10-03-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Sex & Murdernew
Joe Konopka was an anti-drug crusader ... Terry Frazier was a bondage escort with a drug habit -- two months ago, their lives collided.
SF Weekly |
Mary Spicuzza |
09-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
San Francisco's War on Gangsnew
With murders on the rise, city attorney Dennis Herrera is cracking down on gangs using a legal tool critics say smacks of McCarthyism.
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
08-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Who Killed Hugues de la Plaza?new
His parents are so frustrated with seeking the answer that they want to bring investigators from France into the case.
SF Weekly |
Mary Spicuzza |
07-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
California's Attorney Privilegenew
The state bar is supposed to punish dishonest attorneys -- instead, it too often coddles them.
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
07-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Rebecca and Terry Solomon Took the Money and Rannew
The couple faces charges of fleecing almost $20 million from investors, but not even the feds know where they're hiding.
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
05-31-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Contorted Justicenew
Is a federal agent wooing a sexy fugitive back to the U.S.?
SF Weekly |
Mary Spicuzza |
04-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Walking the Linenew
The SFPD says Daniel Dennard is a gangster, thief, and killer, but there's just one problem: They can't prove anything.
SF Weekly |
A.C. Thompson |
03-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bounty Huntednew
A man who pursued illegal immigrants for deportation found himself handcuffed by the feds and accused of impersonating a federal agent.
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
02-02-2007 |
Crime & Justice
A Twisted Talenew
A well-known erotic performer is now an international fugitive -- we look into who's getting caught up in the identity theft crackdown.
SF Weekly |
Mary Spicuzza |
01-30-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
