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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

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

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

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

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

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

Contorted Justicenew

Is a federal agent wooing a sexy fugitive back to the U.S.?
SF Weekly  |  Mary Spicuzza  |  04-11-2007  |  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

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

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