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Arrest made in alleged hate crime against trans woman in Berkeley

August 29, 2022

An Antioch woman is being held in San Rita Jail in Dublin after allegedly attempting to kill a transgender woman in Berkeley's People's Park August 21.

SF Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence report alleged theft of money by member

by Eric Burkett
Aug 11, 2022

The San Francisco chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence has reported an alleged theft by one of their own members of "a significant sum of SPI funds ... taken for improper personal purposes."

News Briefs: B.A.R.'s Besties voting is now underway

by Cynthia Laird
Aug 9, 2022

Voting is open for the Bay Area Reporter's readers' poll known as the Besties.

LGBTQ Agenda: CA anti-gay hate crimes see dramatic increase, AG's report says

by Eric Burkett
Jun 28, 2022

Hate crimes in California are at their highest level in more than 20 years, including bias attacks against the LGBTQ community, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said during a news conference June 28.

SF police make arrest in Muni shooting as victim is identified

by Eric Burkett
Jun 24, 2022

San Francisco Police have apprehended a suspect in the shooting death of a 27-year-old man onboard a Muni subway car earlier this week as the medical examiner's office identified the victim.

Man pleads guilty to hate crime in fire outside Seattle gay bar

by Eric Burkett
May 27, 2022

Twenty-seven months after he set fire to a dumpster behind a Seattle gay bar, Kalvinn Garcia has pleaded guilty to one count of committing a federal hate crime.

SFPD reports man robbed at gunpoint in Castro

by Eric Burkett
May 9, 2022

A man was held up at gunpoint and robbed in the Castro May 5, according to a report from the San Francisco Police Department.

Suspect in 1st Castro Theatre burglary accused of 2nd break-in

by Eric Burkett
Apr 4, 2022

In an encore performance, a man arrested for suspicion of breaking into the Castro Theatre March 29 was arrested again, April 1, for allegedly breaking into the historic movie palace days later, authorities said.

San Francisco police arrest 3 after alleged break-in at Castro Theatre

by Eric Burkett
Mar 30, 2022

Three men were arrested after breaking into the iconic Castro Theatre early March 29 and allegedly causing extensive damage to equipment inside.

Gay actor Smollett sentenced to 150 days for lying about hate crime

by Brody Levesque, Washington Blade
Mar 11, 2022

Cook County Judge James Linn sentenced gay actor Jussie Smollett to 30 months of probation and 150 days in jail for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that he staged.

Parole denied for man who murdered gay sailor in 1992

by Lou Chibbaro Jr., Washington Blade
Mar 10, 2022

A five-member U.S. Parole Commission voted 4-1 on March 7 to deny parole to a former U.S. Navy sailor sentenced to life in prison for the 1992 anti-gay murder of fellow U.S. Navy sailor Allen Schindler while the two were stationed in Japan.

Juveniles and man arrested in string of SF robberies

by Eric Burkett
Feb 28, 2022

A string of violent robberies extending from Noe Valley into the Mission Wednesday, February 23, has led to the arrests of three suspects.

Man sentenced to life in prison for 1992 murder of gay sailor recommended for parole

by Lou Chibbaro Jr., Washington Blade
Feb 22, 2022

A former U.S. Navy sailor sentenced to life in prison for the 1992 anti-gay murder of fellow U.S. Navy sailor Allen Schindler while the two were stationed in Japan received a recommendation for parole at a February 17 hearing.

Shooting at Castro Safeway leaves 2 injured

by Eric Burkett
Feb 16, 2022

A shooting in the parking lot of Market Street Safeway in the Castro left two people injured late Tuesday afternoon.

Tenth B.A.R. Talk to focus on crime reporting

Feb 9, 2022

Crime reporting through the history of the Bay Area Reporter will be the focus of the tenth online panel discussion, part of the newspaper's 50th anniversary commemorations.

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