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SFPD may have a break in 'Doodler' cold case

SFPD may have a break in 'Doodler' cold case

  • by Alex Madison
  • Jun 27, 2018

San Francisco police may have a suspect in the cold case involving the serial killer known as the "Doodler," who preyed on gay men in the mid-1970s, but the department would only say it is "actively" working the case.

Two injured in Pride weekend stabbings

Two injured in Pride weekend stabbings

  • by Alex Madison
  • Jun 27, 2018

Two men were stabbed during the Pride celebration Sunday, June 24, according to San Francisco police.

Man robbed at knifepoint in Castro

Man robbed at knifepoint in Castro

  • by Alex Madison
  • Jun 21, 2018

A man was robbed at knifepoint early Sunday morning (June 17) in the Castro district, according to San Francisco Police Department spokesman Officer Robert Rueca. It is not known if the victim is a member of the LGBT community.

Police investigating alleged attack on drag queen as possible hate crime

Police investigating alleged attack on drag queen as possible hate crime

  • by Alex Madison
  • Jun 20, 2018

The San Francisco Police Department said this week that it is investigating an alleged attack against a local drag queen as a possible hate crime, according to SFPD spokesman Officer Robert Rueca.

Global gay rights activist beaten in Oakland

Global gay rights activist beaten in Oakland

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jun 20, 2018

Longtime American global LGBT rights activist Scott Long was brutally attacked and hospitalized June 9 in Oakland.

Castro bar owner spit on, called 'faggot' by car driver

Castro bar owner spit on, called 'faggot' by car driver

  • by Alex Madison
  • Jun 13, 2018

The owner of Last Call Bar in the Castro district, Kevin Harrington, was allegedly spit on and called a faggot twice by a young man Monday morning.

Gay Oregon college student in coma after possible attack near Truckee

Gay Oregon college student in coma after possible attack near Truckee

  • by Alex Madison
  • May 23, 2018

Family seeks answers in gay college student's severe injures while on Amtrak near Truckee, CA. Truckee Police chief responds to media attention, says gay college student never got off Amtrak train in the town near Lake Tahoe.

Man pleads not guilty in Sonoma threat, flag case

Man pleads not guilty in Sonoma threat, flag case

  • by Charlie Wagner
  • May 16, 2018

A man whom Sonoma County sheriff's deputies said threatened to bomb gays and allegedly stole rainbow flags from the Guerneville Plaza flagpole pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance this week.

Man pleads no contest to violating Castro stay away order

Man pleads no contest to violating Castro stay away order

  • by Alex Madison
  • May 9, 2018

Juan Carlos Mesen can't seem to stay away from the Castro district.

Rainbow flags disappear in Guerneville

Rainbow flags disappear in Guerneville

  • by Charlie Wagner
  • May 9, 2018

Guerneville residents gathered to raise another rainbow flag in the town's plaza last week, after previous ones were apparently stolen.

Popular Castro barbershop burglarized

Popular Castro barbershop burglarized

  • by Sari Staver
  • May 4, 2018

Over $5,000 worth of equipment was stolen from Daddy's Barbershop, 4102 19th Street (near Castro) when burglars smashed a front window after the shop closed on Saturday night, April 28, the owner said.

DA rejects arrest warrant in Qualls case

DA rejects arrest warrant in Qualls case

  • by Alex Madison
  • May 2, 2018

After nine years, the first arrest warrant for a suspect connected to the death of transgender woman Mariah Qualls was issued by the San Francisco Police Department in March, but was rejected last week by the DA's office.

Arrest warrant issued  in '99 cold case killing

Arrest warrant issued in '99 cold case killing

  • by Alex Madison
  • May 2, 2018

Arrest warrant issued nearly 20 years after bisexual man was stabbed to death in San Francisco.

Phillips enters formal plea in SF murder case

Phillips enters formal plea in SF murder case

  • by Alex Madison
  • Apr 26, 2018

In handcuffs and an orange jumpsuit, Michael John Phillips, a gay San Francisco man, pleaded not guilty to murder, robbery, and other charges related to the death of an elderly man he was reportedly caring for at his arraignment in San Francisco Superior