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  • The SFPD show off drugs and money confiscated during a bust.
  • San Francisco police on Sunday made one of the biggest drug busts in the department's history.
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drugs, SFPD, greg suhr, crime, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Baltimore Orioles Adam Jones, right, is congratulated after hitting a three-run home run off San Francisco Giants Barry Zito in the ninth inning of a baseball game on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
  • An unusual prank at AT&T Park has lit up social media with anger, accusations and raw emotion.
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san francisco giants, twitter, internet, at&t park, antioch, mlb, vic lee
  • Picture of the missing Oakland woman Sandra Coke.
  • Officials confirm a female body has been found in Vacaville, where search crews had been looking for a missing Oakland woman.
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missing person, oakland, OPD, solano county, vallejo, vacaville, east bay news, vic lee
  • SWAT team prepares during standoff with a murder suspect in Sunnyvale
  • Police fatally shot a Sunnyvale man after a lengthy standoff. They say he charged officers after strangling a woman in his home.
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sunnyvale, crime, violence, standoff, domestic violence, shooting, murder, south bay news, vic lee
  • Missing Oakland woman Sandra Coke
  • Friends, family and coworkers of a missing Oakland woman passed out flyers Wednesday, hoping to find clues in her disappearance.
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missing person, oakland, OPD, east bay news, vic lee
  • The Up Close Bandit.
  • Federal and local law enforcement officials are asking for the public's help in catching brazen bank robbers.
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crime, guns, millbrae, san mateo county, banks, bank of america, wells fargo, FBI, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Westbound I-80 coming off the Bay Bridge.
  • Monday, a big rig getting off the Bay Bridge caught fire during the morning commute.
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bay bridge, I-80, fire, traffic, CHP, food, bay area traffic, vic lee
  • A quiet street in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose.
  • A strange crime spree is prompting residents in a quiet San Jose neighborhood to wonder if they need to pay for private security.
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crime, san jose, willow glen, south bay news, vic lee
  • Richmond to sue Chevron over 2012 refinery fire
  • ABC7 News has learned the city of Richmond will file suit against Chevron for damages related to the 2012 refinery explosion.
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richmond, chevron, lawsuit, fire, pollution, east bay news, vic lee
  • Pride weekend attack surveillance video
  • An Oakland man has been arrested for kicking a woman in the head while robbing her during Pride weekend in San Francisco.
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crime, caught on tape, SFPD, oakland, san francisco news, vic lee
  • In all, the Bay Area task force arrested 62 adults during the three-day sweep. They also rescued 12 children.
  • More than 100 children were rescued in the nationwide child sex trafficking sweep, but now the question is -- what happens to them?
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FBI, crime, sex offender, sex crimes, local news, vic lee
  • In all, the Bay Area task force arrested 62 adults during the three-day sweep. They also rescued 12 children.
  • In all, the Bay Area task force arrested 62 adults during the three-day sweep. They also rescued 12 children.
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FBI, crime, sex offender, sex crimes, local news, vic lee
  • A lawyer accused of assaulting three women says the sex was rough, but consensual and he has the tapes to prove it.
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crime, craigslist, trials, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Charges against Michael Hoffman, who was accused of sexually assaulting women who responded to his ads for rough sex, have been dropped.
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crime, craigslist, trials, san francisco news, vic lee
  • A lawyer accused of sex crimes against victims made a court appearance on Wednesday.
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crime, san francisco news, vic lee
  • The city of Petaluma is the latest to face a rash of home burglaries. Theyve quadrupled in just a matter of weeks.
  • The city of Petaluma is the latest to face a rash of home burglaries. They've quadrupled in just a matter of weeks.
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crime, petaluma, north bay news, vic lee
  • Bicyclist Chris Bucchere walks outside the courtroom after being ordered to stand trial for vehicular manslaughter.
  • A bicyclist has pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter after running down a 71-year-old pedestrian in a San Francisco crosswalk.
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crime, george gascon, bikes, castro, san francisco news, vic lee
  • SFFD truck
  • A San Francisco firefighter suspected in a drunk-driving crash while on duty may lose his job.
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sffd, soma, crash, driving, fire, DUI, alcohol, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Retired NBA star Yao Ming has a thriving start-up in the Bay Area -- a small Napa Valley winery.
  • Retired NBA star Yao Ming has a thriving start-up in the Bay Area -- a small Napa Valley winery.
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china, napa, wine industry, celebrity, north bay news, vic lee
  • iPhone
  • San Francisco law enforcement officials are working with smartphone manufacturers on anti-theft systems.
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cellphone, smartphones, crime, iphone, blackberry, george gascon, samsung, iPad, apple, motorola, FCC, muni, android, SFPD, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Criminals are targeting diners eating outside at restaurants in areas of San Francisco popular with tourists.
  • Criminals are targeting diners eating outside at restaurants in areas of San Francisco popular with tourists.
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tourism, crime, smartphones, cellphone, SFPD, fisherman's wharf, san francisco news, vic lee
  • A man died in a six-alarm fire that ripped through a 72-unit apartment complex in the Peninsula early Sunday morning.
  • Redwood City apartment residents lined up outside a burned-out 72-unit building Tuesday to salvage their personal belongings.
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redwood city, fire, peninsula news, vic lee
  • SFFD truck
  • An on-duty SF firefighter was arrested on suspicion of DUI and leaving the scene of a crash that involved a fire truck and motorcycle.
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sffd, soma, crash, driving, fire, DUI, alcohol, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Landlord Norman Sabel
  • A San Francisco landlord, who tenants say terrorizes and abuses them, made his first court appearance Friday.
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crime, george gascon, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Casual carpools are being touted as a transit alternative, so ABC7 News took a look at how they work.
  • Casual carpools are being touted as a transit alternative, so ABC7 News took a look at how they work.
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BART, unions, strike, transportation, bay area traffic, vic lee
  • Edie Windsor celebrates SCOTUS ruling on DOMA
  • The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a federal law denying federal benefits to married same-sex couples.
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same sex marriage, supreme court, proposition 8, lgbt, gavin newsom, san francisco city hall, ed lee, castro, national/world, vic lee
  • A group of San Francisco tenants say their landlord terrorizes them day and night. The landlord was arrested Monday, accused of breaking into one of his tenants units.
  • A group of San Francisco tenants say their landlord terrorizes them day and night.
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crime, housing market, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Oakland protesters during Nov. 5, 2010 Oscar Grant demonstration
  • A judge gave preliminary approval to a million-dollar settlement for protesters arrested during an Oscar Grant demonstration.
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oakland, oscar grant, protest, lawsuit, OPD, east bay news, vic lee
  • Surveillance video shows door-knock burglary suspects
  • With the summer vacation season heating up, police are offering tips on how to keep your home safe from thieves while you're away.
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belmont, san mateo, hillsborough, santa clara, alameda, marin county, san carlos, antioch, crime, peninsula news, vic lee
  • Nephi Selu and the family dog
  • The mother of a Union City boy that was mauled to death by the family pit bull says her son and the dog were best friends.
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lucile packard children's hospital, union city, dog attack, animal, child death, children, east bay news, vic lee
  • Too many pedestrians have become targets for cars, so police went undercover to do something about it.
  • Too many pedestrians have become targets for cars in San Mateo County, so police went undercover to do something about it.
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san mateo, san mateo county, burlingame, foster city, pedestrian struck, peninsula news, vic lee
  • San Francisco police officers have rejected a new contract with the city that its own union leadership recommended.
  • San Francisco police officers have rejected a new contract with the city that their own union leadership recommended.
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SFPD, unions, greg suhr, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Belmont red light cameras
  • The city of Belmont votes to turn off its red light cameras just as a 3-year public safety study ends.
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belmont, traffic, peninsula news, vic lee
  • Drugs, weapons and murder were some of the charges against 48 members of a violent Hispanic gang indicted Tuesday.
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santa clara county, san jose, crime, gang violence, south bay news, vic lee
  • George Shirakawa in court
  • In a bizarre twist, the sentencing for former Supervisor George Shirakawa's corruption conviction was postponed.
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san jose, santa clara county, crime, elections, south bay news, vic lee
  • 1 injured after 3 men open fire on Muni bus
  • San Francisco police say a man suffered superficial wounds in a gang-related shooting when three men opened fire on a Muni bus.
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shooting, guns, crime, potrero hill, muni, san francisco general hospital, gang violence, violence, transportation, san francisco news, vic lee
  • A limousine burst into flames on the San Mateo Bridge, killing five women inside.
  • ABC7 News has learned exclusively the cause of that fire that killed 5 women riding in a limo on the San Mateo Bridge last month.
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traffic, san mateo bridge, car fire, fire, fatal limo fire, CHP, peninsula news, vic lee
  • ecoATM machine.
  • Some law enforcement agencies are worried that kiosks used to recycle electronic devices are repositories for the thieves.
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cellphone, crime, daly city, business, vic lee
  • Gary Delagnes
  • After 35 years as a cop -- nine of them as head of the Police Officers Association -- Gary Delagnes has retired.
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SFPD, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Experienced SF police investigators will be leaving in droves
  • The Deferred Retirement Option Program will be ending at the end of June, taking with it a lot of experienced police investigators.
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SFPD, retirement, jobs, crime, assignment 7, vic lee
  • Mugshots of blessing scam suspects
  • A SF judge sentenced four thieves Friday. They're convicted of swindling Chinese seniors in what police call the "blessing scam."
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scam, chinatown, george gascon, greg suhr, SFPD, crime, new york, los angeles, seniors, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Susan Wong
  • ABC7 News spoke exclusively with the victim of a Chinatown swindle who helped SF police nab three "blessing scam" suspects.
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scam, chinatown, george gascon, SFPD, crime, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Limos checked for safety in Oakland
  • EXCLUSIVE: ABC7 News has learned that 13% of limos listed on Oakland International Airport's website do not have valid permits.
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oakland, oakland international airport, california public utilities commission, CHP, driving, transportation, traffic, websites, east bay news, vic lee
  • Knock-knock burglary suspects
  • Bay Area police say one of the reasons for the huge spike in property crime is the release of state prisoners into the community.
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belmont, san mateo, hillsborough, santa clara, alameda, marin county, san carlos, antioch, prison, crime, guns, muni, cellphone, housing market, real estate, peninsula news, vic lee
  • Robbers steal computers, students final projects
  • Thieves broke into a San Jose school and took off with 40 computers containing all the 8th-grader's final year-end projects.
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computers, apple, crime, south bay news, vic lee
  • San Francisco police remove squatters
  • Several people are under arrest after San Francisco police swept out dozens of squatters occupying an empty building Oceanview.
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SFPD, crime, san francisco news, vic lee
  • San Francisco police make arrest
  • San Francisco police have detained 27 people and arrested one person after a raid of an illegally occupied building.
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SFPD, occupy sf, crime, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Occupy the Farm activist waters crops
  • On a UC plot of land Occupy the Farm protesters rushed back onto the land they were kicked off of Monday morning.
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occupy movement, uc berkeley, albany, berkeley, whole foods, protest, agriculture, east bay news, vic lee
  • This frame grab taken from video provided by Roxana and Carlos Guzman shows a Limo on fire Saturday, May 4, 2013, on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge in San Francisco.
  • The California Public Utilities Commission is looking into the horrific limonene fire that killed five women last weekend.
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san mateo bridge, san mateo, fire, traffic, car fire, fatal limo fire, california public utilities commission, peninsula news, vic lee
  • A fund has been set-up to help the families of the four survivors and the five victims of last weekend's fatal limo fire.
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san mateo bridge, san mateo, fire, traffic, car fire, fatal limo fire, california public utilities commission, peninsula news, vic lee