crime

14 Dec 2021

Is Snapchat the future of organized crime?

Remember when Snapchat was just a dick pic delivery system?  Well, I’m here to tell you that times have changed. While Snapchat is still very much a sexting utopia, it has also proven to be the ideal place to coordinate smash-and-grab style robberies, at least according to police.  While Snapchat

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07 Dec 2021

SF Artist & Antique Dealer Attacked by “Crazy” with a Knife

UPDATE: On Wednesday Sackett posted on Instagram that the attacker used a 6 inch switchblade that cut through Sackett’s main nerve and two of his main tendons and clear to his Bone on his left wrist. He underwent over five hours of surgery. He still doesn’t know if he’ll have full use

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

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29 Nov 2021

Following Louis Vuitton Burglary, SF’s Oldest Cannabis Dispensary Questions Police Inaction

Surveillance footage of the fifth burglary to take place at BASA, a cannabis dispensary on Grove Street in San Francisco, depicted officers remaining in their car as suspects exited the business with stolen property in hand. This burglary occurred in the early morning hours of Nov. 16, days before the

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24 Nov 2021

Let’s Talk About the Louis Vuitton Heist

We’re all familiar with Louis Vuitton. Despite its luxury status, the brand is everywhere. If you haven’t heard the name dropped on a hip hop track, then certainly you’ve seen the signature LV monogram on passing handbags. The authenticity of the bag doesn’t matter much. The logo speaks for itself. 

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22 Oct 2021

Grand Jury Charges Man with Kidnapping Children of DoorDash Driver

A grand jury in San Francisco has charged a man with 10 felonies in connection with the Feb. 6 carjacking of a delivery driver’s vehicle and kidnapping the driver’s two children who were inside. German Morazan was indicted Wednesday in federal court on a dozen charges, including multiple counts of

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18 Oct 2021

Walgreens’ Claims About ‘Organized Retail Crime’ Just Don’t Add Up

When news broke last week that Walgreens was closing five SF stores, they claimed it was because of “organized retail crime.” Several national publications for some reason made a huge deal out of five measly San Francisco Walgreens closures, even though these newspapers are located 3,000 miles away. The New

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17 Sep 2021

They Came, They Saw, They Stole Our Catalytic Converters

My girlfriend didn’t want me to write this article about the plague of thieves and criminals stealing catalytic converters from unsuspecting drivers around the Bay Area, which have boomed from an average of 108 per month in 2018 to 2,347 December 2020, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Always

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28 Jun 2021

That ‘Car Break-Ins Are Up 750% In SF’ Report Is Bullsh!t

The San Francisco media landscape’s latest pearl-clutching, panties-in-a-bunching hysteria comes from a report in today’s Chronicle entitled “Car break-ins are up 753% in S.F.’s tourist hub.” KRON-4 declared they had “reported countless auto break-ins caught on surveillance video.” ABC-7, recently busted for falsifying details in a Chesa Boudin hit piece,

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