Megan Cassidy
Crime Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle
SFChronicle reporter covering crime and criminal justice. Tips? Gossip? Compliments? [email protected] Insults? [email protected]
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4 days ago |
sfchronicle.com | Megan Cassidy |Michael Barba
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott, who is leaving for a new job building a transit police agency in Los Angeles, persisted for eight years through a shifting political landscape. Gabrielle Lurie/S.F. ChronicleSince 2017, San Francisco has cycled through two sheriffs, four district attorneys and four mayors. Some moved on, others were ousted by voters, and one died. Through it all, Bill Scott endured.
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6 days ago |
sfchronicle.com | J.D. Morris |Megan Cassidy |Michael Barba
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott will step down as the leader of the city’s police department and will take another job.
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1 week ago |
sfchronicle.com | Megan Cassidy
Alameda County district attorneys who were in charge of welfare fraud prosecutions said their office practiced a form of “extortion” in these cases. Jessica Christian/S.F. ChronicleA pair of Alameda County district attorneys who were in charge of welfare fraud prosecutions said their office practiced a form of “extortion” in these cases, leveraging the fear of criminal charges to collect money from suspects.
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2 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Megan Cassidy
The exterior of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland. A UCSF anesthesiologist was suspected of stealing powerful sedatives from the hospital system’s Oakland and San Francisco campuses.
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1 month ago |
sfchronicle.com | Megan Cassidy
San Francisco city attorneys are working to shutter four Tenderloin convenience stores they said have been operating as illegal casinos and trading posts for drugs and stolen merchandise, alleging that the businesses are fueling crime in the long-troubled neighborhood.
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Should DA's offices be in the business of debt collection? In leaked memo, 2 Alameda County prosecutors say their welfare fraud unit's practices amount to extortion https://t.co/HK9E1tMdlA
SFPD second-in-command David Lazar to retire at the end of May https://t.co/SrHuxjYXxC
In jailhouse calls this week, accused killer tied to cult-like “Zizian” group dictated a 1500-word statement on veganism, rationalism, addressed to his idol, Eliezer Yudkowsky. Exclusive story + letter, with @mgafni and @mdbarba https://t.co/au3PIDeYAJ