Vandals

A booking photo of Adam Diaz, who police say was involved in the vandalism of a Muni bus following the Giants World Series victory. (SFPD)

3rd Suspect Arrested In SF World Series Bus Trashing

San Francisco police arrested an Oakland man Friday in connection with the vandalism and arson of a Muni bus during celebrations of the San Francisco Giants’ World Series win.

2012/11/09

An eyewitness recorded video of a a man torching a Muni bus at the intersection of Market Street & Third Street on October 29, 2012. (SFPD)

Driver Of Torched San Francisco Muni Bus Honored For Heroism

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board of directors honored bus driver Alan Yam with a proclamation for keeping his eight passengers safe and evacuating them from the bus before it was destroyed by fire.

2012/11/06

Insurance Won’t Cover Damage To Torched SF Muni Bus

San Francisco Municipal Railway is out about $1 million because its insurance does not cover the damage caused by vandals who set a bus on fire during revelry after the Giants’ World Series win, a Muni spokesman said Monday.

2012/11/05

The headstone for CHP Officer John Pedro was stolen from a Santa Cruz cemetery. (CBS)

Santa Cruz CHP Officer’s Headstone Stolen 10 Years After Death

The headstone at the Oakwood Cemetery grave site of Officer John Pedro was stolen over the weekend. Pedro was buried ten years ago after he died in a crash during a 2002 car chase. Memorials for him have since been vandalized on four occasions.

2012/10/11

Monument honoring the victims of the 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm in the Firestorm Memorial Garden, located at the end of Highway 13 at the entrance of Hiller Highlands in Oakland.

Oakland Hills Firestorm Memorial Monument Vandalized

A monument honoring the victims of the 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm was vandalized over the weekend, according to the Oakland Landscape Committee, which oversees the monument’s maintenance.

2012/09/03

5 Boys Arrested For Livermore Vandalisms

Police arrested five suspects on Friday in connection with a series of vandalisms reported in Livermore last Saturday where mailboxes, vehicles and residences were damaged by rocks hurled at high speed, police said.

2012/02/25

Nystrom Elementary in Richmond was vandalized for the second time in two months on February 12, 2012. In the latest incident, vandals trashed a new auditorium and classrooms set to open. (CBS)

Richmond School Hit By Vandals For Second Time In Two Months

A $10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest or conviction of vandals who damaged a brand new school building in Richmond’s Iron Triangle on Sunday.

2012/02/13

Protestors run by a defaced sign at a Wells Fargo Bank during Occupy Oakland's general strike on November 2, 2011. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Occupy Oakland Protesters Deposit Funds At Wells Fargo After Bank Attacks

A group of Oakland anti-Wall Street protesters who blame large banks for the economic downturn have decided that one of those institutions is the best place to stash their money for now.

2011/11/09

Supervisor David Chiu (San Francisco Board of Supervisors)

Campaign Headquarters Of SF Mayoral Candidate Chiu Burglarized

The campaign headquarters for San Francisco mayoral candidate and Board of Supervisors President David Chiu was burglarized and vandalized on Sunday night, campaign officials said Monday.

2011/11/07