Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'sanfranciscopolicedepartment'
August 8, 2007
What are the chances? Matt Murphy, a Queens-native and Mets fan, was on his way to Australia when he bought a ticket to last night's Giants-Nationals game at AT&T Park in San Francisco for a chance to watch history. He didn't just watch history, he happened to catch it. Or grab it, at least. Murphy, wearing a Mets jersey and t-shirt, and a buddy (wearing Yankees gear) bought a pair of tickets from a......
Continue Reading "Mets Fan Catches Record Breaking Home Run Ball"February 12, 2007
Reader Sacha sent us this picture of a flyer seen on Christopher Street. It looks like any ol' Wanted sign, until you see the words "Zodiac Killer" on it! Upon closer inspection, there are dates clearly noting it's from the 1960s and the line "San Francisco Police Department"... and then the words "In Theatres March 2nd" perhaps to minimize the chance of a Aqua Teen Hunger Force-scale freak-out that the Boston PD are so......
Continue Reading "Wanted: An Understanding This Is Marketing"January 24, 2007
Yesterday, the police arrested Francisco Torress of Queens, as well as Herman Bell and Anthony Bottom, in connection with the 1971 murder of a San Francisco police officer. Bell and Bottom are currently serving jail time for murdering two NYPD officers in 1971; while Bell and Bottom were convicted of the 1971 killing NYPD cops Joseph Piagentini and Waverly Jones, Torres and his brother were found innocent due to insufficient evidence. A SWAT team......
Continue Reading "Queens Man Arrested For 1971 Cop Killing"
