Bogus San Francisco lawyer convicted of grand theft, extortion

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A 69-year-old man was convicted of pretending to be an attorney and convincing a victim to hire him for $18,500, San Francisco prosecutors said.

Oakland police are investigating the shooting.

In the face of a yearslong bipping epidemic, an amateur sleuth in the Outer Richmond reconnects burglary victims with their lost luggage.

Two men were in Bay Area jails this week in connection with a fatal shooting in the city’s Lower Haight neighborhood late last month.

Police Chief Bill Scott said the injured included 2 people hit by gunfire, 3 hit by flying glass, and a 10-year-old girl struck by a vehicle. 