The parolee accused of fatally striking two pedestrians in downtown San Francisco on New Year’s Eve, speeding through a red light in a stolen Honda while intoxicated, allegedly swiped the car from a woman he had met on an app, leaving his date stranded outside a fast food restaurant in Daly City. According to documents obtained by The Chronicle, the woman reported the Dec. 29 theft at Nation’s Giant Hamburgers to Daly City police that afternoon — two days before the tragic collision at Second and Mission streets in the South of Market neighborhood. The woman told officers that she had been on a second date with Troy Ramon McAlister, 45, when he snatched her keys away from her at about noon as the two waited for an order of food. He peeled away in her gray 2017 Honda HR-V, she said, while giving her the middle finger. The woman gave officers McAlister’s name and address and said he had shown her a 9mm pistol with an extended ammunition magazine. Daly City police soon identified … [Read more...]

A driver accused by police of killing two pedestrians in downtown San Francisco on New Year’s Eve while intoxicated and in a stolen car is a parolee who remained free despite being arrested several times in the city in recent months, according to city officials and public records. Troy Ramon McAlister, a 45-year-old city resident who was released on April 10 from a state prison sentence for robbery, was not charged with new crimes by the District Attorney’s Office after any of last year’s arrests, the most recent of which occurred on Dec. 20. District Attorney Chesa Boudin said his office opted instead to refer each case to state parole agents, who can seek to imprison those who violate the terms of their release. “We referred these cases to parole because we believed there was a greater likelihood of him being held accountable and having the kind of intervention that would protect the public and break this cycle of recidivism,” Boudin said. He later acknowledged that … [Read more...]

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton Progressives rave over Harrison's start at DNC Hillary Clinton backs Manhattan DA candidate in first endorsement of year NSA leaker Reality Winner released from federal prison MORE has endorsed Manhattan district attorney candidate Tali Farhadian Weinstein , the New York Daily News reports . "New Yorkers need a district attorney who can balance safety and fairness," Clinton said of Farhadian Weinstein, former general counsel to the Brooklyn district attorney’s office, in a statement obtained by the Daily News. "Tali has fought for both her entire career." The former presidential hopeful went on to praise Farhadian Weinstein's background and unique candidacy. ADVERTISEMENT "As an immigrant, a mother and a fearless advocate for justice, she will make history as our next DA. We’ve never had a woman in this very storied position, and to have someone with the experience, the … [Read more...]

With eight hours left in a calamitous year, a stolen car sped through downtown San Francisco. Inside the gray Honda HR-V, police say, was a pistol with an extended ammunition magazine, a cash register belonging to a vegan bakery and an intoxicated man on parole. He’d used the gun, they say, to steal the vehicle that provided the getaway from the bakery. Troy McAlister, 45, had been in and out of jail and prison since he was a teenager — his most recent arrest just 11 days earlier. Blocks away, at Second Street, two women walked alone, tracing separate paths through a neighborhood transformed by the tech industry. One of them, Hanako Abe, 27, had come here to be part of that energy. The corporate real estate analyst from Japan lived in an apartment a half mile away, overcoming memories of an earthquake in her hometown, Fukushima, to seize opportunity in San Francisco. Now, late on the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, she was shopping for ingredients to bake her roommate a cheesecake. … [Read more...]

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for June 16 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. FIRST ON FOX : A coalition of 22 states on Wednesday announced it has filed a court brief in support of a decision that struck down California’s ban on "assault weapons" – which the liberal state has now appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court. The coalition, led by Arizona, is urging the Ninth Circuit to uphold a lower court decision to strike down the three-decade ban on the state’s definition of illegal military-style rifles. A federal judge overturned the ban with a permanent injunction earlier this month but has given the state 30 days to appeal -- which it is doing. CALIFORNIA FILES APPEAL AFTER JUDGE OVERTURNS DECADES-OLD ASSAULT WEAPON BAN California first restricted such weapons in 1989 and updated the law multiple times, defining the nebulous term "assault weapon" in such a way that the judge said … [Read more...]

Tuesday, Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson warned about the creep toward “authoritarianism,” which was evident by trends within the Biden administration as it attacks to combat the alleged threat of so-called domestic terrorism. According to Carlson, by turning the focused inward, the FBI was contributing to the trend. Transcript as follows: CARLSON: This weekend, police in Columbus, Georgia arrested the 39-year-old man called Justin Tyran Roberts. Over the course of a single day, Roberts shot five separate people in two different states. We know this happened because Roberts has admitted he did it. He also said why he did it. In his confession, police say Roberts quote, ” … explained that throughout his life, specifically white males had taken from him, so he decided to kill them.” In one case, Roberts walked up behind a white man, a total stranger as he was getting out of his car and shot him in the back. By any definition these were crimes of viciousness motivated by … [Read more...]

Actor and former WWE superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who has teased the possibility of a presidential run in the past, said he is still open to it and would consider running in the future “if that’s what the people wanted.” “I would consider a presidential run in the future if that’s what the people wanted,” the Fast and the Furious star said in an interview discussing his NBC sitcom Young Rock. “Truly I mean that, and I’m not flippant in any way with my answer. That would be up to the people. … So I would wait, and I would listen. I would have my finger on the pulse, my ear to the ground.” That is not the first time the San Andreas actor has suggested that he is considering a future in the political arena. In a 2017 interview on The Ellen Show, the wrestler-turned action star told viewers that he was “seriously considering” a presidential bid, and he hinted elsewhere, telling Vanity Fair that he “wouldn’t rule it out” — a response to inquiries over a potential … [Read more...]

Hollywood actor and former WWE super star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced on Sunday in a five-minute video that he’s backing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris (D-CA) in the November election. “ As a political independent & centrist, I’ve voted for both parties in the past. In this critical presidential election, I’m endorsing @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris, ” the Black Adam and Jumanji star wrote in a tweet that linked to the interview between he, Biden, and Harris. The actor listed “compassion, heart, drive, and soul” as reasons he’s backing Biden for president. Watch below: As a political independent & centrist, I’ve voted for both parties in the past. In this critical presidential election, I’m endorsing @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris . Progress takes courage, humanity, empathy, strength, KINDNESS & RESPECT. We must ALL VOTE: https://t.co/rZi1mxh8DC pic.twitter.com/auLbc8xDBv — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 27, 2020 … [Read more...]