San Francisco reporter pepper-sprayed during attempted robbery, the second in as many months #chemical irritant #robbery Show More Incident Details Date of Incident April 7, 2021 Location San Francisco, California Targets Don Ford (KPIX 5) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Camera, 1
San Francisco TV reporter robbed at gunpoint while recording interview #robbery Show More Incident Details Date of Incident March 3, 2021 Location San Francisco, California Targets Don Ford (KPIX 5) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Camera, 1
Armed robbers steal San Francisco TV crew video camera #robbery Show More Incident Details Date of Incident February 6, 2021 Location San Francisco, California Targets Unidentified journalist 8 (KNTV NBC Bay Area) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Camera, 1
Mission Local journalist detained with protesters while covering Bay Area demonstration #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #kettle #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 3, 2020 Location San Francisco, California Targets Julian Mark (Mission Local) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting Authority → San Francisco Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No
Journalists detained, one arrested covering protest against San Francisco curfew #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 2, 2020 Location San Francisco, California Targets Sakura Sato (Freelance) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → San Francisco Police Department Charges → Curfew violation: breaking curfew order Jun. 2, 2020: Charges pending Jun. 19, 2020: Charges dropped Obstruction: resisting Jun. 2, 2020: Charges pending Jun. 19, 2020: Charges dropped Obstruction: delaying or obstructing a public officer Jun. 2, 2020: Charges pending Jun. 19, 2020: Charges dropped Unnecessary use of force? → No
KQED journalist briefly detained, another journalist arrested, covering sit-in against San Francisco curfew #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 2, 2020 Location San Francisco, California Targets Sheraz Sadiq (KQED-FM) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting Authority → San Francisco Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No
Reporter detained, zip tied and searched while covering San Francisco protest #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location San Francisco, California Targets Leonardo Castañeda (The (San Jose) Mercury News) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting Authority → San Francisco Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Equipment bag, 1 Search Warrant Obtained → No
Journalist alleges bodyguard pushed, assaulted him outside San Francisco courthouse Show More Incident Details Date of Incident October 15, 2019 Location San Francisco, California Targets Phelim McAleer Assault Assailant → Private security Was the journalist targeted? → Yes