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San Francisco reporter pepper-sprayed during attempted robbery, the second in as many months

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 7, 2021
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Don Ford (KPIX 5)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

San Francisco TV reporter robbed at gunpoint while recording interview

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 3, 2021
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Don Ford (KPIX 5)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Armed robbers steal San Francisco TV crew video camera

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 6, 2021
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Unidentified journalist 8 (KNTV NBC Bay Area)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Mission Local journalist detained with protesters while covering Bay Area demonstration

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 3, 2020
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Julian Mark (Mission Local)

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

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2020
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Sakura Sato (Freelance)

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

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2020
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Sheraz Sadiq (KQED-FM)

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

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Leonardo Castañeda (The (San Jose) Mercury News)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: San Francisco Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Equipment bag, 1
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Journalist alleges bodyguard pushed, assaulted him outside San Francisco courthouse

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 15, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Phelim McAleer

Assailant →: Private security
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

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