Bad guys get arrested in threes

SF Examiner: 3 Three arrested in San Francisco for buying stolen copper from undercover cops

Three people were arrested at a recycling center in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood after buying stolen copper and other metals from undercover police officers early Saturday morning, police said Monday.

The sting took place around 6 a.m. Saturday at a recycling center near the intersection of 20th and Indiana streets.

PG&E has documented more than 35 thefts of underground vault utility copper in the past six months, while The City's Department of Public Works has reported numerous stolen manhole covers and backflow preventers, according to police.

SF Examiner: Three arrested in Candlestick parking lot brawl after 49ers game

A vicious parking lot brawl at Candlestick Park that injured three people, including a security guard, led to a trio of arrests and the seizure of a Colt pistol on Sunday, police at Bayview Station said Monday.

San Francisco cops working security at the San Francisco 49ers game found one of the victims bleeding from the head in the parking lot around 5 p.m., shortly after the home team lost to the Dallas Cowboys 27-24 in overtime.

Three suspects were apparently mad at the victim for standing in front of their car and not allowing them to back out, police said. After exchanging words with the victim, the suspects got out of the car and assaulted him.