Mafia Ways

Police are battling a rise in retail thefts in Union Square committed by well-organized crime syndicates. The sophisticated groups employ shoplifting experts with intricate methods for nabbing loot...

Stern Grove’s 74th season of free Sunday afternoon concerts, announced Monday, features an invigorating lineup of dance, classical, pop and international music. Here’s the lineup: June 19 – Sharon...

You heard about that big mob bust late last week on the East Coast? Well, NBC went to local crime author and retired policeman Kevin J. Mullen to find out why we haven't had any real, juicy mob activity...

The city of San Francisco is cleaning up the mess of some mafia wars this morning, and while that might conjure the image of swarthy wise guy corpses riddled with tommy gun holes, the real perp is decidedly...

San Francisco officials say the company behind an advertising campaign that glued fake $25,000 bills to a city sidewalk will have to pay a penalty and the cost of cleaning them up.

Zynga's marketing firm, Davis Advertising, just got slapped with a massive cleaning bill (and fine) after a guerrilla marketing campaign went awry. Davis glued fake $25,000 dollar bills (or, tacky advertising...

The San Francisco City Attorney wrote a letter to Zynga , makers of the online game FarmVille , accusing the company of “sidewalk vandalism” for the viral marketing campaign it used to promote...