Pacifica police

A large explosion Wednesday afternoon in the 500 block of Johnson Avenue in Pacifica that shattered windows in two houses seemed to be caused by a large “commercial grade” firework misfiring, police said Thursday.

Pacifica police are searching for two men suspected of burglarizing a home and smashing a sliding glass door early Tuesday morning.

A man and two teenage girls who spent Friday night stuck on the cliff in the Shelter Cove area of Pacifica have been rescued, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard worked with Pacifica police and fire department to rescue the 23-year-old man, a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl Saturday morning. They were not able to rescue...

The U.S. Coast Guard is working with state and local authorities on the salvage of a 33-foot sailboat that ran aground in Pacifica last weekend and then sank when crews tried to tow it away Wednesday.

Pacifica police are searching for a man who was reported exposing himself and taking photos of children in the area with his cellphone at Linda Mar Beach on Wednesday.

An 18-year-old woman was in critical condition Wednesday night after the vehicle she was driving plunged more than 300 feet over a cliff and onto a beach in Pacifica, according to the California Highway Patrol and Pacifica police.

San Bruno and Pacifica are one of two remaining places to launch your own fireworks on the Peninsula. But following fireworks bans around Bay Area cities, including San Francisco, the Fourth of July brings large crowds looking for a coastal getaway to show off their patriotic pride.

Police on Friday captured an Antioch man they say not only stole a car in Pacifica but also ate the owner’s lunch.

A man accused of drugging and raping multiple men over a seven-year period starting in 2007 pleaded not guilty on Friday to 41 felony counts related to the accusations, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.

Police discovered and removed a “skimmer” device from an automated teller machine at a convenience store in Pacifica Thursday afternoon.

Police are asking for the public’s help to find a man who allegedly tried to rob a pharmacy at a Pacifica Rite Aid store at gunpoint Friday night.

Dog owners in Pacifica were on edge Thursday, a day after one woman encountered a man with a knife who she said threatened to stab her 11-year-old black Labrador.

A Peninsula man stymied a home invasion early Saturday and restrained the suspect until police officers were able to arrest him.

Three Pacifica schools were briefly put on lockdown Wednesday morning when a man allegedly opened fire on a pregnant woman, who neighbors described as his ex-girlfriend, police said.

A crash victim killed by an allegedly drunk wrong-way driver Saturday evening in Pacifica was identified today as 54-year-old Pacifica resident Bruce Bernor, police said.

A Daly City resident has been arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter after a fatal collision on state Highway 1 in Pacifica on Saturday evening, according to police.