SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A homeless man with a history of playing an evil version of the "Sesame Street" character Elmo from coast to coast is in jail after being accused of threatening a merchant at ...

Elmo lay crumpled in a plastic bag at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Dan Sandler, the street performer who has become notorious for wearing the furry red costume while posing for photos with ...

“Evil Elmo,” the screeching twin of the lovable “Sesame Street” character, is in the slammer after being accused of threatening a merchant along San Francisco’s touristy waterfront. For years, Elmo — ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A San Francisco Superior Court judge lowered the bail today for a Fisherman's Wharf street performer with a history of questionable behavior who allegedly threatened to kill a female ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A San Francisco Superior Court judge lowered the bail Thursday for a Fisherman's Wharf street performer with a history of questionable behavior who allegedly threatened to ...

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s fundraising may have slumped in the last quarter after her lavish campaign spending, but she apparently has one new and notorious donor: “Evil Elmo.” The fan — who earned ...

After disappearing for a few months, "Evil Elmo" has returned to his post in Times Square, demanding payment for photos and generally disturbing all who grace his path. But according to Elmo himself, ...

Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! As an attorney accuses the Philadelphia Police of “crucifying” the man known as Philly ...

Dan Sandler, arraigned on attempted grand larceny and other charges, pleaded not guilty, and a judge ordered him held on $US200,000 ($A210,850) bail. Prosecutors in ...

Sandler, who temporarily worked for the Girl Scouts five years ago (he was fired for allegedly sending a series of romantic emails and semi-nude photos to a supervisor; the organization says he never ...

"Evil Elmo" is back in San Francisco, and still causing controversy with his anti-Israeli rants that have apparently begun again. In this October 2012 interview, KPIX 5 talks with the man who is ...