San Francisco’s ‘Hot’ cop Chris Kohrs arrested for hit and run

Mike Gallagher

Nov 30, 2015 - 01:49

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Chris Kohrs

A HUNK of a copper, who became so famous after a photo of him in uniform went viral that he had to be taken off the streets, is arrested over a hit-and-run accident which has left two men injured.

San Francisco Police Department officer Chris Kohrs was named the “Hot Cop of Castro” in 2014 after local Mark Abramson posted photos of Kohrs to Facebook that went viral. A Facebook appreciation page was set up and now has more than 52,000 fans. Buzzfeed website called him the “Hottest Cop Ever”. He appeared on CNN, ABC TV US and is featured in the 2016 ‘Fit Cops' calendar.

Chris is featured in the 2016 fit cops calendar. You can pick one up at http://thefitcops.com Boris the KTVU spider @therealktvuspider just picked one up as well! Hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween :) Posted by Officer Chris Kohrs, aka Hot Cop Of Castro on Monday, November 2, 2015

However Kohrs, now 38, was arrested on Sunday after hitting two men with his orange Dodge Charger while off-duty. He fled the North Beach neighborhood after the 2:20am hit-and-run, according to the Mercury News.

San Francisco Police found the car registered to Kohrs and officers later contacted and arrested Kohrs, who was booked in the San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of two felony counts of hit-and-run involving injury, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The victims, aged in their forties, were taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

Hottest cop ... 'The Hot cop of the Castro' San Francisco Police Officer Christopher Kohrs has been arrested over a hit and run. Picture: Chris Kohrs / InstagramSource:Instagram

San Francisco Police Department said it would not release a booking photo of Kohrs on Sunday evening, “pending identification matters.”

The picture that went viral ... Police Officer Chris Kohrs became an inteet sensation and even appeared on TV. Picture: Mark Abramson / FacebookSource:Facebook

Kohrs’ celebrity came around the same time as “Hot Mug Shot Guy” Jeremy Meeks, and many called him a hero, compared to the villainous Meeks. The Daily Beast called him “the Batman to Sexy Mug Shot Guy’s Joker.”

“I was out there one day doing traffic control and some guys asked if they could have photos of me and I consented. It kind of went viral from there,” Kohrs told CNN.