Stanley Roberts returns to work, vows to expose more 'People Behaving Badly'

Photo: Courtesy: Kron4 Stanley Roberts (Photo courtesy of KRON4 News)

Stanley Roberts, local folk hero and KRON 4 news personality famed for his "People Behaving Badly" segment, is returning to work this week.

One morning in August, Roberts woke up and tweeted about his 17th anniversary working for KRON. Not long after that, he suffered a series of small strokes, sending him to the emergency room.

"All of a sudden my arm felt like it weighed 80 pounds," Roberts told SFGATE after the scare. "Then I tried to talk and couldn't. I thought to myself, I might be having a stroke."

I'm not going to be on the air for a few days. Apparently I had a Stroke! #prayforme — Stanley Roberts (@SRobertsKRON4) August 28, 2015

The KRON4 reporter took swift action and was rushed to the hospital, saving himself from the risk of paralysis and further injury. While it was a long road back, it seems it was a quick one: Roberts is already back in the newsroom.

Roberts' wildly successful "People Behaving Badly" segment has drawn him a huge following, with many commending the personality for his humor and persistence.

One of his more famous stories came last year, when Roberts caught a man on a motorcycle driving down an onramp to the freeway of the Golden Gate Bridge. It turned out the man was uninsured and driving without a license, but that didn't stop him from using some colorful language directed at Roberts.

On Tuesday, Roberts returned to work, issuing a video message this fans in the Bay Area, promising to soon catch more people behaving badly.