Giants pitcher Sergio Romo hurls heated words at S.F. police

Sergio Romo and a San Francisco police officer in happier times, at the Giants’ World Series victory parade in 2012. Sergio Romo and a San Francisco police officer in happier times, at the Giants’ World Series victory parade in 2012. Photo: Sarah Rice / Sarah Rice / Special To The Chronicle Photo: Sarah Rice / Sarah Rice / Special To The Chronicle Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Giants pitcher Sergio Romo hurls heated words at S.F. police 1 / 8 Back to Gallery

Giants relief pitcher Sergio Romo had a few choice words for San Francisco police the other night, after the cops received a report that two men were trying to push a woman into an SUV on a downtown street.

According to police sources, officers were sent to Taylor and Post streets near Union Square about 2 a.m. Friday — hours after the Giants had clinched their World Series berth — to respond to a report that one of the men forcing the woman into the vehicle had her in a bear hug.

When police arrived, the woman — identified as Romo’s girlfriend — was being held back by her brother.

Romo and the brother’s girlfriend were there as well, said the police sources.

As the cops started to sort things out, Romo told them repeatedly that “you are making a mistake,” said the sources.

The cops eventually determined that the two couples had been having a good time on the town when Romo’s girlfriend spotted a text from his ex-girlfriend on his cell phone and became upset.

“Romo and the girlfriend’s brother were trying to calm her down and get her out of Dodge,” one cop told us.

Police moved to separate everyone and ordered Romo, 31, to sit on the curb.

When Romo tried to stand back up, one of the cops held him at the shoulder and said, “You need to relax,” the police sources said.

“No, no, you need to relax,” Romo reportedly said. “You don’t know how to handle high-pressure situations.”

After interviewing everyone, the cops concluded that no crime had been committed and that the girlfriend was OK. Then they let everyone go on their way.

Subsequently, however, police found surveillance-camera footage that showed someone who looks like Romo carrying the distraught girlfriend in a bear hug.

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As a result, “out of an abundance of caution,” according to police sources, the case has been sent to special investigations to make sure the two couples’ statements are accurate.

Representatives of Romo and the Giants did not return calls seeking comment.

It’s not the first time that Romo has crossed words with the authorities.

On New Year’s Day 2013, Romo was cited at the Las Vegas airport after getting into a loud argument with a Transportation Security Administration agent at a checkpoint after apparently failing to provide proper identification.

Romo was cited but allowed to board his flight, and in the end, no charges were filed.

Overtime:With the clock ticking down, the Oakland City Council on Tuesday gave a revamped group planning the Coliseum City stadium development a 90-day extension of its exclusive negotiating agreement with the city.

Council members told us they were encouraged by the team’s 11th-hour addition of new deep-pocket investors being represented by San Diego asset manager Floyd Kephart, chairman of the board of Renaissance Cos. Kephart is expected to take the lead role in the newly reconstituted group, New City Development LLC.

We’re told the group expects to have a developer with a national reputation signed on within 60 days, as well as approvals from the Raiders and NFL — plus the city and Alameda County — to begin detailed planning for a new football stadium. The stadium would be the centerpiece of a development that would also include housing, retail, offices and perhaps a ballpark for the Oakland A’s.

For some time, council members had said they were reluctant to extend the exclusive deal unless Raiders owner Mark Davis signed on to the agreement. He still hasn’t, but council members say they’re at least satisfied that Davis is “comfortable” with the new investment group and wants the negotiations to proceed.

One notable exception was mayoral candidate Rebecca Kaplan, the only council member who voted against extending the agreement Tuesday. Kaplan did not immediately return our calls for comment, but it’s no secret she’s had a close working relationship with A’s owner Lew Wolff, who has repeatedly expressed his opposition to being part of any Coliseum City deal.

The A’s are separately exploring building a replacement ballpark somewhere in the vicinity. The Golden State Warriors have announced plans to move to San Francisco’s Mission Bay.

And finally:Hillary Weiner is making her first run for political office as a candidate for the Orinda school board — and the 200 lawn signs she has up all over town are provoking lots of talk, not all of it complimentary.

She chose to highlight her first name, Hillary — and downsize her married last name.

One woman called her out at a farmers’ market the other day, saying every time she sees the name Hillary, she wants to throw up. Another said she planned to keep her sign, but cover over “Weiner” and “school board” and use it for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s likely 2016 quest for president.

Others, including her husband, just make fun of the “downsized” Weiner — while linking it to disgraced former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, who showed off too much of his.

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