In addition to a minor spaghetti fire and a pedestrian vehicle collision, Tuesday in the Mission District also saw an assault, robbery, and a bout of arson, according to police reports.
A 24-year-old woman walking near Franklin Park at Bryant and 16th Streets was accosted by a 37-year-old man shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday. The man grabbed onto the woman and told her she that she had “start working for him,” according to police. When the woman tried to pull away, the man started beating her with a cellphone charger wrapped around his hand. The police arrived on the scene shortly and took the man into custody. The woman, who went to San Francisco General Hospital, had several teeth knocked out and cuts to her face.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the attacker had been booked on suspicion of several other crimes including sexual assault and human trafficking.
Near 17th and Sanchez Streets, a man and two women robbed a 29-year-old man who was walking near that corner around 9 p.m. Tuesday. The group, believed to all be in their 20s, punched the man from behind and took his smart phone before fleeing the scene. The man had minor bruising to his face.
A witness driving near the corner of Potrero and 23rd Street around 11:30 p.m. called emergency services to report that someone had set a donation bin near San Francisco General Hospital. San Francisco Fire Department put out the fire and believe it to be a case of arson, though there’s no suspect information at this time.
If you have any information about any of the incidents described above you can leave an anonymous tip at Mission Station by calling 415-552-4558.
Crime is trauma and the county offers different services. Here is a link to a page of services.
Victims of violent crime can also contact the Trauma Recover Center at UCSF.
I live near by. This is a busy street. Can Not believe that people just called the cops and stood near and Did Not stop it. sHAME!!! This incident breaks my heart. The woman lives near by and now she is moving out of our neighborhood. This should have been stopped immediately.
Too busy checking your smart phone? I would have stopped it, immediately. He knocked several of teeth out, that takes time. People, we can’t just watch when some body is hurting, shooting, robbing or trying to rape another victim. At least yell that police is on the way.
What we need is what NY did, actual cops walking the streets! There use to be a small police
Structure at 16th and mission, we need it back with 2-4 uniformed cops 24/7, they need to patrol those block on FOOT. Another at 24th Bart area. I live near Franklin park, I have talked to cops and friends of franklin park with constructive ideas. Nothing happened. The cops Need to walk that park Daily. I am shocked by the amount of unsolved violent crime in the mission lately. The Cops need to be there before it happens. The station on 17th and Valencia is so close to many crime spots but they wait for crime calls. SFPD Let’s preempt and walk the streets, Please. I love the mission, a few bad apples are ruining it! Get read of those bad apples and we get the neighborhood back.
2pm in the afternoon??!! Was the women a normal girl just walking by and no one help her?! I know Bryant & 16th Street is a very busy intersection. Why is this happening in this area? Where are is the cops? Something needs to be done w/ all the homeless at that park.