http://missionlocal.org News From San Francisco's Mission District Thu, 23 May 2013 23:50:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-armed-robber-flees-angry-store-owner/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-armed-robber-flees-angry-store-owner/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 22:01:07 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=233587 Monday Police reported that at 10:08 p.m., a male suspect stole a man’s cell phone near 18th and Mission streets. The victim was looking at his phone when the suspect grabbed it. After a struggle, the suspect obtained the phone and fled on foot. No arrests were made. Wednesday At 6:30 p.m. a man entered a liquor store at 26th and Florida streets, brandished a handgun and demanded money from the store owner,...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-armed-robber-flees-angry-store-owner/feed/ 1 http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-women-offer-man-a-ride-rob-him/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-women-offer-man-a-ride-rob-him/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 19:00:41 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=233386 Friday At 11:30 p.m. police reported that a man was walking near 17th and Guerrero Streets when another man pushed him against a parked vehicle, simulated a handgun and demanded his property. The suspect then went through the victim’s pocket, took a wallet with cash in it and then fled on foot. No arrests were made. – At 2:00 a.m. a man was on San Carlos Street and had been...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-women-offer-man-a-ride-rob-him/feed/ 2 http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-woman-sprayed-with-chemical-mugged/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-woman-sprayed-with-chemical-mugged/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:56:52 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=233279 Monday Police reported that at 7:05 p.m. a male suspect approached a man from behind on a Muni bus and stole his phone. The suspect then left the bus and fled the scene on foot. No arrests were made. Wednesday At 9:40 p.m. two male suspects approached a woman near South Van Ness and 24th Street and grabbed her purse, police reported. One of the suspects pushed her to the...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-woman-sprayed-with-chemical-mugged/feed/ 5 http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-woman-chases-thief-shooting-injures-one/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-woman-chases-thief-shooting-injures-one/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:28:29 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=233034 Friday At 1:42 a.m. police reported that a man assaulted and robbed a woman near 17th and Shotwell Streets. The male suspected approached the victim from behind and hit her in the head, causing her to fall to the ground. The suspect and victim struggled for her purse, and he was able to take money and a bracelet from her wrist, before fleeing on foot. The victim suffered swelling to...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-woman-chases-thief-shooting-injures-one/feed/ 19 http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-muni-robbery-assaults/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-muni-robbery-assaults/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 16:48:08 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=232709 Sunday Police reported that at 9:10 p.m. a man robbed a woman on a Muni bus near 20th and Mission streets. The victim resisted when the suspect grabbed her cellphone, but he was able to take the phone and flee the bus. No arrests were made. Monday At 2:30 p.m. in a park near Potrero Avenue and 26th Street, police reported, a male teenager threw a boy to the ground...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-muni-robbery-assaults/feed/ 1 http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/weekend-crime-recap-armed-robbery-assault/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/weekend-crime-recap-armed-robbery-assault/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 18:33:09 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=232466 Friday Police reported that at 9:50 a.m. a man was attacked by three male suspects near Mission and 16th streets. The victim refused assistance from law enforcement. About an hour later, the same suspects attacked the victim again, hitting him with an A-frame PG&E barricade. In both incidents, the suspects had left the area by the time police arrived. The second attack left a laceration on the victim’s arm that...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/weekend-crime-recap-armed-robbery-assault/feed/ 2 http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/man-run-over-by-his-own-van/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/man-run-over-by-his-own-van/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 20:15:48 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=232176 A 69-year-old man was knocked over and part of his lower leg run over when a friend attempted to take off in his van at Mission and 22nd streets shortly before noon on Thursday. John Sykes said he had the hood of his Chevrolet van open at the southeast corner of the intersection and was inspecting his battery when a woman he knows gunned the engine before he could move...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/man-run-over-by-his-own-van/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/shooting-and-highway-chase-thursday-morning/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/shooting-and-highway-chase-thursday-morning/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 18:08:14 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=232150 Law enforcement officials reported that shortly after 2 a.m. on Thursday, police heard gunshots coming from a vehicle in the Mission. Officers located a victim at 19th and Mission streets who had a gunshot wound to the leg that was not life-threatening. Police obtained a description of the suspects’ white four-door vehicle and additional units were called in. Officers located and pursued the vehicle southbound on Highway 101. The driver...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/shooting-and-highway-chase-thursday-morning/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-cell-phone-stolen-on-bus-necklace-snatched/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-cell-phone-stolen-on-bus-necklace-snatched/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 20:33:19 +0000 Andrea Valencia http://missionlocal.org/?p=232091 Monday At 8:44 p.m., police reported, a man punched a 29-year-old woman in the stomach on board a bus at the intersection of 24th and Mission streets. The suspect then snatched the victim’s cellphone from her hand, got off the bus and fled. No arrests were made. The victim decided to seek her own medical attention. Tuesday Police reported that at 4:21 p.m., a man approached a 66-year-old woman from behind...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/05/crime-recap-cell-phone-stolen-on-bus-necklace-snatched/feed/ 6 http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/crime-recap-carjacking-robberies/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/crime-recap-carjacking-robberies/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:59:06 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=231903 Thursday Police reported that at 2:30 a.m. a man was robbed as he walked north along Valencia Street near 15th Street. A male suspect approached the victim, said something to him, then punched him. The victim fell to the ground and the suspect kicked him in the legs. The suspect took the victim’s wallet and fled the scene on foot. The victim suffered bruises to the leg and a bloody nose....]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/04/crime-recap-carjacking-robberies/feed/ 7