The Mission police station posted a video of a man stealing a bicycle in front of the Walgreens at 30th and Mission streets. Anyone with information is asked to contact Inspector Pomatto at (415) 558-5400 or by email at steven.pomatto@sfgov.org.
Rigoberto Hernandez is a journalism student at San Francisco State University. He has interned at The Oregonian and The Orange County Register, but prefers to report on the Mission District. In his spare time he can be found riding his bike around the city, going to Giants games and admiring the Stable building.
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Looks like the bike was just locked up with a cable lock. I’m sorry this happened but cable locks don’t afford any measure of security in The City. A painful lesson.
so true! please remember to bring a ulock wherever you lock up in SF.
What is the recommended response if we see this?
That’s a busy corner – I think I would stand at a safe distance and make a whole bunch of noise yelling at the guy for stealing, and also calling 911. Maybe alerting Walgreens security first?
I don’t think he was willfully unobservant you gotta approach situations like this with foresight and NOT try to be the hero. Ultimately it’s just a bike. I grew up in the Mission and one thing I’ve learned is assessing the situation first is better than risking being clocked in the face or worse yet shot by a concealed weapon.
Wow people sure are either naturally or willfully unobservant. That skateboarder goes by like nothing is happening.