A woman around 40-years-old was standing on 16th and Mission Streets at 11:20 p.m. on Friday when a 35-year-old woman approached her and punched her in the face, according to police.
The victim walked away, but the suspect wasn’t done with her: she followed her and punched her several more times, knocking the victim to the ground.
The victim had no ID with her, and was transported to San Francisco General Hospital and sedated in the ICU for lacerations to their face and injuries to the back of their head.
The suspect was not arrested, and she did not take anything from the victim.
There have been no updates on the victim’s condition.
A bystander comes to the rescue
At the same time that that was happening on Mission Street – 11:20 p.m. on Friday night – on the J-Church line of Muni at 20th and Church Streets, a 34-year-old woman’s phone was grabbed and the suspect, a 20-year-old man, fled the train.
The woman followed the suspect, but he pushed her to the ground. She got up and continued to try to follow him, but she lost him in the crowd.
However, a 37-year-old man who witnessed the incident found the suspect hiding nearby, and was able to retrieve the phone and return it to its owner.
The suspect fled the scene on 19th Street, towards Dolores Park, and no arrests were made.
Friday, July 17, 9:25 p.m. A 52-year-old woman stepped out between two parked cars onto South Van Ness Avenue, between 16th and 17th Streets, and was hit by a 49-year-old woman’s Toyota Corolla. The victim was transported to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for a broken arm and non-life threatening head trauma.
The driver stayed on the scene, but was not arrested.
Friday, July 17, 10:45 p.m. A 56-year-old man entered a store on Potrero Avenue, between 23rd and 24th Streets, and took sunglasses without paying for them, and left – but forgot his wallet in the store. He then returned to the store to retrieve it, and the people in the store noticed he had a knife. The suspect then fled the scene.
No arrests were made.
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 Recovery Center at UCSF.