Robberies, a carjacking, and a random act of violence with a skateboard occurred yesterday in the Mission, leaving victims with busted lips and noses.
On Thursday morning at 3:35 a.m., a 34-year-old man was drunk near the corner of 16th and Mission when he was approached by a man in his 20s on a bicycle. The suspect then jumped off his bike and hit the victim in the face, rifling through his pockets once he had fallen to the ground. The victim had a cell phone stolen and was transported to the hospital for a nose injury.
Later on Thursday at 6:00 p.m., a 21-year-old woman was standing outside her car near Cesar Chavez and Harrison when an 18-year-old man approached her and demanded her keys. The woman refused to hand them over and the male suspect then punched her in the face and stole her keys, driving away with her car. The victim did not seek medical treatment.
At 8:55 p.m. later that day, a 26-year-old man was walking to his bicycle and began riding it away near 17th and Hoff when he was approached by a man in his early 20s who hit the victim with a skateboard. The suspect fled the scene without stealing anything from the victim, who suffered some cuts to the hand but did not seek medical treatment.
And 20 minutes later at 9:14 p.m., a 29-year-old man was outside near 26th and Bryant when he was approached by a 25-year-old man. The suspect threw the victim against the wall and brandished a knife, demanding the victim’s property. The suspect then punched the victim and fled on foot with a wallet full of cash and the victim’s cell phone. The victim had a cut lip but did not seek medical treatment.
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.
Do you get the “feeling” this could be connected to ALL the Techies taking over the Mission?! It just seems to me,there is a lot MORE of this kind of “thing” happening since the ” take over”