The Mission District played host to four different robberies this weekend, per the police department.

  • Police say a man was robbed of his phone on the corner of 23rd Street and South Van Ness Avenue Friday night. The 36-year-old victim was sitting with the suspect on the sidewalk at 9:33 p.m. when the latter took the victim’s phone and slipped it into his pocket, according to police. They argued over the phone, and the suspect pulled out a knife and then fled on foot. No injuries were reported.
  • A man was robbed at knifepoint at 15th and Valencia streets on Sunday, police said. The 24-year-old victim was sitting in his vehicle at 4:15 a.m. when a man in his early 20s approached, made him roll down his window, and pulled out a knife, The suspect made off with the victim’s sweater and phone. There were no injuries.
  • A man was assaulted and robbed of his money on the corner of 17th and Guerrero streets on Sunday at 2:47 a.m., police said. The 34-year-old victim was beaten by two suspects, a 25-year-old male and another of unknown age. The victim suffered swelling to the head; his condition is unknown. The suspects fled south down Guerrero and then east on Dorland.
  • A woman was assaulted and robbed of her phone at 24th Street and Treat Avenue on Sunday at 8:56 p.m., police said. The suspects, two women of unspecified ages, exited a white sedan and attacked the 18-year-old victim. She sustained swelling to her face and lip; her condition is non-life-threatening.

No arrests have yet been made.

Recent calls for service to police can be found on CrimeMapping.

Crime is trauma and the county offers different services, which can be found hereVictims of violent crime can also contact the Trauma Recovery Center at UCSF.

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