An unidentified man robbed a 66-year-old woman of her wallet, some cash and her identifications cards on Tuesday night, police said.

Police responded to a robbery call at 10:30 p.m. on the 2300 block of 16th Street, between Bryant Street and Potrero Avenue. The woman told police she was walking along the street when the suspect approached her and placed a “hard object” against her head. He asked her for her property, and she handed him her wallet.

The suspect then fled on foot. No arrests have been made, according to police reports.

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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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