Two women were walking out of a bar on 16th Street near Mission Street at 10:40 p.m. on Sunday night when they were followed by a 54-year-old man. The man then began some sort of confrontation with the women, at which point a 40-year-old man who noticed the commotion got involved. The suspect who had followed the women pulled out a knife and stabbed the bystander in the arm before fleeing the scene. The victim was left with a non-life-threatening laceration on his bicep and was transported to a local hospital. No arrest was made.
Five Robberies
On Thursday, November 26, at 8:17 p.m., a 25-year-old woman was walking on 25th and Utah streets when she was approached by two men. One of them pointed a gun in the woman’s face while the second stole her backpack. The two men then fled on foot. The woman was not injured and no arrests were made.
A 22-year-old man entered his apartment on Mission Street between 16th and 17th streets at 1:40 a.m. on Friday when he felt a sharp object pressed against his back. A 30-year-old man had followed the victim and used an unknown weapon to threaten him while he ran into the apartment and stole the victim’s television. When the victim tried to stop the robber, he was punched in the face and lost consciousness. When the police arrived the victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, including a cut lip. No arrest was made.
A 39-year-old woman was walking on Mission Street between 13th and South Van Ness streets at around 6 p.m. on Saturday when she was hit over the head with an unknown object. The victim told police she regained consciousness to find her purse missing. She called 911 the next day because her head was still in pain, and was transported to the hospital in non-life-threatening condition.
On Sunday, Nov. 29, at around 10 p.m., a 34-year-old man exited a store on 26th and South Van Ness streets, where he was approached by two men in their 20s. The men punched the victim until he dropped his cell phone, which one of the suspects then picked up before the two men fled the scene. The victim was left with some abrasions on his ribs but was not transported to the hospital. The suspects were not arrested.
Other Crimes
Shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, an argument escalated between a 45-year-old man and a 52-year-old man men. The younger man punched the older one in the face and then pulled out mace and sprayed him. The suspect fled the scene and was not arrested, and the victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, including a laceration to the lip.
Police responded to a call for shots fired on Thursday morning at 2:15 a.m. at 19th and Mission streets, only to find nothing but broken glass and casings. A witness told officers that a man had pointed a handgun into a light-colored, 4-door sedan with someone inside and fired into it. It’s unclear whether anyone was injured because no victim was found at the scene, and no arrest was made.
And on Monday at 5:30 a.m. on Dolores Street between Market and 14th, a 27-year-old man was woken up in his apartment by his dog’s barking. He got up and walked to the front door, which he saw slowly closing shut and thought it was the wind. He went back to sleep thinking nothing was amiss, and received a call the next day from the police department that a tablet of his had been recovered.
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.