A woman’s purse was snatched by a two-wheeled thief early Friday morning, cops said. Two women were walking in the area of Fillmore and O’Farrell streets around 4 a.m. when a man, between 30 and 40 years old, approachedon a bike and grabbed the victim’s purse, police said. The two women struggled to hold onto the purse but the hoodlum threw them to the ground and rode off, cops said. The woman lost her purse and the cash in it. No arrest has been made.
A 24-year-old man’s walk came to abrupt end Thursday evening when he was thrown against a wall and robbed, cops said. The victim was walking near 26th and Fair Oaks streets around 8 p.m. when a man in his 20s approached and pushed the victim against the wall. The ruffian proceeded to go through the victim’s pockets, taking his cell phone and wallet, police said. The victim was not injured and no arrest has been made. rnagle@sfexaminer.com
A bank robber was busted on his way out of a Mission Street bank Thursday, according to police. At 3:30 p.m. in the 4600 block of Mission Street, a 50-year-old white man entered a bank and handed the teller a note demanding money, cops said. The teller gave the bandit the money but he was arrested outside the bank by arriving officers, police said. rnagle@sfexaminer.com
Two women, ages 22 and 26, were beaten and held against their will by three hooligans in a Mission Street hotel early Thursday morning, police said. The women walked upon the three men, ages 25 to 36, in the hallway around 3 a.m., cops said. One of the hooligans attempted to kiss one of the victims and when her friend intervened to help, the brutes physically attacked them and prevented them from leaving the hotel, police said.
A 36-year-old man was robbed of his laptop and checkbook Wednesday, cops said. The man was walking in the 900 block of Market Street at 6 a.m. when two black men in their mid-20s approached and attacked him, police said. One of the suspects punched the victim in the nose while the other ripped the victim’s computer bag off his shoulder, police said. One of the brutes pulled out a handgun and said to the victim, “Don’t follow us.”
A night out on the town took a dangerous turn for a bar patron in the Bernal Heights neighborhood early Thursday morning.After leaving a pub near the 100 block of Coleridge Street at 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, a 27-year-old man was followed to a park by four suspects, all Hispanic males in their mid-20s, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
A would-be bank robber came up empty-handed in the Richmond district after his attempted heist was stopped by the cops.The suspect, a black male, entered a bank on the 3500 block of California Street at 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, walked up to a teller, and demanded money. The employee complied with the suspect’s demand, but after the bandit fled the scene, he was quickly arrested, cops said. Police said more details about the crime will be released later.
Three shotgun-wielding suspects robbed a couple of men at gunpoint Tuesday night on 19th Avenue near the Stonestown Galleria, police said.Just after 8 p.m., two men in their mid-20s were walking near the intersection of 19th and Eucalyptus avenues when the three suspects — all males between 18 and 24 — approached them armed with shotguns.
A 54-year-old man was stabbed in the chest early Tuesday morning, police said. A resident in the 300 block of Brazil Street called 911 around 12:30 a.m. after the stabbing victim knocked on his door requesting assistance, cops said. Officers responded to the scene but the victim would not cooperate or provide any details on his attacker, they said. He was treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, cops said.
A Bernal Heights resident who made the unfortunate mistake of answering his door Monday was robbed by two suspects at gunpoint.At about 9:30 p.m., the victim heard some knocks on the door of his apartment in the 100 block of Highland Avenue, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
