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Man robbed while trying to use the bathroom in Holly Park

A man was robbed at knife-point Tuesday while he was trying to use a park bathroom, police said.

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Man found with fatal stab wounds near India Basin

A 20-year-old man was found with fatal stab wounds early Wednesday near India Basin Shoreline Park , police said. Neighbors called 911 after hearing the screaming man near Innes Avenue and Arelious Walker about 1:45 a.m. The victim, who has not yet been identified, was transported to San Francisco General Hospital, where he died, Shyy said. Police canvassed the area for clues and witnesses. No one is in custody, Shyy said.

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Slow robbery at fast food eatery

A woman selling a smartphone on Craigslist met the buyer last weekend in the parking lot of the McDonald’s near the Cow Palace, according to police, and the result was a rather slow robbery.

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Man has wallet carved out of his pants during Tenderloin robbery

These crooks were real cutpurses. A man had his wallet literally cut from his pants during a robbery in the Tenderloin on Tuesday, police said.

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Teen mugged outside high school

Never mind your lunch money. A 16-year-old boy was reportedly mugged for his cellphone by four teenagers outside a high school in the Bayview Monday afternoon. Police said the robbery occurred about 4 p.m. outside the Metropolitan Arts & Technology High School on Hudson Avenue.

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Fire uncovers marijuana grow, 'cowering' dog

A one-alarm fire in the Portola neighborhood last weekend not only uncovered an illegal marijuana operation, police said, it also led to the rescue of a neglected dog.

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Man shot in the face in the Mission

A man miraculously survived a shooting in the Mission district on Friday after the bullet grazed his cheek, police Officer Gordon Shyy said.The 27-year-old victim was walking in the area of 22nd and Bartlet streets at about 6:18 p.m. when he encountered an acquaintance, Shyy said. The two started arguing for unknown reasons, and the so-called acquaintance pulled out a gun and fired.

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Soccer players become hooligans

The soccer players were apparently the hooligans, not the fans, during an attack Saturday at Youngblood Coleman Park in the Bayview. A 19-year-old man told police he was jumped from behind by four soccer players after watching a game about 9:45 a.m. Police responded to the area of Mendell Street and Galvez Avenue, where the victim stopped at a taco truck after the match. While waiting in line, police said, the man was attacked from behind by four players from one of the teams.

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Meth conviction for Rodent King

The Rodent King will remain caged for a bit longer. Robert Hollywood, 55 – the man who made headlines in 2004 following his arrest for keeping hundreds of rats and mice, dozens of them dead, in his Menlo Park home – was sentenced Friday to 16 months in County Jail after pleading no contest to  felony possession of methamphetamine. As part of his sentence, he received 181 days credit for time served, according to prosecutors.

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