A woman was shot by a crook attempting to steal her purse Sunday in San Francisco’s Western Addition neighborhood, police said. The bullet grazed the 49-year-old woman’s stomach and lodged into her arm in the brazen attack on Geary Boulevard near Scott Street around 3 a.m. She is expected to survive.The victim was walking west on Geary when a man in his 20s attempted to grab the purse off her shoulder, cops said.
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Two bandits robbed a Chinatown jewelry store at gunpoint on Thursday, according to police. Two men, one described as in his 20s and the other his 30s, entered the business in the 800 block of Grant Avenue just before 5 p.m. One brandished a gun and the other held a bag, cops said.The crook with the bag reached behind the counter and grabbed the jewelry, police said. The two fled with the loot.
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A joker said he was “just kidding” after threatening to assault a San Francisco cop.1300 block of La Playa5:30 a.m. Wednesday
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This picture is not going to last forever. A 27-year-old woman snapping a photo was robbed of her camera Tuesday at Church and Market streets around 7:30 p.m., police said. The crook hit her in the hand as she was taking the picture, grabbed her camera and fled east on Market Street, cops said. The thief was described as a man in his 20s.No arrest has been made.rnagle@sfexaminer.com
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A man was stabbed numerous times in the chest Sunday during a robbery in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood, cops said. The 26-year-old victim was walking home in the 100 block of Precita Avenue around 4:40 a.m. when he was approached by two crooks, police said. One of the crooks, described by police as a man in his 20s, asked the victim for a dollar before stabbing him numerous times in the chest. The two goons took the victim’s backpack and fled.
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Calling all victims: Watch out for cellphone stealing goons in San Francisco.7th and Mission streets6:40 a.m. WednesdayA lawless goon jacked a 24-year-old woman of her cellphone as she was using it at a bus stop. The thug pushed her, grabbed her phone and fled in a waiting vehicle. The car was a black 3-door Honda. Church and 16th streets7:05 p.m. Wednesday
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Thugs got physical in robberies that spanned The City late Tuesday and early Wednesday. Mason and Jefferson streets8 p.m. Tuesday A 30-year-old man was pushed and robbed of his cash at Fisherman’s Wharf, cops said. The victim was just sitting in the wharf when a crook in his 30s came up and pushed him and took his cash. The crook, however, was caught by the cops. 100 block of Montana Street11:45 p.m. Tuesday
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A 53-year-old woman was brutally attacked and robbed by two goons in Glen Park on Tuesday, cops said. The victim was walking in the 100 block of Brompton Avenue around 9:45 p.m. when she was tackled by two goons, described by police as men in their 20s. One of the thugs punched her in the face and took her purse, wallet, keys, cellphone and cash, police said. The hoodlums fled in a red four-door vehicle.
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A couple crooks had a case of the Mondays when their plan to break into a house was foiled by cops. Cellphone thieves, however, scored on Monday. 3400 block of Mission Street4:46 p.m. Monday
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A 25-year-old woman was shoved against a wall and robbed in San Francisco early Tuesday, cops said. The victim was surrounded by goons at Cedar and Larkin streets around 1:40 a.m., police said. Cops arrested one suspect, a 32-year-old man, who was positively identified by the victim. rnagle@sfexaminer.com
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