An employee at a Western Addition restaurant was viciously beaten late Sunday after battling a half-dozen punks who tried to steal a tip jar, police said. The 23-year-old man was reportedly hospitalized following the brawl with six young teens.
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A squabble between two bumbling burglars over their stolen loot ultimately led to their arrests last week in South of Market, police said.
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A woman in the Upper Haight neighborhood had her camera snatched while she was taking pictures about 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, police said.
The 66-year-old victim reportedly tried to fight off the crook, described as a male who appeared to be in his late teens, on Haight Street near Masonic Avenue. But he fled with the camera and had not been found as of Thursday, police said.
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A man who withdrew cash from an ATM at 16th and Mission streets early Thursday was forced by gun-toting goons to withdraw even more, police said.
About 2:25 a.m., police said, the 43-year-old man was approached by two suspects, a man and a woman who appeared to be in their mid-20s and demanded cash at gunpoint.
After the victim handed over his cash, the woman ordered him to withdraw more. He was not injured and no arrests have been reported, according to police.
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A thug threw a blanket over a 23-year-old woman’s head in order to steal her purse early Thursday in South of Market, police said.
About 1:40 a.m., police said, the man reportedly punched the woman multiple times after covering her head with the blanket in the 100 block of Bluxome Street, a narrow alleyway that runs parallel to Brannan Street.
The woman’s injuries were not life-threatening, police said, but she lost her purse, wallet, MP3 player and personal documents.
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A contract bus driver accused in 2004 of molesting an 11-year-old special-needs student was charged with that and another count of felony molestation Wednesday after a new abuse allegation emerged last year.
Longtime driver Roberto Marty is in custody at San Francisco County Jail, where he will remain until his trial, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.
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Welcome to Todd Vogt as new head of The San Francisco Examiner. I cheer the news that the newspaper will change its style and “be more truly reflective of the ideals of San Francisco.” And Mr. Vogt, you could start by hiring a columnist who reflects the liberal-progressive heart of The City. Until you do, I will doubt your intentions.
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Two pals playing video games in the Bayview got into a heated argument — and that’s the last thing one hospitalized gamer can remember, police said.The seriously injured gamer woke up in an ambulance headed to Kaiser Hospital around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. He told officers at the hospital that he was playing video games at his pal’s house in the 600 block of Keith Street when they “began to argue about something and things heated up,” police said.
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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.
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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.
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