A 28-year-old woman was repeatedly kicked in the head until she gave up her purse Monday night, police said.
About 10:10 p.m. near the Caltrain station at Fourth and King streets, two men reportedly grabbed at the woman’s purse. They caused her to fall to the ground, police said, but the woman did not give up without a fight. However, neither did the two crooks.
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The man accused of shooting a person in the face during a brutal mugging in the Bayview District pleaded not guilty on Friday to a host of charges, including attempted murder.
Police said Charles Sullivan, 57, was identified in a photo lineup by the mugging victim – even though the victim had been shot in the face.
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WHAT: Madeline Klima, 81, had her shoulder fractured when she was thrown to the ground at a New York subway station by a burly woman who stole her purse.HOW: Subway surveillance video shows Klima being attacked from behind and body-slammed by a female mugger. She had never been a crime victim before.WHY IT’S OUTRAGEOUS: Klima still works cleaning offices and was returning home from the night job. She lost $800 worth of paychecks in the robbery.
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A 26-year-old man was robbed of his MP3 player and cash Tuesday, cops said. The man was walking near Eighth and Market streets at 5:30 a.m. when a 25-year-old crook snuck up from behind and reached into the man’s pocket, taking his wallet, police said. The brazen thief then walked in front of the victim and showed him his handgun, cops said. He then took the victim’s MP3 player and fled.No arrest has been made.rnagle@sfexaminer.com
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A 33-year-old woman in a fight with a 32-year-old man was robbed Monday, police said. The two were seen fighting at Turk and Laguna streets around 6 p.m., cops said. The man then grabbed the woman’s purse and took off in a car. The woman refused treatment for her non-life-threatening injuries and the hoodlum got away, police said. rnagle@sfexaminer.com
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A woman bit a thief on the nose and won her cell phone back during a failed robbery attempt in North Beach Monday, police said.
The nose bite, which drew blood, helped convince two crooks to halt their attack at Kearny and Columbus streets around 10:25 p.m.
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