Violence erupting from Mission district gang tensions has led to two memorial services for gunned-down youths in just five days and a response from city officials who say they are flooding the area with resources to cool things down.
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Police did not have to search very hard for these suspects.
After a vicious bar brawl in the Mission district early Wednesday, both the suspects and victims were treated at San Francisco General Hospital, police said. Not long after the victims were admitted, police said, two men believed to be responsible for the attack arrived at the same hospital via a taxicab seeking treatment for their own injuries.
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A 51-year-old man was fighting for his life after being stabbed in the chest and slashed on the shoulder in the Mission district Wednesday, police said.Police arrested a 48-year-old woman they believe carried out the vicious attack in the 500 block of South Van Ness Avenue, between 16th and 17th streets, around 10:50 p.m.A motive for the attack was not immediately known.The victim is being treated at San Francisco General Hospital.maldax@sfexaminer.com
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A woman was pushed to the ground and robbed in the unit block of South Van Ness Avenue Monday, police said.As she plummeted to the pavement around 5 p.m., the victim dropped her ATM card. The suspect scooped it up and fled on foot, police said. The suspect has not been found. The woman was not injured during the robbery, police said.maldax@sfexaminer.com
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Cops want you to know that urinating in a San Francisco alley is no different from urinating on our nation.That was the message sent in a community newsletter released Monday by the Mission Station police department.According to the newsletter, three cops “observed a scoundrel urinating on America” in the 500 block of South Van Ness Avenue just before 6:30 p.m.The guy paid a price for his lack of patriotism.
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