Police Blotter

Homicide with Sharp Object: Oct. 23, 1:55 a.m., 5600 Block of Geary Boulevard
According to two witnesses, the victim was arguing with a woman outside a liquor store when the woman called the victim a "n___."

"I ain't no n___," the victim responded.

The victim then turned to the woman's partner and said to the man, "You better check your b___."

The men started fighting and the suspect pulled out an unknown sharp object and stabbed the victim in the neck, opening up a one to one-and-a-half inch gash.

The suspects walked across the street and started walking eastbound on Geary Boulevard. The victim walked a block to the corner of Geary Boulevard and 21st Avenue, where he collapsed. An unknown citizen was using a shirt and applying pressure to the wound when officers arrived.

The 29-year-old victim was transported to SF General Hospital where he was pronounced dead from the stab wound by the attending physician on duty. Homicide inspectors were called to the scene and began investigating the case.

Assault with Caustic Chemical with Intent to Injure or Disfigure: Oct. 9, 3:40 a.m., 1400 Block of 19th Avenue
A 35- to 45-year-old man and 30-year-old woman driving in a 1987 Ford Aerostar mini-van pulled up to a bus stop where five males and four females, all about 18 years of age, were waiting for a bus.

The male suspect, who was driving, offered to give the females in the group a ride. When the females declined, the suspects drove off.

The suspects returned a short time later and offered to give all the men and women a ride, with the males to ride in the back and the females in the front. When the group at the bus stop tried to get in the vehicle, the driver once again said he would only take the females. The group got out of the vehicle.

When two of the males that were waiting at the bus stop approached the male suspect, he sprayed them in the face with a suspected chemical agent, possibly pepper spray. All five of the male victims were hit with the spray.

Paramedics were called and the victims were treated at the scene while officers made an unsuccessful attempt to find the suspects.

After the officers and paramedics left the scene, the victims reported that the male suspect drove past them and made a spraying motion at the victims. A second search to locate the suspects was unsuccessful.

Sexual Battery of a Minor: Nov. 1, 2:50 p.m., Fourth Avenue and Anza Street
A 10-year-old girl was walking home from school when she noticed a man following her. She tried to quicken her pace to get away from him but he caught her and grabbed her by the throat.

"Don't move or I will kill you," the suspect said.

The suspect then let his hands slide down to the girl's breast area where he rubbed her for about 45 seconds.

The girl then stabbed the suspect with the sharp edge of a key she was holding.

The suspect fled westbound on Anza Street. He is described as about 30 years of age with a beard and dragon tattoo on his arm.

Suspicious Person: Oct. 22, 12:10 p.m., Golden Gate Playground at 10th Avenue and Fulton Street
A man videotaping a three-year-old girl appeared to be taking picture up the girl's skirt when a woman at the playground asked what he was doing.

The suspect, who was with a "Husky" dog, replied that he was making a video for the SF Recreation and Park Department before rapidly disappearing into a pedestrian tunnel located nearby.

The witness approached the girl's caretaker who told the witness that she had given the man permission to photograph the girl but she had no idea he was aiming the camera in a perverted way.

Officers searched the area to no avail.

Robbery, with Gun: Nov. 14, 5:20 p.m., 2600 Block of Sutter Street
A taxi driver who was just starting his shift was confronted by three suspects as he sat in his cab near the Westside Gardens housing project. While two of the suspects acted as lookouts, the third suspect pointed what appeared to be a pistol at the victim's neck and demanded money.

"Give me the money m_____," the suspect yelled.

The intended victim told the suspect that he just started his shift and that he did not have any money. He told the suspect he could check if he did not believe him.

The suspects fled into the housing project without any loot from the cab driver. Officers were called to the same area earlier in the day to respond to a similar robbery call - with the suspects matching the same descriptions as those given by the cabbie.