Police Blotter

Burglary, Hot Prowl: Nov. 21, noon, 1900 Block of Balboa Street
A woman was in her bedroom when she heard the suspect enter the home. At first, the woman thought the person entering was her mother, but after a few moments, she knew it was someone else.

When the suspect walked past her open bedroom door, she yelled, causing the suspect to flee out the front door. Three moving company employees heard the scream and saw a suspect, a male between 35 and 40 years old, running away from the site empty-handed.

A search of the area was unsuccessful.

Battery of Public Transit Employee, Hate Crime: Dec. 7, 4:45 p.m., Fulton Street at Sixth Avenue
An intoxicated man was asked to leave a Muni bus and he did so, sitting on a nearby bench. When the Muni employee walked by, the intoxicated man punched the man in the chest and attacked him. The Muni employee managed to push the miscreant away, with the help of a man who was driving by the scene, and held him until officers arrived.

The inspector was uninjured physically, but he was emotionally distressed by the suspect's use of racial slurs during the attack.

The suspect needed stitches for a cut above his eye, suffered when he hit his head on the bench, according to the inspector. He was taken to Richmond Station and booked.

Robbery with Force: Nov. 25, 12:05 a.m., Geary Boulevard at Palm Avenue
A woman was walking along Geary Boulevard when she noticed a man following her. The man ran up behind her near Palm Avenue and grabbed her purse. The woman, who was shaken but not physically hurt, started screaming.

The suspect ran to a blue Toyota with a broken rear window that was parked nearby and joined three other suspects and fled. They escaped with about $30, credit cards and a cell phone.

According to a witness, the suspect was "lying in wait" for a victim. He said he could identify the suspect, but not the three suspects in the get-away car. A search was met with negative results.

Malicious Mischief: Nov 17, 10 a.m., 2200 Block of Balboa Street
A woman reported that there have been two instances when someone has shot out the plate-glass windows in the front of her home.

The windows were most likely caused by a BB gun or other similar weapon.

Malicious Mischief, Graffiti: Nov. 27, 4 p.m., 500 Block of Eighth Avenue
A man who did not want the number of his house painted on the sidewalk in front of the house discovered a man painting his number. He told the man to stop and followed him when he tried to walk away.

The angry homeowner notified police, who discovered two men working on 10th Avenue. They both had black paint on their fingertips and white paint on their persons.

When officers approached one of the suspects, he said, "I'm just doing my job. My boss is out here, too."

The two men were taken to Richmond Station and booked on 25 charges each for graffiti offenses.

Fraudulent Game or Trick: Nov. 7, 2 p.m., 100 Block of Seal Rock Drive
A 91-year-old woman received a telephone call asking her to wire money to contribute to the welfare of senior citizens.

The victim went to the bank, withdrew several hundred dollars and wired it to an unidentified location. Because of the woman's age, she was unable to remember the name of the woman who called her or the location where she sent the money.