Police Blotter

 

Battery with Serious Injuries: July 15, 6:30 p.m., Polo Fields at Golden Gate Park
A 47-year-old woman was jogging around the track at the Polo Fields when she passed two female suspects her age walking three unleashed dogs.

The jogger told the suspects to curb their dogs as people could trip over them. This prompted the suspects to start yelling and cursing at her. The jogger stopped to talk to the suspects as one of their dogs started nipping at her feet. The jogger tried to parry away the dog with her foot, which enraged the suspects.

The suspects then attacked the victim, clawing and pushing her chest area while tearing and shredding her T-shirt.

The victim had bloody scratches on her arms and chest area. She refused ambulance assistance for her injuries.

Street Robbery with Force: July 20, 3:40 p.m., 300 Block of Laurel Street

A 59-year-old woman visiting from St. Louis was walking on Laurel Street when she was suddenly shoved from behind. A suspect, described as a woman in her late 20s, grabbed her purse and ran eastbound on Clay Street. The victim chased the suspect, who entered a white Ford Escort and fled the scene.

The victim, who was to leave the City the next day, said her cell phone, passport, airline tickets, $200 cash and credit cards were in the purse.

Robbery with Force: July 11, 3:12 a.m., 900 Block of Clement Street
The 24-year-old suspect was in a bar/restaurant on Clement Street when he took a wooden boat steering wheel from the restaurant, causing the manager to run after the suspect demanding its return.

"You aren't getting this back. I'm keeping it," the suspect said.

After continuing to argue, the suspect punched the manager in the chest and the two started wrestling in the street outside the restaurant. When officers on patrol saw the fight they broke it up and placed both suspects in handcuffs.

The suspect, who was hit in the right eye in the fight, claimed he was playing a practical joke on the manager. The manager, who hurt his shin while wrestling, was taken out of handcuffs and given a victim of violent crime form. Police said both men had a strong odor of alcohol on their breath.

The suspect was arrested and transported to county jail.

Commercial Robbery with Force: July 17, 2:44 p.m., 3400 Block of California Street
A woman working in a clothing store saw four female suspects in their mid to late 20s entered the store. Two of the suspects carried large paper bags with them. When the suspects started swearing loudly, the employee asked them to leave. This caused the suspects to become belligerent and curse and yell at the employee.

While the commotion was going on, two of the suspects walked up to a table displaying shorts and T-shirts and swept them all into one of the bags. The two other suspects swept denim jeans off another display table into the other bag.

The employee walked up to the suspects, who were approaching the exit. One suspect then grabbed the woman by the throat and swore at her. Fearing for her safety, the victim raised her hands above her head in a gesture of submission. The suspect released her hold on the victim and all four suspects exited the store.

The victim said $1,500 worth of baby clothing was taken from the store. She was extremely shaken by the experience but refused medical treatment.

Officers searched the area to no avail.

Assault Aggravated with Weapon: July 3, 2:02 a.m., 4100 Block of Geary Boulevard
A group of unknown suspects entered a restaurant and ordered some food and alcoholic beverages. The owner said that after the suspects received their food, they started to throw empty beer bottles and chicken wings at an adjacent table, where the two victims tried to protect themselves from the flying objects.

The owner walked outside to call police. When he went back into the restaurant, he saw the suspects fleeing westbound on Geary Boulevard.

One of the victims, a 25-year-old male, had been hit in the face and was bleeding. He was transported to St. Mary's Hospital, where he received four stitches for a cut. 

Police obtained a video from a surveillance camera and booked it as evidence.

Hot Prowl Burglary, Unlawful Entry: July 19, 11:20 p.m., 100 Block of 25th Avenue
A man heard a noise in his garage but figured it was his wife. The next morning, he discovered that an unknown suspect had stolen CDs and tools from the garage. The wife's car had been boosted in front of their home two days before and she believed that the suspects had gotten the garage key from the vehicle.