Police Blotter

Assault, Attempted Homicide with Knife: Dec. 13, 7:58 p.m., 400 Block of 28th Avenue
Officers responded to a call from a care home where a caregiver had been attacked and stabbed by a patient. The suspect was described as a 400-pound man wearing just a bra and pants.

The officers entered the care home to find blood splatters and drippings on the walls, stairs and rug in the hallway. The victim, who had been stabbed in the neck, chest, left upper arm and right hand, walked up to the officers covered in blood. She was in a state of shock and was escorted to a waiting ambulance as officers searched the premises for the suspect.

After finding more blood in the house, the officers eventually found the suspect waiting at a bus stop at 28th Avenue and Geary Boulevard and detained him without incident.

A number of residents positively identified the suspect in a cold show as the same man seen brandishing a knife with a three-inch blade after screams for help were heard in the home. The witnesses had seen the injured caregiver covered with blood walking up the stairs away from her assailant after the knife had been brandished.

The suspect was booked on attempted murder charges and recommended for jail psychological services. The victim was listed in stable condition at the hospital.

Robbery with Gun: Dec. 18, 8:36 p.m., 1600 Block of Pierce Street
A woman got out of a cab to visit her friend's apartment. Just as the cab left, she felt someone grab her by the shoulders from behind with one hand tugging at her purse. Realizing that she was being robbed she screamed and started to struggle with the suspect.

During the struggle the two fell to the ground and the suspect pulled out a handgun and pointed it at her left temple. The suspect was able to grab her handbag and run into a car parked across the street and drive southbound on Pierce Street.

Two witnesses of the crime called police. As neither the victim or the witnesses managed to get a good look at the suspect, the police had little information with which to identify him.

All the locks to the victim's apartment were changed because the keys were in her handbag.

Vehicle, Stolen Auto, Assault, Aggravated, with Other Weapon: Dec. 3, 11:40 p.m., intersection of 29th Avenue and Fulton Street
A woman was driving westbound on Fulton Street with her boyfriend in the passenger seat when he saw his car parked on the south side of the street with its driving lights on. The man saw somebody behind the wheel and yelled, "That's my car!" as his girlfriend honked.

The stolen car took off eastbound on Fulton and the woman pulled a U-turn and pursued the suspect.

The woman pulled up alongside the stolen car, honking continuously, as her boyfriend yelled, "That's my car!" at the suspect again.

The suspect drove his vehicle into the woman's right passenger door before gunning ahead and turning northbound on 27th Avenue.

The couple pursued the car until they came upon the man's car involved in an accident near 28th Avenue and Balboa Street. The suspect, a juvenile, ran southbound towards Cabrillo Street.

Three vehicles were damaged in the crash.

Officers dispatched to the scene detained a suspect who matched a description given by the couple. A later cold show positively identified the suspect as the one who had stolen the victim's car.

The suspect, who had an active felony warrant for assault, was booked and transported to the Youth Guidance Center, where he complained of injuries to his neck and back sustained during the car crash.

Burglary, Vehicle, Stolen Property, Possession with Knowledge, Possession of Burglary Tools: Dec. 16, 10:43 p.m., Intersection of Anza Street and Fifth Avenue
A witness called police saying she had seen a young man break the windshield of a Jeep Cherokee before fleeing westbound on Anza Street.

A few minutes later, the witness then saw the suspect return with a flashlight and start peering into the vehicle.

After a dispatch describing the suspect was broadcast to units, two officers saw a suspect matching the description near Arguello and Geary boulevards. The officers chased the suspect into Rossi Park where one of the officers was able to run him down.

A search of the suspect turned up a stereo face plate in a black case and a Phillips screwdriver.

During the foot chase, officers saw the suspect throw certain objects on the ground. These were later recovered and identified as a digital camera and car stereo belonging to the car's owner.

The suspect was booked at Richmond Station on numerous charges.

Robbery with Force, Street or Public Place: Dec. 6, 9:35 a.m., Intersection of Arguello Boulevard and Anza Street
A 75-year-old woman was walking down the street when a young man grabbed her purse.

The woman struggled with the suspect for a while until letting go of the purse. The suspect fled eastbound on Turk Street on foot.

The victim sustained no injuries during the robbery but was transported back to her residence with a locksmith where all the locks were changed.

The victim said she would not be able to identify the suspect in a police lineup.