Police Blotter

Robbery, Street or Public Place, with Force: May 18, 11:25 p.m., Pine Street and Scott Street
A 27-year-old woman was walking home with two girlfriends when a suspect grabbed the strap of her purse from behind. The suspect dragged the victim to the ground with the purse before grabbing it from her. The three women chased the suspect for a block but could not catch him.

The victim sustained a sore hip but refused medical treatment. The suspect, described as a male in his early- to mid-20s, was not found.

Indecent Exposure (Juvenile Victim): May 6, 1:15 p.m., 7000 Block of California Street
A teacher at a school for girls noticed a man wearing sunglasses and a red-and-white bandanna staring into the schoolyard. Approximately a half-hour later, two students on the outside patio of their classroom saw the same man on a walking trail that borders the school and a golf course. The girls watched as the suspect pulled out his penis and began stroking it with both hands. A teacher heard the students talking excitedly and walked outside, where she saw the suspect pedal away on a blue mountain bike.

After the teacher left, the suspect came back, pulled out his penis and started rubbing it again. When the teacher reappeared, the suspect left again.

There were two more sightings of the suspect that same day, one in which he watched a group of fifth-graders playing at China Beach and another in which another classroom of girls saw him masturbating.

Police officers searched the area with negative results.

Carjacking with a Gun: May 5, 5:30 a.m., 47th Avenue and Balboa Street
A 36-year-old man went to his truck at 5:30 in the morning and loaded his vehicle full of tools and equipment for his plumbing business. He was sitting in the truck when the suspect opened the passenger door and pointed a silver semi-automatic gun at the victim. "Step out of the truck and give me your wallet," he said.

Fearing for his life, the victim got out of the truck and handed his wallet to the suspect, who was described as being in his mid-to-late 20s. The suspect then drove away in the victim's truck.

Police officers were interviewing the victim when one of the victim's friends called to say the truck was in Golden Gate Park. One of the officers escorted the victim to where the vehicle was located and discovered that two tool boxes had been stolen.

Police units searched the area for the suspects and the tool boxes, to no avail.

Robbery with Gun, Street or Public Place: May 3, 5:30 a.m. 600 Block of 38th Avenue
A 55-year-old man was sitting in his car warming it up when a suspect approached him from the driver's side window and asked for a cigarette. After the victim said that he didn't smoke, the suspect, in his early 20s, started banging on the car window with a silver object that the victim could not recognize in the dark as a knife or a gun. The suspect pointed the silver metal object at him and said, "Wallet." The victim handed over his wallet. After taking out the cash, the suspect threw it back to the victim and escaped on foot.

Aggravated Assault with Weapon, Theft, Shoplifting: May 3, 6100 Block of Geary Boulevard
Four males in their late teens or early 20s entered a store and looked around for a short time. An unknown customer then told the store manager that the suspects were taking things.

The store manager approached two of the suspects from the rear and saw that one of them was holding a car battery while the other was attempting to block the theft from view. The suspects saw that the store manager knew what they were up to and fled.

The manager chased them into a black Cadillac and got in front of the car, demanding a return of the items they had taken. The driver inched forward several times, striking the victim in the knee. After the victim moved to the side of the vehicle, the suspects fled eastbound on Geary Boulevard before disappearing out of sight. A search for the suspects was to no avail.