Police Blotter

Robbery with Gun: Feb. 3, 2:10 p.m., 2000 Block of Clement Street
A suspect walked into a rug store and asked the sales attendant questions about rugs and mattresses on sale. After 15 minutes, the suspect left the store, only to re-enter two minutes later.

The suspect turned his back to the attendant and put a black glove on his right hand. When he turned around to face the salesman, he was holding a black semi-automatic handgun in the gloved hand.

"Turn around and put your hands on the rug, or I'll shoot you," he said. The victim complied, placing his hands on a hanging rug on the wall behind him. When the victim pleaded with the suspect not to shoot him because he had two kids, the suspect replied, "I have two children too."

The suspect frisked the victim, taking his wallet before demanding to know where he kept "the big money."

When the victim said he did not keep large amounts of money at the store, the suspect looked in a drawer before taking off on foot.

Police who arrived at the scene found the victim in tears. A search of the suspect was to no avail.

Aggravated Assault with Weapon: Feb. 21, 2:30 a.m., 3700 Block of Geary Boulevard
A group of friends were having dinner at a restaurant when a group of five or six young male suspects began making rude comments to the victim and his friends. One of the suspects threw some food at the victims, causing one man in the crowd to shield his friends from the flying food. He was hit in the head by an unknown object.

The group of suspects fled the restaurant before police arrived. The victim was treated by medics and released at the scene.

Malicious Mischief, Graffiti, Real or Personal Property, Vandalism to Vehicle: Feb. 15, 8 a.m., 600 Block of 22nd Avenue
Police responded to a call about vandalism, in which five residences on a block were victimized. Somewhere between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., the unknown suspect(s) sprayed black paint on the garage doors of five homes and on the passenger side of a car. One homeowner awoke to see the damage and alerted her neighbors. She said a similar crime had happened to her last year.

All the victims were given the number of the Graffiti Abatement program. Photographs were taken of the vandalized property.

Attempted Robbery, with Force: Jan. 8, 5:45 p.m., 200 Block of 18th Avenue
A 15-year-old male was waiting outside the Richmond Recreation Center when three suspects approached and demanded money.

The suspects pushed the victim against the wall and went through his pockets. The victim tried to break free but was pushed to the ground. Eventually, he was able to escape and call for help at the recreation center. The victim, who had his head pushed into a wall during the scuffle, was uninjured.

Police arrived and failed to find the suspects after a sweep of the area.

Burglary, Vehicle (Arrest made), Stolen Property, Possession with Knowledge: Feb. 2, 2:51 a.m., Near the Intersection of Blake and Anza Streets
A man heard a noise outside his home and looked to see one suspect inside a parked pickup truck and another suspect circling the vehicle with a metal pole. The man with the pole tried to pry the truck's camper shell open.

While the witness was on the phone with dispatch, he saw the suspect climb into the back of the vehicle.

Police arrived at the area of the break-in and with the assistance of the witness, drove past the vehicle to catch up with two suspects, who fled northbound on foot. The police officers drove northbound on Blake Street and apprehended the two suspects.

A computer criminal check on both suspects turned up an active probation for one of the suspects, prompting a warrantless search. The search turned up a set of motor vehicle master keys, a flashlight and a lighter, which the truck's owner later identified as his.

The witness positively identified the two suspects as the people he had seen breaking into the truck.

A trace of the truck's owner found that the he lived across town and that the vehicle had earlier been stolen from Jones and Sutter streets and parked in the location where it was later burglarized. The vehicle was illegally parked when it was burglarized.

Both suspects were booked at Richmond Station.