Police Blotter

Aggravated Assault with Weapon, Dec.5, 1:15 p.m., 500 Block of 42nd Avenue
One sergeant and six police officers arrived at the 500 block of 42nd Avenue in response to a 911 call and heard a woman crying for help. When they knocked on the door of the apartment, the cries stopped.

An officer forced the door open and entered the apartment, where police officers found a woman standing in the living room. The woman was bleeding from the top of the head and a man was sitting by the dining room table. The sergeant called for an ambulance, while an officer placed a towel on the woman's cut. The 64-year-old woman pointed at the man while screaming: "He did this to me, he shouldn't hit a lady like that."

The woman said the suspect hit her with a dumb bell, which was lying on the floor. The woman's son said the suspect had hit her with the dumb bell, as well as with his fist. He said his mother was renting a room from the suspect.

The 60-year-old suspect was booked.

Robbery With Force, Street or Public Place, Dec. 4, 11:55 p.m., Intersection of Parker Avenue and Fulton Street
A woman returned to her car, which she had parked on Parker Avenue near Fulton Street, and was putting her bags into the trunk when a man approached. The man rapidly walked towards her and suddenly stood in front of her. She was unable to move, as she was trapped between the suspect and the car.

"What's going on?" she asked the suspect.

The suspect then grabbed herhandbag and began to pull her backpack. When she said she was a student and only had books in the bag, the man demanded the bag, pushed her to the ground, and began hitting her.

"Just take all of it, take everything you want," the victim said.

The suspect then took the backpack and started running. After he left, the victim called 911 on her cell phone while driving home.

Police detained a suspect at the intersection of Baker and Sutter streets for another robbery. Since the victim's description of the suspect matched the detained man, police suspected the man had committed both robberies. The woman arrived at Baker Street and positively identified the man. Her bag was found in the suspect's car and all her property was returned to her.

The suspect was booked.

Inflict Injury of Spouse/Cohabitee, Dec. 18, 5:28 p.m., 500 Block of Fifth Avenue
Police officers were called to an apartment at the 500 block of Fifth Avenue regarding domestic violence. The 22-year-old victim said the suspect, her boyfriend, had pushed her towards the wall and pressed his hands against her chest and neck. The 26-year-old suspect agreed, but said he had done so after the woman started pushing him and throwing things around the apartment.

The woman said she had returned from a vacation, having called the night before she came home to speak to her boyfriend.

"I have this kid with me," the boyfriend said before hanging up. The woman believed he meant he was cheating on her with another woman.

The woman said that when she returned from the vacation, she refused to speak to her boyfriend. Instead, she went into the bathroom to take a shower. When she smelled another woman's scent on her boyfriend's towel, she threw the towels on the floor.

The man unsuccessfully tried to push her out of the bathroom, and pushed her against the wall while grabbing her neck with one hand. She said she managed to break free, and then the man started screaming at her. He then locked himself in the bathroom. When he came out, she went in, locked the door and showered. When she came out of the bathroom, he was gone and she called the police.

Officers noticed that the woman seemed scared and anxious, but the man seemed relaxed. The police could also smell alcohosl on the man's breath, and the woman had a red mark on her chest.

The man was booked for inflicting injury on the victim.

Warrant Arrest, Resisting, Delaying or Obstructing Peace Officer Duties, Battery of Police Officer, Dec. 14, 3:12 p.m., 400 Block of Sixth Avenue
While on patrol, two officers noticed another officer standing with two men on Sixth Avenue. The two men were arguing. The officers stopped the car and walked up to the men.

One of the men said the suspect, a 22-year-old man, had walked up to him, accusing him of pinching his butt. The suspect seemed drunk and smelled like alcohol.

The suspect was asked for his date of birth and Social Security number, but when a warrant check revealed that the man with those numbers had three warrant arrests, the suspect said he had given an incorrect Social Security number, and reported another one. The suspect was then taken into custody and brought to the Richmond Station. On the way to the police station, the man started saying racial slurs to the two officers in the car.

Inside the station, the man continued to verbally abuse the officers and also spat on one of them. After signing a property receipt, he refused to give back the pen. A sergeant feared he could use the pen as a weapon, and demanded he give it back. The suspect then threw the pen at the sergeant and also attempted to hit him but was stopped by a glass partition.

Two officers then pushed the suspect to the ground and handcuffed him.

He was booked.

Cultivating/Planting Marijuana, Possession of Marijuana for Sale, Dec. 12, 6:31 a.m., 2900 Block of Fulton Street
A cab driver was called to the 2900 block of Fulton Street. When he arrived, he noticed three men and one woman coming out of an apartment house. The four people were fighting with each other so the cab driver drove away and contacted the cab company's dispatcher, who called police.

A sergeant and several officers arrived at the scene and detained two of the suspects. While the officers stayed with the two suspects, the sergeant went to question and check on the safety of the other two. While he was in the apartment, he noticed cultivating rooms with marijuana plants. Besides the plants, the rooms had fertilizing systems, fans and heating lamps. The police also found three bags of dried marijuana.

The suspects denied their involvement in any fights, but the man renting the apartment was booked for cultivating marijuana and possessing marijuana for sale.

Stolen Vehicle Recovered, Dec. 19, 12:53 a.m., Intersection of Third Avenue and Geary Boulevard
Police officers were called to the intersection of Third Avenue and Geary Boulevard regarding a man who was driving a stolen vehicle. The woman who reported the incident was his ex-girlfriend and owner of the car. The woman said the suspect had taken the car without permission.

The man said he was the one who paid for the car, but that it was registered in his ex-girlfriend's name.

The suspect was revealed to have a suspended driving license and was also on probation. He was booked for stealing the vehicle.