2 Girls Hospitalized After Man Rams Them With Shopping Cart

2 Girls Hospitalized After Man Rams Them With Shopping CartPolk and Cedar Streets in Polk Gulch. | Photo: Google
Walter Thompson
Published on October 13, 2017

Two girls walking yesterday in Polk Gulch were transported to a hospital after they were rammed with a shopping cart by an unknown suspect.

The aggravated assault took place at 8:02am at the corner of Polk and Cedar streets. According to police, the victims, ages 8 and 10, were on their way to  school when a suspect “grabbed” one of them before “shoving a shopping cart into her.”

The suspect, described as a man in his fifties, walked away from the scene and was not arrested. The girls were both taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Anyone who has information about this incident is encouraged to contact SFPD via the department's anonymous tip line at 415-575-4444, or text TIP411 with "SFPD" at the start of the message.

Here’s why we usually don’t include suspect descriptions in crime reports.