While we don't report on every crime, we do our best to keep you informed of major crimes and safety concerns in the neighborhood. Here's a selection of crimes reported around SoMa within the first half of December. All details are pulled from the SFPD's daily crime recaps, unless otherwise noted.
Stabbing
A fight at Ninth and Mission streets on Dec. 10th ended with a stabbing and eventual auto collision in the Tenderloin. At about 3pm, two suspects approached a 46-year-old man, asking for a ride. A fight ensued, and one suspect stabbed the man in the side with a sharp object. The victim then fled the scene in his car, and crashed into a pole at Larkin and Market streets. The victim was transferred to the hospital, and neither suspect was apprehended.
Also at Ninth and Mission, a 58-year-old woman was stabbed at 5:30pm Dec. 6th. The victim was sitting in her wheelchair when the suspect approached and cut her neck multiple times with a kitchen knife. A witness then followed the suspect, a 25-year-old man, and flagged down police, who took him into custody.
Robberies
A woman, 47, was robbed at about 10pm Dec. 14th, on the first block of Third Street. A man, 30-40, approached the victim and started tugging on her luggage. The suspect then gained control of her luggage, and fled the scene on foot. No arrest was made.
A man at a booth at Eighth and Mission streets was robbed at about 4pm Dec. 10th. The victim, 37, was approached by two suspects in their 20s who were asking about the booth. While the victim was distracted, the suspects grabbed three iPads. The victim tried to stop one of the suspects, but the second suspect interfered and a struggle ensued. The first suspect then took the iPads and fled. Neither suspect was arrested.
A woman, 27, was punched and robbed at about 1am Dec. 8th, on the 300 block of Brannan Street. The suspect, a man in his 30s, approached the victim and asked for a cigarette. He then punched the victim in the face and took her purse. The suspect was not apprehended.
At 8am Dec. 8th, a man was threatened and robbed at Brannan and Embarcadero. The suspect, a man aged 35-40, approached the victim, 23, and demanded money, saying he had a gun. The victim complied, and the suspect fled on foot. No arrest was made.
At 2pm that same day, a cab driver was threatened and robbed while driving a man and woman to 12th and Howard. Inside the cab, one suspect grabbed the victim's collar, while the other demanded his property, implying that he had a gun and didn't want to shoot. The cab driver complied, and the suspects fled on foot. Neither were arrested.
Also on Dec. 8th, a man, 65, was assaulted and robbed around 8:15pm, at Fifth and Harrison. The suspect approached and punched the victim in the face, then took the victim's money and fled. The victim was transported to the hospital, and no arrest was made.
At 11pm that same evening, a man, 23, was assaulted and robbed in a similar fashion on the first block of Minna Street. The suspect approached and punched the victim, causing him to fall to the ground. The suspect then took his property and fled. No arrest was made.
A man was robbed of a bag containing a firearm around 1pm Dec. 4th, at Seventh and Mission streets. The suspect, 30, approached the victim, 26, from behind and shoved him to the ground, causing the victim to drop his laptop bag. The suspect picked up the bag, containing a firearm, two empty boxes of ammunition and two empty magazine cartridges, and fled on foot. The suspect was not apprehended.
The night before, another assault and robbery also occurred at Seventh and Mission streets. A man, 29, was assaulted and robbed around 3:10am Dec. 3rd, while walking home from a bar. Five suspects, one female and four males, approached and asked him for a dollar. After he complied, the suspects pushed him to the ground and punched him several times. One suspect took his phone and backpack, and all five fled. The victim was transported to the hospital with lacerations to the face. No arrest was made.
At 1:50pm Dec. 3rd, a woman, 73, was assaulted and robbed at Russ and Minna streets. The suspect approached the victim from behind, grabbing her bag. After a struggle, the victim fell to the ground and the suspect took the bag and fled. The victim was transferred to the hospital with a cut to the forehead. No arrest was made.
Assault
A man, 30, was assaulted by three men upon stepping out of his car at about 10pm on Dec. 7th, on the first block of McCoppin Street. One of the suspects took his phone, and all three fled on foot. The victim was transported to the hospital, and none of the suspects were apprehended.
Bomb Scare
At about 12:30pm Dec. 12th, officers responded to a call regarding a suspicious backpack with a luggage lock, found leaning against a parking meter at Pier 26.
The backpack was later deemed non-explosive.
Auto Collision
As we reported yesterday, a vehicle with an Uber placard rammed into a three-story building at Ninth and Howard around 11am Dec. 14th. No injuries were reported. The cause of the crash and whether the driver was on-duty for Uber at the time have not been confirmed.
Supervisors Likely To Reject New SoMa Jail Today
This afternoon, the Board of Supervisors will review and cast a final vote on the city's proposal to construct a $380 million jail in SoMa to replace the seismically unsound one in the Hall of Justice.
The Examiner reports that six supervisors—John Avalos, Eric Mar, Jane Kim, David Campos, London Breed and Malia Cohen—have already announced their opposition to the proposal, meaning it will likely fail and an alternative plan will need to be devised for the seismically unsound facility. It may include new facilities for the District Attorney and other offices, which have struggled with rats, roaches, sewage, and uneven power in the building.
