Results tagged “robbery”

Early this morning, at around 3 a.m. on Kearny and Market, a street robbery occurred, resulting in an exciting police chase throughout the streets of San Francisco. According to CBS 5/BCN, "a vehicle pursuit of the suspects was initiated, which continued until Illinois and Cesar Chavez streets. The suspect vehicle was involved in a collision, and officers were able to make arrests." Our guess is that the criminals thought they could evade the fuzz by heading over the Bay Bridge. Which is currently closed. Oops.

If so, you might want to call the fuzz immediately. According to SFAppeal / BCN, police are asking the public for help in finding this "27-year-old man wanted in connection with a Tuesday carjacking that followed a botched robbery attempt of a West Portal bank." It seems that the very attractive David Wehrer tried (but failed) to rob the Bank of America on the 200 block of West Portal Avenue at around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. After failing at scoring any sacks of cash, Wehrer "then allegedly carjacked a red 2006 Honda Accord before fleeing the area." (CA Lic #: 5TCV308) Dangerous. Anyway, if you've seen or know where David is hiding, please call SFPD authorities at 415-553-1201 or 415-553-1071. Read more about it here.

Ack! Who would do this?

FRIDAY / MARINA: Marking a rare guest appearance on SFist Blotter is the controversial Marina neighborhood. [cue Ritual Roasters coffee spit take] See, during a two-hour standoff inside a Marina hotel at 11 p.m., Waddell Williams, 33, allegedly shot at officers from inside his "touristy hotel room." The incident occurred at the Chelsea Motor Inn, located at Lombard and Webster streets. No one was injured. Williams was arrested. No word yet as to why he shot at SFPD officers.

In a virtual allowing-newspapers-to-accumulate-at-your-front-door-like move, Arizona resident Israel Hyman (tee hee, sounds like "hymen") left twitter messages mentioning that he was out of town. Then, as fate would have it, Hyman's residence was then robbed of thousands of dollars worth of computer equipment while he was out of town. Oops. According to reports, "Hyman has a video podcasting company and says he makes his living on Twitter, but he thinks his message may have tipped off the thieves."

Described as a "generous woman who often gave money to the homeless," Helen Canafax, 63, was on the 600 block of Folsom Street on April 10 when an unidentified man swiped her purse and hit her to the ground. Canafax, according to reports "sustained serious injuries in the fall and died on April 26." The suspect at-large is reportedly "a black man between 35 and 40," weighing in somewhere around 180 pounds The suspect was wearing "a gray beanie-style cap, a red or black sweatshirt and dark-colored pants" on the day of the attack. If you know of any leads in this case, you are urged to call SFPD homicide inspectors Richard Martin or John Cleary at 415-553-1145, or the tip line at 415-575-4444.

This kind of behavior flies in the Mission, is par the course in the TL, and is sometimes OK in the Castro during a particularly drunk Pride weekend. But armed robbery is most certainly not typical in downtown San Francisco. See, a little after midnight on Sunday, Jonathan Dyson was arrested for armed robbery. According to CBS 5, "[a] 30-year-old man had gotten off of work and was walking on Montgomery Street when he noticed two men walking a short distance in front of him ... the two men then stopped and when the victim walked past them, one of the suspects stepped in front of him and pointed a gun at him, demanding property." Mere blocks away from the Ritz-Carlton apartments? Unacceptable! The unidentified victim was uninjured, and managed to call the fuzz a few blocks away, after the robbery occurred. Jonathan Dyson was busted for "attempted robbery, threatening with a weapon, carrying a loaded firearm, and possession of a concealed firearm."

Police are on the hunt for a man "wearing a do-rag" who snatched the purse of a woman early Sunday morning while she was strolling in the South SF. According to reports, the suspect walked up behind the victim and asked for her purse while brandishing a handgun. The incident occurred on Meath Drive near Carter Drive at around 2:50 a.m. The suspect is described as a "man in his late 20s was last seen wearing a black jacket with a hooded sweatshirt, black pants and black shoes. He is about 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs between 170 and 180 pounds,." Call the South San Francisco Police Department at 650-877-8900 (ask for Officer Molyneux!) if you have any information.

Maybe this morning's helicopters weren't just for the next exciting episode of Trauma? According to San Francisco Business Times, the Bank of America at Market and New Montgomery was robbed. "As helicopters circled the city’s financial district," Biz Times says, "those trying to enter the BofA branch shortly after the robbery were greeted by locked doors and a sign that read, 'Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are temporarily closed. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your continued patronage.'" No on was injured. No arrests have been made.

Around 2 p.m. Friday on the 800 block of Southwood Drive in South San Francisco, an 18-year-old man was robbed of his PlayStation 3. (Mean!) According to KNTV, "he was sitting on a bench when a man approached him and demanded his backpack. The bag contained a PlayStation 3 system, three games and a controller." Initially the victim told his mugger to fuck off, more or less, but after one of the men pulled up his sweatshirt to reveal a black handgun tucked in his waistband, he relented. The suspect is described as "a white man around 20 years old, with short, dark hair and a medium build. Police reports estimate his height as between 5 foot 7 and 6 feet tall," who got into "a four door, silver vehicle parked on Haven Avenue." Alas, not all armed robberies have a happy ending.

Yesterday at around 3 p.m., four suspects entered a home in the 700 block of Missouri Street, kidnapped an unidentified victim inside the residence, drove said victim to the bank, and demanded money. The victim "happened to see a police officer and alerted him of the robbery in progress," effectively getting his two captors arrested. Kudos! Two suspects, however, are still on the lam.

Chalk this up to one of those "folks from all over the Bay Area who happen to be in San Francisco doing things that they shouldn't be doing." Early this morning, a man attempting to steal a car plunged to his death after he leaped over a wall on San Francisco's Telegraph Hill while trying to evade SFPD officers. The accident happened on Alta Street near Montgomery Street, east of Coit Tower. The unidentified man, it seems, fell a non-death-defying 200-feet. Oops. (SFGate)

El Cerrito played host to the most recent restaurant takeover at around 9:45 p.m. last night. Two masked men entered Yuet Foo Seafood Restaurant and stole cash from employees and patrons "before fleeing on foot toward the Richmond Annex neighborhood in Richmond." (SFGate)

Much to Mayor Dellums relief -- since this means he won't have to make yet another benign, angry-man speech -- a Hayward Chinese restaurant was targeted last night in the East Bay takeover robber spree. Last night a little after 8 p.m., two suspects brandishing handguns entered the Great River restaurant at 22218 Foothill Blvd, demanding cash and phones from patrons and employees. The suspects are described as "black males who were both wearing black clothing." In related news, Mayor Dellums has asked the community "to step up," to be "the eyes and ears"of the area, and "to observe" what's going on. (Yeah, you're pretty much on your own here, East Bay folk. Sorry.) (CBS 5, SFGate)

Two armed men struck yet another East Bay restaurant, this time in the posh Rockridge district. At least two thieves robbed a Pasta Pomodoro (someone save the butternut squash ravioli!) at 5500 College Avenue a little before 11 p.m. last night. The hooded men got away with cash, but no one was injured. If you recall, Oakland has seen a rash of restaurant robberies over the last month. Where will they strike next? (SFGate)

In a span of 24 hours, two Oakland restaurants were robbed by three armed men wearing masks and dark hoodies. Skyline Pizza, located at 4400 Keller Avenue, was hit around 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Then, at King of King Restaurant on East 12th Street at 8:45 p.m, three three men struck again. Suspects robbed restaurant employees and patrons of their cash and other personal belongings. There have been at least six similar group-robberies in Oakland since July 26. (CBS 5)

Wide receiver Javon Walker of the Oakland Raiders was severely beaten, robbed, and left in a daze after a night of heavy partying in Las Vegas. Stripped of "large amounts of cash" and some jewelry, the football player was, it seems, blowing off some steam at such sexily-titled Sin City clubs as Tryst and Body English. According to the esteemed TMZ Walker was last seen "spraying pink champagne into the crowd" over at Body English. ("Sprayed Out Before He Got Laid Out," declares TMZ! Also: God, we thank you for bestowing TMZ and Harvey Levin upon us. Amen.)

While doing a story on ">smash-and-grab robberies in the Western Addition, NBC 11 reporter Cheryl Hurd herself became a victim of a smash-and-grab theft. (Cue Morissette.) While waiting in her NBC 11 van, with a laptop on her lap, three dicks opened the door to the van and snatched the computer right off of Hurd's lap. Mean! We like us some Cheryl Hurd!

Taking a cue from the East Bay's recent restaurant robberies, an armed gunman entered Valencia Street Italian eatery Beretta (formerly Last Supper Club/Radio Free Valencia) on Tuesday morning and robbed the joint. The restaurant was filled a with 10 patrons at the time.

So far eight businesses in the East Bay have been held up by robbers in the past couple of weeks. Last night at around 9 p.m., two suspects hit Restaurant Furenzu on Adeline Street in Emeryville, according to CBS 5 (via Bay City News). While police can't be sure that last night's heist is related to the other ones that have been hitting East Bay restaurants, it does follow the same pattern: "[o]ne of the suspects revealed a black semi-automatic handgun and demanded money from both employees and customers."

Everyone's favorite San Francisco rabblerousers, Matier & Ross, wrote an article on a proposal to raise parking meter violation rates. If approved, violating a meter's time downtown could result in a $60 ticket.

Thieves calling themselves "the Rippers" are snatching purses from women in San Jose parking lots. The men, it seems, are targeting are Asian, reports CBS 5. The San Jose Police suspects a ring--usually involving two to three men who pounce on a women while she is walking through a well-lit parking lot--have committed over 21 acts of violence since November.

The San Francisco Police Department are on the hunt for someone who robbed and then beat to death a 72-year-old man in SOMA at Mission and Mary Streets. The murder occurred at around 1:40 a.m. today, and was witness by a security guard across the street.

This morning's brief Oakland standoff between police and an old-fashion robbery suspect ended today with neither fuss nor muss. (That is to say, no bloodshed. Good for you, Oakland.) The robber surrendered outside of a studio apartment near 32nd and Telegraph avenues around 11:30 a.m. this morning, located in the cutely named "Pill Hill" district.

A standoff is underway right now in Oakland. The fuzz claims that a robbery suspect is holed up inside studio apartment, near 32nd and Telegraph Avenue. Due to the nail-biting action, police have closed Telegraph Avenue between 30th and 34th.

Perry Kucinich, the brother of Democratic Prez candidate Dennis Kucinich, has been found dead according CBS 5. His other brother, Larry, found 52-year-old Perry at his Cleveland home at around 9 a.m. this morning. Reports claims that there were "no signs of foul play."

Two brothers and a friend (ages 16, 15, and 13) were convicted in juvenile court today of first-degree murder. While neither of the three rapscallions was the actual shooter, they were found guilty "because they aided and abetted in an attempted robbery that led to the death of Ichinkhorloo "Iko" Bayarsaikhan in Washington Park after a night of trick-or-treating." Oh snap. And all three of them could receive the maximum sentence: stuck in juvie until age 25.

-- Watch out, SF. Last night's armed robbery spree shakes up, shakes down residents. [SF Crime, SFGate] -- Ding, ding: bike rally at City Hall. [Left in SF] -- Your Contemporary Jewish Museum. [Curbed] -- At Harvard U seasons change, feelings change. [Beyond Chron] -- "Come on feel the Noyes." [I'll Flip You] -- Top Bay Area noisemakers of 2007. [SFBG] -- This morning's police chase/fatal accident killed two, including Benjamin Bratt's nephew, Kristopher....

Last November's harrowing story about a Glen Park woman being raped twice by the same man, it seems, was just that: a story. It turns out that she fabricated the tale of first being raped as she walked from the Glen Park BART station on Bosworth Street, and then assaulted again by the same man at gunpoint just few days later in her garage. The victim-cum-suspect has yet to have any false-report charges filed...

There's been so many murders lately that it's hard to find a new twist on the stories, so here's one: a Pizza Hut pizza delivery man was shot and killed in the Richmond last night as he was trying to deliver a pizza. Apparently, he got lost and was wandering around trying to find the house he was supposed to deliver the pizza too and when he was stopped by several men trying to rob him. When he tried to run away, he was shot in the back, something that anyone who has ever seen a Western knows is the coward's way.