SoMa June Crime Roundup: Assault, Explosions And A Traffic Collision

SoMa June Crime Roundup: Assault, Explosions And A Traffic CollisionPhoto: JJ San/Flickr
Nuala Sawyer
Published on July 01, 2015

We do our best to keep you informed of crime and quality of life issues in the neighborhoods we cover. In the case of SoMa, which has its fair share of crime and mayhem, we won't be covering every on-the-street incident or mugging, but we'll do our best to give readers a snapshot of what's been going on.

Here's a selection of crimes that took place in SoMa during the month of June. All details are pulled from the SFPD's daily crime recaps. 

Aggravated Assault

On June 16th at 1:10am officers responded to Fifth and Bryant streets, where a 43-year old male was injured. He told officers that a suspect had approached him, attacking him and causing him to lose consciousness.

Robbery With Gun

At 6pm on June 14th Southern police station received a call to Stevenson and Ecker, where a 38 year-old male had been robbed at gunpoint. Two suspects seized his cell phone, wallet, bag, keys, debit card, and driver's license. Both suspects fled on foot. 

Explosion

An explosion occurred on the 1200 block of Market Street around 1:20pm on June 14th. A suspect showed off a device that looked like a firework, then left a building and shut the door behind him. The device exploded, but no one was injured. 

Traffic Collision

On June 13th at 5:29pm a driver, who was possibly drunk, sped off the freeway near the 800 block of Bryant Street. His car hit three parked cars, sending two of the vehicles into the restaurant. A victim was transported to SFGH with life-threatening injuries. The suspect is still at large. 

Stabbing

A 53-year old female was stabbed in the chest, arm, face and cheek on June 11th, at 3:30pm. She was involved in an argument on Sixth Street when the suspect stabbed her multiple times, and then fled the scene. The victim was transported to SFGH with non-life threatening wounds. The suspect was later apprehended and arrested.

Robbery With Weapon

On June 10th at 2:30am a robbery took place on the 900 block of Folsom Street. A 38 year-old male was smoking a cigarette when he was struck from behind with a wooden cane. He lost consciousness, during which time the suspect went through his pockets and fled the scene. The victim was transported to a local hospital with facial trauma and a laceration near his eye. 

Bus Stop Robbery

Earlier in the morning, at 1:35am on June 10th, a violent robbery occurred on the 200 block of Beale Street. A 21 year-old man was sleeping at a bus stop when two suspects attacked him. He lost his smart phone, backpack, and headphones, with the suspects fleeing on foot. 

Violent Mugging

Two women mugged a 22 year-old female on June 7th, at 7:41pm, near Sixth and Market streets. The victim was walking when one suspect grabbed her hair, and the other reached in her purse and took her cell phone and debit card. 

Robbery With Force

On June 1st at 11:30pm a 53-year-old man was robbed near South Van Ness and Otis streets. Southern Station police responded to the scene, where the victim told them that four suspects had approached and attacked him, throwing him to the ground. They stole his belongings and fled the scene. The victim suffered abrasions to his eye and was transported to St. Francis. 

Cyclist Injured In Felony Hit-And-Run

At 7:54pm last night, a 25-year-old woman driving a white, four-door sedan sped down Stevenson Street at Sixth Street — driving westbound on the eastbound alley — and struck a bicyclist who had just entered the roadway. The injured cyclist, a 40 year-old woman, suffered head trauma and possibly a broken leg, and was transferred to San Francisco General Hospital. The incident has been classified a felony hit-and-run, and no arrest has been made. We covered it in more detail here.