Police Blotter

Battery, Under the Influence of Alcohol: Aug. 15, 11:32 p.m., 5600 Block of Geary Boulevard

A man was sitting in a bar with his fiance when a fight erupted. The man tried to help break up the fight and get the combatants outside.

Once outside, one of the men who was fighting accidentally struck the fiance, causing the woman's husband-to-be to strike the combatant with two head butts. The man responded by punching the 32-year-old victim twice in the head, causing swelling and slight bleeding. He also punched the woman once in the mouth before fleeing.

Possession of Stolen Property: Aug. 12, 6:11 p.m., 900 Block of Anza Street
A man put his wallet and other possessions in his gym bag and joined his teammates to play softball. When he finished playing, he noticed the bag was gone. No one had seen anyone suspicious nearby.

A witness, however, saw two males walking away from the field with a sports bag that matched the description of the stolen bag. The two males had boarded a #38 Muni bus heading eastbound.

Police officers stopped a bus at Geary Boulevard and Laguna Street and found the suspects, who still had the bag in their possession. The suspects were transported to Richmond Station and booked.

Aggravated Assault with Weapon on Police Officer: Aug. 10, 12:27 a.m., Broderick and Sutter Streets
Two police officers traveling in a police car were cruising up Broderick Street when they noticed two men standing in the middle of the road, causing traffic to go around them. When the officers stopped to investigate, a woman approached the officers in a threatening manner, flailing her arms and shouting obscenities.

While one of the officers detained the two men, the other officer attempted to handcuff the woman, who was resisting arrest. During the struggle the woman bit the officer on the thumb, drawing blood. The officer finally got the woman cuffed and into the squad car as other units responded to the scene.

The woman was booked at Richmond Station.

Grand Theft Auto: Aug. 1, 4:14 a.m., 300 Block of Cherry Street
A man was driving a stolen vehicle when he crashed into a parked car. Neighbors who heard the commotion called police and gave a description of the suspect, who was fleeing on foot.

Officers responding to the scene searched the area and discovered the suspect hiding behind a parked car at Lake Street and Third Avenue. Because the suspect had sustained a severe laceration on his forehead from the crash, he was transported to SF General Hospital for treatment.

A bag in the suspect's possession contained burglary tools and syringes. The suspect was booked for auto theft and an outstanding no-bail warrant that had been issued for his arrest.

Fraudulent Possession of Checks: Aug. 22, 9:10 a.m., 3500 Block of California Street
A bank teller called police after a woman entered the bank and tried to cash a $500 check from an account that had been frozen due to fraud. The account holder said someone cashed an unauthorized $3,000 check several days earlier.

When officers arrived at the scene, the teller pointed the woman out and she was detained for questioning. The woman said she was the sister of the account holder and had permission to cash the check.

The account holder was called and he said that the woman was his sister, but that she had been released by the company and did not have permission to cash checks.

The suspect, who was carrying a suspected crack pipe at the time of her arrest, was booked.

Battery Against Transit Employee: Aug. 13, 1:28 p.m., Geary Boulevard and 20th Avenue
A Muni driver informed a man who was about to enter the bus that he could not take open soda bottles on the bus.

The suspect became irate and tossed the bottles in the air, almost hitting other passengers. The suspect then started yelling obscenities at the driver and grabbed him by the collar and threatened to "kill him."

Officers arrested the suspect.