Potrero Hill, San Francisco

Officers responded to the scene of a domestic dispute.  As they arrived, they saw a man matching the suspect description leaving the area.  When the suspect saw the police he ran east on 26th.  With the officers in hot pursuit, the suspect decided to jump over a fence on the south side of 26th.  Unfortunately there is a steep cliff on the other side of the fence and the suspect tumbled down the side of the hill until he landed at the bottom. Being in no condition to run any further, the suspect laid low in the tall weeds, trying to hide.  The officers set up a perimeter and called for a K-9 unit.  When the dog arrived and started barking, the suspect gave up.  An ambulance was called and he was transported to SFGH.  The suspect and his girlfriend had been in a relationship for 5 months. Although she is 4 months pregnant, she decided that her boyfriend is abusive and told him that she is not interested in continuing a relationship with him.  Since that time, they have argued several times and her house has been burglarized.  A few days prior, he struck her several times during an argument; officers on scene could still see bruises that he had caused. After treatment at SFGH, the suspect was booked on domestic violence and resisting arrest charges at county jail.

Saturday, 4/1/06, 7:00 PM, 1800 block of 26th, Domestic Violence and
Resisting Arrest (Case # 060350180)