Potrero Hill, San Francisco

Sunday, May 13, 2007 – 9:10 AM and 1:15 PM – Robbery of a Gas Station – 25th and 3rd Street – CS# 070 487 648 & 070 488 163 -  At 9:10 this morning a clerk at gas station on 3rd and 25th Streets was robbed at gunpoint.  The gunman entered the gas station and demanded that the clerk to open the register and hand over the money.  He then ordered the clerk into the bathroom.  When the clerk emerged, the gunman had fled.  A witness saw the gunman running and a search was performed.  A possible suspect was found and a cold show was performed.  Unfortunately, the witness and the victim were not able to identify him.

A few hours later, Bayview units were in the same area when a pedestrian flagged them down and was yelling, “Hey that guy robbed me” and a Nissan was speeding away from the scene.  The officers gave chase and were led to the Potrero Hill Housing Projects.  The officers lost sight of the car briefly but found it abandoned by the Potrero Hill Recreation Center.  A passerby pointed out to the police where the suspect ran.  The Officers followed the lead and saw the suspect in the Potrero Hill Housing complex. It was determined that the suspect ran into a cluster of housing units.  A search was performed and a resident pointed to a man in her house, and said that he just kicked down her door.  This man also happened to be the one that was being chased by the officers.

Officers responded back to the gas station to look for the victim that flagged him down but they were unable to locate him.  Without the victim the officers could not charge the man with robbery.  However, there were plenty of other charges.  It is unknown if this suspect was connected to the earlier robbery.