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EXCLUSIVE: SF Portola residents fed up after another broad daylight attack caught on video
“Three guys parked automobile proper right here,” says Joe Buttle, who has lived in his Portola dwelling his complete life. “They have been ready for her. As quickly as she got here up, they jumped her. He kicked her a pair occasions within the face.”
He says incidents like this one, which occurred simply earlier than 4 p.m. on Saturday, are sadly nothing new.
“I noticed an individual throughout the road,” he mentioned. “Misplaced his backpack. They got here proper as much as him and took his backpack proper off his again. Girl next-door…(somebody) jumps out of the automobile, grabbed her purse.”
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Up to now couple years, I’ve lined various assaults on Asian Individuals in the identical neighborhood off San Bruno Avenue. In March of final 12 months, 55-year-olds and 60-year-olds have been shoved to the bottom and robbed only one block away. A Portola dwelling was invaded with an 11-year outdated woman inside, and cellphone video additionally captured a girl being victimized in an tried cellphone snatching.
“It is getting worse, it is occurred fairly just a few occasions in a 12 months, it is actually irritating,” mentioned one other neighbor who solely needed to be recognized as “Chris.”
Neighbors additionally imagine criminals goal this space due to the proximity to the freeway just some blocks away, making for a simple getaway.
“The freeway is true there Siliman exit is true there,” Buttle mentioned. ‘You simply bounce proper on the freeway.”
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Supervisor Hillary Ronan issued an announcement in response to this newest incident: “This violent assault on a girl strolling in our Portola neighborhood is stunning and tragic. I’ve been in contact with Bayview Station Captain Maron who’s working diligently with SFPD officers to analyze this incident and arrest the suspects concerned. The community-based security workforce by way of the Road Violence Intervention Program additionally performs an lively function in working with victims and group to interact and de-escalate the place there may be potential for retribution and continued violence. I’ve reached out to supply assist and companies to the sufferer and can proceed to do the whole lot I can to maintain our constituents secure.”
Within the meantime, neighbors like “Chris” have given up hope saying “there is no solution to stop” the crime, whereas others, like Buttle, have their very own concepts on what wants to alter.
“They gotta do one thing to those criminals,” he mentioned. “They don’t seem to be rehabilitatable. Put them in jail, they’re again out doing the identical rattling factor.”
SFPD tells ABC7 Information one suspect is believed to be a juvenile and no arrests have been made on this case. Anybody with info is requested to come back ahead.
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