Robbery with force: 18th and Valencia, November 12, 8:45 p.m.: A man was standing on the corner of Valencia and 18th streets when he was approached by four men who surrounded him. "We need $100," one of the men told him. "I don't have a hundred dollars," the man replied. Angry, one of the suspects reached into the man's back pocket and took out his wallet, retrieving a $20 bill from the bi fold. "This is all you have?" the assailant asked. He then punched the victim with brass knuckles, hitting his eye and knocking him to the ground. The four suspects kicked the victim as he lay helpless on the sidewalk and then fled in an unknown direction. A passerby saw the man bleeding on the sidewalk with his wallet nearby. The person, who only spoke Spanish, returned the wallet to the victim and hailed a cab, riding with the victim to St Luke's Hospital, where the victim received 13 stitches to close the laceration above his left eye. The suspects were described as African American, 20 to 25 years old. One had shoulder length hair and wore a gray shirt, burgundy polo jacket, and tan pants with white shoes. The other suspects wore black hooded sweatshirts with black baggy pants.

Robbery with force

Pottery Barn parking lot, 2390 Market, November 11, 3 a.m.: Police responded to a report of a strong-arm robbery. When they arrived they met with the victim, who told the officers that after a night of drinking he was walking in the parking lot of Pottery Barn when he was approached by two men. The men didn't say anything but started to punch him and pushed him to the ground. One of the suspects forcibly took the paper bag the victim was holding that contained his cell phone, a wallet, and about $250. The suspects are described as Asian males, both about 6 feet tall, 18-20 years old. One wore a red hooded sweatshirt the other a black and blue sweat suit. They fled in an unknown direction. The suspect was not seriously injured during the incident and refused medical treatment.

IPhone stolen from woman on Muni

Duboce and Church streets, Muni streetcar, November 10, 3:58 p.m.: While riding the Muni N-Judah outbound, a woman was texting on her iPhone when the streetcar pulled into the Church Street station. Suddenly, a man came from behind her and snatched the iPhone out of her hands and ran off the streetcar. The woman borrowed a fellow passenger's phone and called the police as she watched the suspect cross Market Street toward Safeway, where she lost sight of him. Police responded to the area and searched for the suspect – described as a black male, between 20-29 years old, wearing a black baseball cap, and black pants with green boxers showing underneath – but could not find him.

Dash and dine pair fight with waiter

Baghdad Cafe, 2295 Market Street, 11-15-09, 3:29 a.m.: After the bars had closed, two men came into the restaurant and ordered breakfast. After they had finished eating, the men ran out of the restaurant without paying the bill and got into a passing cab. The waiter saw them flee and went outside, telling the cabbie to stop, that his passengers had skipped out on the bill. The cabbie stopped and the suspects got out of the cab and started fighting with the waiter. Seeing his employee being assaulted, the manager of the restaurant came out to defend him. One of the suspects punched the manager and bit him several times on the arm screaming, "I have AIDS. I have AIDS." The same suspect picked up an outside chair and threw it at the restaurant's window, attempting to break it. The chair bounced off without shattering the glass but left numerous scratch marks. Hearing the approaching sirens, the suspects threw money at the manager, more than enough to pay for the two meals. Police soon arrived and took the two brawling dine and dashers into custody. One of the suspects, age 31, was booked for aggravated assault, battery, vandalism, and drunk in public. The other, age 34, was booked for battery and drunk in public.

Malicious mischief

Taqueria Zapata, 4150 18th Street, November 13, 11:12 p.m.: While waiting in line to order his food, a man suddenly slammed his hand against the counter glass divider separating the food from the line of customers. The force of the blow broke the divider and shattered the glass partition. The suspect ran out of the diner and the restaurant's cook gave chase, pursuing the suspect on 18th toward 7-Eleven. The manager of the restaurant flagged down a Patrol Special Police Officer walking a foot beat. The patrol special officer ran with the manager toward 7-Eleven, looking for the suspect. As the manager and officer reached Hartford and 18th, the suspect had doubled back and ran right into them in front of the Castro Country Club. The culprit was taken into custody without further incident. The suspect, 21, was taken to Mission Station and booked for malicious vandalism.

Officer Jane Warner of the San Francisco Patrol Special Police can be reached at (415) 559-9955. Or check out www.sfspecialneighborhoodpolicing.org. For the SFPD LGBT tip line, call (415) 558-5411.