Oh this is bizarre. And scary.

An old man was arrested today for not following a "restraining order that prohibited him from having any contact with employees of The Chronicle." Oh my. It seems that Julian Hartzell, 64, made "inappropriate contact" with some of the Chronicle staff this past summer. The paper then got themselves a restraining order against him, but he continued to try contacting employees. So? He was arrested.

What kind of inappropriate contact sparked all of this, you ask? We have no idea; for legal and safety, they can't tell us. Maybe the Chronicle accidentally walked in front of the TV during a 49ers game? Perhaps they burned dinner? Who knows. (But he's just going to hurt you again if you go back to him!)

Again, how scary. And seeing as how no one has tried to molest much less stalk little old SFist, we're a bit jealous. Anyway, yikes. Frightening stuff, indeed. Stay safe, Chron kids.