We knew the NextBus times in Muni Shelters could be frustrating at times, but in the Richmond one 49-year-old suspect reportedly attacked an unsuspecting man after he didn't stop to look at the next arrival time for the bus.
Richmond Station police captain Sharon Ferrigno, describes the crime in the neighborhood newsletter. Just before noon last Thursday, the victim was walking on Geary Boulevard near 19th Avenue, when he stopped to look at the NextBus time in a bus shelter.
He noticed the suspect in the area but paid no attention to him. The victim then continued walking when the suspect approached him and yelled, “What are you doing?” “Why did you stop to look at the bus stop and not wait for the time to show up?” Then without warning, the suspect kicked the victim in the leg then punched him in the eye, causing it to bleed. The suspect continued to push the victim around as the victim asked other pedestrians to call the police.
Ferrigno hasn't mentioned whether the suspect was believed to be under the influence of any substances at the time. (No one is saying he was on bath salts, but you know... what if it is bath salts? When do we launch into full-on bath salts terror mode?) The suspect did, however, commit another unprovoked assault across Golden Gate Park on Irving Street at 22nd Ave two days earlier. He was charged with aggravated assault.
