3 Women Violently Assaulted on San Francisco Streets

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The San Francisco Police Department said three women were separately assaulted by a stranger earlier this month, and on Wednesday, police identified the assailant as Deandre Johnson.

Deandre Johnson

The first street attack happened on May 7 around 3 p.m. {snip} A 28-year-old woman was walking alone when she saw a man “yelling incoherent statements and acting erratic,” police said.

The woman felt unsafe and crossed the street to avoid the strange man.

“As the victim was walking away from the male, the male grabbed her. The suspect then put his hand on the victim’s neck and began squeezing her throat, which prevented her from breathing. The suspect continued to assault the victim by pushing her to the ground and yelling incoherent statements. {snip} ” SFPD wrote.

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The second attack happened on May 8 {snip} An 18-year-old woman was walking on Polk Street when she noticed that a man was following her.

As she continued walking toward Willow Street, the man approached her from behind and put his arm around her neck {snip}

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An elderly woman was assaulted in the third attack {snip} A man assaulted a 75-year-old woman, dragged her by her feet, and threatened to rape her {snip}

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