Here are two tales from the streets of the East Precinct from last weekend — one is the scary kind of street crime that we see regularly on the Hill and is a good reason to stay aware of your surroundings when out and about at night; the other is a more unusual occurrence involving a phone cam, some confusion about intentions and an aggressive gentleman trying to protect a lady’s dignity.

E Madison Alley Mugging
A woman told police she was jumped by two men as she came home to her building in the 1500 block of E Madison last weekend. The woman reported being slammed into a wall as two thieves tried to steal her bag. Here are the details from the SPD report on the incident:

Cal Anderson Camera Confusion
A man who told police he was walking through Cal Anderson taking pictures of the lights in the park last Sunday just before midnight when he had an unfortunate run-in with a woman in the bushes and the man who was with her: