Crime & Safety
Man With Knife Holds Police At Bay For Hours In San Francisco
Multiple units assisted by the Hostage Negotiation Team tried to engage the man to obtain a peaceful resolution.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A man armed with a knife held police at bay for about four hours while they tried to get him to surrender Saturday in the Crocker-Amazon neighborhood of southern San Francisco.
The incident began unfolding about 4:30 p.m. in the first block of Lapham Way, not far from the Cow Palace.
Officers were called to a residence where a man with a knife was sitting in a vehicle in front of the home, police said. Multiple units assisted by the Hostage Negotiation Team tried to engage the man to obtain a peaceful resolution.
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When the man began driving away, a chase ensued and multiple patrol vehicles were hit, police said.
The man's vehicle came to a stop in the area of Naples Street and Geneva Avenue, and he surrendered about 8:30 p.m.
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