The lawman was trying to help a woman who had confronted a group of teenagers after her phone was stolen, authorities said.
A California Highway Patrol officer is recovering after being attacked by a mob of teenagers at a busy San Francisco Bay Area mall on Black Friday after he tried helping a woman whose phone had been stolen, police said.
Collins said the encounter began when a woman approached the group of teens because she thought they knew the person who had stolen her phone.shows the woman, with arms at her side, walk up to the group of mostly male teenagers, who tower over her. She appears to look up at one of the boys and say something before the teen forcefully pushes her away.the off-duty officer was trying to secretly take photos of the group when one of the girls in the crowd noticed him.
After regaining consciousness, the off-duty officer pepper-sprayed one teen who was attacking him, police said. The off-duty officer was given medical aid. Collins would not say more about the injuries to the officer or the woman, but according to reporting by KTVU, the CHP officer suffered a concussion, a broken finger and bruising, while the woman did not appear to be harmed.
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