policeblotter_sfa.jpgA man was robbed at knifepoint by a suspect who forced his way inside his home in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood on Thursday night, police said today.

The home invasion robbery was reported at about 10:15 p.m. in the 400 block of Ellis Street, which is near Jones Street.

The 52-year-old victim heard a knock on his door and when he answered it, the suspect forced his way inside and held him at knifepoint, according to police.

The suspect, described as a man in his late 20s, took cash from the victim and then fled from the residence. He had not been found as of this morning, police said.

The victim was not injured in the robbery.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Police Department’s anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411.

Dan McMenamin, Bay City News

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