. >> reporter: that's what troy dangerfield just says, just visiting san francisco, met the man in union square and hung out with him for an hour. dangerfield says the man asked her to buy him a soda, possibly to get her to take out her wallet. when she refused, he grabbed it and ran off. today the cell phones give them something that didn't used to be able to do. >> you never know what might happen. >> reporter: they are grateful to have this tape and encourage other people to do the same thing with their little cell phone cameras if that's at all possible. they are hoping that somebody will take a look at this, recognize this man's mannerisms or his clothing, anything that can help them keep this man from getting away with it. live in san francisco. tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> how violent a simple robbery can be. thank you. >>> oakland police are investigating a sexual assault that happened a block away from the lake merrittbert station. it's the third attack on a woman in that area in the last three months. the latest attack happened on jackson around 10:00 last night. the vict