SAN FRANCISCO — A Sacramento man is suspected of punching two people and stealing a cell phone while on the platform of a downtown station Saturday, police said.

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Editorial: Electing Allen and Wallace crucial for BART’s solvency Julian Ford, 39, was arrested on suspicion of robbery and assault with a bodily injury after the incident at the Powell Street station, police said. It occurred around 4:52 p.m.

According to police, Ford is suspected of stealing the phone first before throwing the punches. Police did not say whether one of the two people he is suspected of punching is the same one who had the phone stolen.

Police detained Ford at the station and arrested him after he was positively identified. Officers are also asking that he be charged with battery. Police issued an order barring him from using the BART system, and he was taken to the San Francisco County Jail.