Peninsula Police Officer Injured During Arrest

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — A South San Francisco police officer was injured during the arrest of a wanted San Francisco man who was allegedly harassing an ex-girlfriend Tuesday morning

The officer, whose name was withheld, struck their head and temporarily lost consciousness while attempting to apprehend the suspect.

The officer received treatment at a hospital and has since been discharged.

Officers responded at 7:42 a.m. Tuesday to the report of a man harassing a woman at an apartment complex on the 600 block of Commercial Avenue.

According to the female caller, her ex-boyfriend Ulysses Gutierrez, 24, was outside the apartment and refusing to leave while sending her text messages that he planned to vandalize her car.

Officers contacted Gutierrez outside of the apartment and he tried to flee shortly afterward.

The officers detained Gutierrez a short time later and found a loaded gun and an additional loaded gun magazine in his possession.

A record check on the firearm revealed it had been reported stolen out of another state. A record check of Gutierrez revealed he was a convicted felon, with prior convictions for carrying a loaded firearm in public.

Gutierrez was also wanted on a pair of counts of post-release community supervision for false imprisonment and assault likely to produce great bodily injury.

Gutierrez was arrested and transported to the San Mateo County Main Jail.

Bay City News contributed to this report