‘Upset,’ drunk San Francisco man punched bar’s window over closing time: police

(KRON) — A 50-year-old San Francisco man was found with bloodied knuckles while drunk driving after he had just punched and “completely shattered” a glass window of a popular Irish bar in South San Francisco, said police.

The Colma Police Department said officers responded at 1:58 a.m. on May 18 to Molloy’s Tavern, located on the 1600 block of Mission Road, but said the driver had already left the scene.

A bar employee told police that the man — later identified as Thomas McGinnis — “became upset when he was told the business was closing for the night and punched the glass window with his fists.” The business said the damage is totaled at $1,000.

Police said McGinnis was eventually pulled over and arrested in the 1300 block of El Camino Real.

“Officers detected the distinct odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his person and he displayed the objective signs of being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage,” said Colma police.

McGinnis was booked into the San Mateo County Jail and faces several charges, including felony vandalism and driving under the influence of alcohol.