A former athlete who was raised in a $1.1 million home by her supercomputer virtuoso father is now homeless and living on the streets of San Francisco, spending her days threatening children with kidnapping and death.
Kim Ann Andrews, 36, grew up in Pennsylvania and Southern California with her father, Philip Andrews, who was “instrumental in introducing several advanced national computing systems at the San Diego Supercomputer Center” at the University of California, San Diego. according to an online obituary.
Andrews became a gifted track and field athlete at Torrey Pines High School near San Diego and was conscientious and kind to his teammates, her now-retired coach, Brenton Thorne told the San Francisco Chronicle.
She then spent two years at the University of California, San Diego, where she was enrolled for nearly a decade, dropping out in March 2015 and never completing her degree in biochemistry and cell biology.
But Andrews has now become infamous in the woke city’s Laurel Village, Inner Richmond District, Cole Valley and Inner Sunset neighborhoods, as residents repeatedly report terrifying experiences with Andrews over the past four years.
Kim Ann Andrews, 36, has become notorious in San Francisco after residents repeatedly reported terrifying experiences with Andrews over the past four years
In recent years, she has faced several charges ranging from assault and theft to shoplifting and criminal threats.
But residents say nothing has been done to stop Andrews’ aggressive behaviour as she cycles through prisons and the courthouse before returning to the streets.
Since then, they have been working together to encourage others to call 911 and report any cases of child abuse.
Some have reported their experiences with Andrews to police and taken to social media to describe her harassing toddlers and telling children on playgrounds she would “slit their throats.”
Inner Richmond resident Kenna Palefsky says she even started collecting police reports in 2020 after she says Andrews squatted and yelled at her son while he was in the stroller.
Yelena Dunduchenko also said she met Andrews in 2020, when she was working as a nanny.
“She started screaming and saying, ‘I’m going to take your child, I’m going to kill you,’” she said.
“It was really scary.”
Megan Grasser said Andrews’ antics even led to her leaving San Francisco.
She said she first met Andrews when Grasser was nine months pregnant in late 2020.
The second encounter occurred three months later, when Grasser realized that Andrews was following her and her dog.
Andrews then spewed a series of disgusting remarks and formed her hand into a gun. She put it to Grasser’s head and said, “I was sent here to kill you.”
Andrews became a gifted track and field athlete at Torrey Pines High School near San Diego
She grew up in a $1.1 million home outside San Diego
Residents of the Cole Valley and Inner Sunset neighborhoods also noticed an increase in encounters with Andrews earlier this year.
Some have described their experiences in detail, with one writing on Reddit that Andrews typically approaches people with “dogs or young children, asks strange questions and then becomes aggressive.”
Andrews has been arrested several times this year for her behavior.
In January, Andrews was arrested on suspicion of assault and trespassing after a fight at a thrift store on Irving Street. The store owners later obtained a restraining order against her.
On the morning of July 19, Andrews allegedly approached a mother who was walking with her 18-month-old toddler near Golden Gate Park.
She is accused of holding a lighter to a can of Lysol, causing her to develop a “fixation” on the child.
Andrews then allegedly threatened the mother: “I’m going to kill you.”
She was later arrested after park rangers spotted her entering a public restroom.
But prosecutors investigating the case immediately declined to file charges and Andrews was released.
“The police had probable cause to arrest an individual based on the evidence collected; however, further investigation is necessary to make appropriate charging decisions,” said Randolph Quezada, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office. told the Chronicle at the time.
On Tuesday, authorities finally announced that an arrest warrant had been issued for Andrews.
Andrews’ father was Philip Andrews, who was “instrumental in introducing several advanced national computer systems at the San Diego Supercomputer Center” at the University of California, San Diego
However, according to the residents, this is not enough.
“Nothing has happened in four to five years,” Palefsky said. “She’s had endless second chances.
“Despite her being in and out of the system, they keep releasing her back onto the streets,” she said.
In fact, in a 2021 email, a clinician with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, which works with the city’s Healthy Streets Operations Center, told a concerned resident that health authorities were aware of Andrews’ “disturbing” behavior and were attempting to “locate, assess, and connect her with appropriate services.”
The clinician advised the resident to call the police if he/she continued to hear “threatening statements” or felt there was a safety risk.
Part of the problem is that California authorities can only force people to seek treatment if they pose an imminent danger or are severely disabled.
“There have been multiple attempts to find her a place to live or to have her mental health evaluated. She doesn’t want to do that and we can’t force her to do it,” said David Burke, public safety liaison for the San Francisco Police Department.
According to Jack Hart, chief of the police’s Park Station, Andrews can therefore only receive mental health care through the criminal justice system.
A clinician with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, who works with the city’s Healthy Streets Operation Center, told a concerned resident that health officials were aware of Andrews’ “disturbing” behavior
Residents say nothing has been done to stop Andrews’ aggressive behavior as she cycles through prisons and the courthouse before returning to the streets.
City officials now hope that the measures in Proposition 1, which voters approved earlier this year, will create more opportunities for Andrews to receive assistance.
The state’s multibillion-dollar program could make more services available to people struggling with mental health issues and substance abuse.
The city is also moving ahead with its planned implementation of a new law that would expand the involuntary commitment of people with serious mental illnesses.
And in July, a multi-agency task force began dismantling hundreds of tents and temporary shelters that residents of areas plagued by crime and drug abuse have tolerated for years.
The state has spent $24 billion to address homelessness over the five years through 2023, but has failed to track whether the money is helping the state’s growing homeless population, a damning May report found.
In San Francisco, approximately 8,300 people are currently sleeping on the streets. Images of homeless drug addicts stumbling on the sidewalk and fear of violence have become a national political issue.
Mayor London Breed now says the Supreme Court has finally given her the authority to do something about it.
“Building more housing will not solve the problem,” she said.
“Fortunately, there is a Supreme Court ruling.”