The Noe Valley Voice thanks
Officer Steven
Keith for this month’s log of incidents reported to Mission
Police Station. The
tally includes most but not all incidents occurring May
1–31, 2012, in the area
bordered by Grand View, 20th, Guerrero, and Cesar Chavez
streets. To reach
Officer Keith, email Steven.Keith@sfgov.orgor
call the
station at 558-5400. To receive the Mission Police District
newsletter, writesfpd.mission.station@sfgov.org.
May 3, 8:37 p.m., 3500 block of 21st, Attempted
Burglary of
Apartment: An alert neighbor observed a man trying the
handles of
several cars parked on the block and called police. The
suspect was of average
height and build, wearing a blue and white nylon jacket, blue
jeans, and white
tennis shoes.He was described as “homeless with
facial hair.” The
witness then noticed damage to the next-door neighbor’s door
jamb and called
police. No entry was made. #120351957
May 4, 8:15 p.m., 3900 block of 24th, Theft
from Building: A
female suspect took from a tip jar and fled the scene in a
car. An employee
gave chase and an alert customer noted the fleeing vehicle’s
license plate.
Ingleside officers later detained possible suspects on the 200
block of
Andover. Witnesses identified the suspects, and two were taken
into custody.
#120355307
May 9, 6:39 a.m., 3700 block of 26th, Burglary
of Flat: A
staff member found the front door open. A camera, laptop,
iPod, and backpack
were missing from the room. #120367807
May 9, 11:19 p.m., 1300 block of Noe, Stolen
Auto: A
1998 Honda Civic was stolen and later recovered on May 13 in
Daly City.
#120370270
May 13, 12:53 a.m., 1200 block Dolores,
Burglary of Apartment: A
resident reported that several watches, an iPad, iPod, and
jewelry were taken.
The responding officer determined an unsecured roof access was
the likely point
of entry. #120379266
May 14, 4:48 a.m., 400 block of 26th, Attempted
Burglary: Residents
were awakened by the loud noise of somebody attempting to
break in the front of
the building. Police responded, but the suspect had already
given up and fled
the scene. Witnesses recalled a similar incident the day
before. Only
description was a white male carrying a messenger bag.
#120381578
May 14, 7:50 a.m., 21st and Dolores, Stolen
License Plate: The
rear license plate of a 1997 Honda Accord was taken.
#120384011
May 17, 9:21 a.m., 1100 block of Guerrero,
Burglary of Apartment: A
quick-thinking residentnoticed an unfamiliar man
in the common
area of the building, hovering over a bike. The man fled but
not before his
photo was taken. The responding officer distributed the photo
to the oncoming
shift, and a suspect was arrested later that evening.
#120391141
May 19, 4200 block of 24th, Suspicious
Occurrence: Officers
responded to a vandalism call and found a large hole in the
sidewalk. A worker
displayed a valid permit for the work but had no way of making
the site safe.
Work was stopped pending inspection by a building inspector.
#120397650
May 24, 11:15 a.m., 1200 block of Dolores,
Burglary of Apartment: A
neighbor alerted the out-of-town resident of the burglary. The
resident
discovered that a brick had been used to break through glass
on the front door.
A large TV, laptop, and hard drive were missing. #120411454
May 29, 1:05 p.m., 3600 block of 21st, Theft
from Building: A
resident reported that two bikes and a pair of shoes had been
taken from a
storage shed. The suspect may have left some of their property
behind. CSI was
called to collect the evidence. #120425308
REPORT
FROM INGLESIDE STATION
The following police blotter covers incidents
reported May
1–31, 2012, in the southern half of Noe Valley—the area
bordered loosely by
Cesar Chavez, Guerrero, 30th, and Diamond streets. The
incidents were culled
from newsletters produced by Ingleside Police Station. The
log may not include
all crimes reported during the month. To contact Ingleside
Station or receive
its newsletter, call 404-4000 or email SFPDInglesideStation@sfgov.org.
May 1, 1:39 p.m., 29th & Day,
Warrant: Officer
Chew responded to a vehicle accident. The driver and passenger
of one of
vehicles involved fled the scene prior to Officer Chew’s
arrival. A witness
flagged down Officer Martinez and pointed out one of the
suspects. The suspect
had asked the witness to hide her from the police. Officer
Martinez contacted
the suspect, who told him that she was just the passenger of
the vehicle and
was getting a ride from the second suspect. She claimed not to
know who the
driver was. A records check revealed that the suspect was
wanted on an
outstanding warrant. The suspect was treated for minor
injuries from the
accident and booked into county jail. #120346077
May 1, 9:23 a.m., 200 block of 30th,
Burglary: Officer
Martinez was dispatched to a report of burglary. A witness
told him she had
arrived at work and taken the elevator to the second floor.
When the doors of
the elevator opened, the witness saw a suspect standing in the
hallway. The
witness immediately ran to her office and locked the door. A
second witness
arrived and saw the same suspect. He asked the suspect what he
was doing, and
the suspect told the witness that he was lost. The second
witness escorted the
suspect out of the building. Officer Martinez viewed the
surveillance footage,
which showed the suspect prying the door open to gain access
to the building.
Several items were later found stolen. #120344946
May 2, 1:22 p.m., Noe & 29th, Vehicle
Accident
May 5, 2:06 p.m., 1700 block of Church,
Obstruction: Officer
Preston was on patrol when he observed a vehicle parked in
front of a red
painted curb in front of a fire hydrant. The suspect exited
the vehicle and
walked towards a business. The officer called out to the
suspect and asked that
he move his vehicle. The suspect approached the officer’s
vehicle and told him
that he just needed to run inside and grab his phone. The
officer advised that
if he left his vehicle there, he would ticket it. The suspect
got into his
vehicle and drove off. The officer continued his patrol and
noticed a vehicle
double-parked, blocking traffic. The officer made a U-turn and
approached the
second vehicle. The officer then noticed the suspect pull his
vehicle into a
driveway, blocking the sidewalk. The suspect exited his vehicle and entered a
business. The officer parked and exited his vehicle and
approached the
suspect’s vehicle. The officer wrote a citation for the
vehicle. As he finished
writing, the suspect approached the officer and confronted him
about the
ticket. The suspect began to swear at the officer and
challenged him to “come
see me after work!” The officer detained the suspect, and
several other
Ingleside officers responded to the scene. The suspect was
placed under arrest
for delaying and obstructing officer duties and was
transported to Ingleside
Station. The suspect’s vehicle was towed because it was not
parked in a legal parking space. The suspect was cited for
delaying officer
duties and released from Ingleside Station. #120357212
May 9, 7:57 a.m., first block of 28th,
Theft: Officer
Almaguer was dispatched to a report of theft. The victim told
the officer that
he had left his bicycle in the entryway of his residence,
behind a locked metal
gate. Upon his return from work, the bicycle was gone. There
were no signs of
forced entry. #120369922
May 13, 3:11 p.m., 100 block of Duncan,
Burglary:Officer
Preston responded to a report of burglary. The victim told the
officer that she
accidentally left her garage door open overnight. In the
morning, the victim
discovered that her bicycle and skis had been stolen.
#120380398
May 14, 7:26 p.m., 100 block of 28th,
Burglary: Officer
Preston responded to a report of burglary. The victim had just
returned from a
weekend trip and pulled into her garage to park. The victim
noticed that her
bicycle was missing from the rack where she had left it. There
were three
bicycles still on the rack, but they were each secured with
locks. The victim
admitted she had not locked her bicycle. The victim contacted
the other tenants
in the building and discovered that the door to the premise
had been damaged a
couple of days before and a locksmith had come to fix it.
#120383621
May 14, 9:20 a.m., Dolores & 30th, Vehicle
Accident
May 15, 1 p.m., 500 block of 27th,
Burglary/Residence: Officer
Castillo was sent to handle a burglary case. The victim told
the officer that
an unknown suspect had entered his shared garage and removed
his $2,500
bicycle. There were no suspects observed. #20386960
May 15, 10 p.m., 500 block of 27th,
Theft/Auto: Officer
Morgante responded to a theft from an auto case. The victim
told the officer
that he had locked his car in the garage but might have left
the doors
unlocked. In the morning the victim discovered that his GPS
and $12 were
missing. There were no suspects observed. #120384914
May 17, 6:45 a.m., 700 block of Duncan,
Burglary:Officers
Khan and Dilag were dispatched to a burglary. The victim
advised that he locked
and secured his home and when he returned found the front gate
open and the
front door unlocked. He said several items were missing and
others had been
moved. The officers could locate no sign of forced entry nor
any fingerprint
evidence. #120392917
May 17, 8:30 a.m., 100 block of 29th, Attempted
Burglary: Officer
Morgante responded to investigate a possible burglary. The
victim advised that
he had left and secured his home and when he returned found
the door handle
broken. He advised the officer that no entry had been made and
that no items
were missing. Officer Morgante noticed tool marks on the lock
and that the door
handle was broken. He took pictures of the damage and booked
them into evidence
at Ingleside Station. #120391157
May 18, 12:53 p.m., 1400 block of Dolores,
Burglary:Officer
Conceicao was dispatched to a report of burglary. The victim
left his residence
for about four hours. When he returned, he found his front
door had been broken
and was left ajar. The victim entered the residence and
discovered several
items missing. The victim called the police and then his
insurance company.
While on the phone with the insurance agent, the victim heard
a male voice
saying, “Police, we’re here!” The victim responded by saying,
“Yup,” and walked
towards the front door. The victim found no one there and went
outside. The
victim saw a man, possibly the suspect, running from his
residence down the
street. The suspect waved at a vehicle as if to tell him to
keep driving. The
victim lost sight of the suspect and returned to his
residence. Officer
Conceicao arrived a short time later. #120394474
May 21, 5:20 a.m., 1400 block of Sanchez,
Vandalism: Officer
Duffin met with a resident, who told him that at midnight the
night before,
when he had gone to sleep, his garage door had been undamaged.
The following
day, the victim discovered that the lock on the outside of his
garage door was
damaged. Nothing was stolen from the garage.
May 21, 3:30 p.m., Sanchez at Day, Stolen
License Plate
May 25, 10:14 p.m., 200 block of 30th,
Burglary: Officers
Lustenberger and Benavidez responded to a report of a
burglary. The victim left
his residence, securing all of the windows and doors. When the
victim returned,
he noticed the door to the back yard was open. Upon further
investigation, the
victim discovered several items were missing from inside.
There were no signs
of forced entry into the premises. #120416084
May 26, 5:05 a.m., 1600 block of Dolores, Hot
Prowl Burglary: Officers
Ferronato and Anderson were sent on a hot prowl burglary in
progress. As the
officers entered the house, they found a male subject on the
floor and another
standing holding a folding chair. The victim told the officer
that he was in
his bedroom sleeping with his wife and their young child when
they heard a
noise from downstairs. He went down to investigate and was
face-to-face with an
unknown suspect—standing in front of the kitchen stove—who was
telling him he
was going to burn his house down. Fearing the man would start
a fire, the
victim picked up a folding chair and told the intruder that if
he did not step
away from the stove he would be hit. The victim repeated the
warning several
times, and then struck the suspect, getting him away from the
stove. It was at
this time the officers arrived and took custody of the
suspect. The victim and
his family were safe with no injuries. The suspect suffered a
fracture on his
hand. #120416614
May 27, 2:07 p.m., 1600 block of Dolores,
Burglary: Officer
Naval was dispatched to a report of an attempted burglary. The
victim told the
officer that a couple of days prior, he had left his residence
to go on
vacation. All of the windows and doors were secured. The
victim received a
phone call from a neighbor informing him that there had been a
burglary in the
area and that the police had taken a suspect into custody.
When the victim
returned home, he found damage to the exterior of his home—the
roof and
gutters—as if the suspect had walked on the roof. The suspect
did not gain
entry into the victim’s residence. #120419969
Police Borders
Noe Valley is shared by
two San Francisco police jurisdictions—Mission Police District
and Ingleside
Police District. Mission police cover the northern half of the
neighborhood,
while Ingleside’s beat is the area south of Cesar Chavez
Street. Both districts
publish digital newsletters and hold monthly community
meetings. Mission Police
District holds its meetings on the last Tuesday of the month,
6 p.m., at
Mission Station, 630 Valencia St. Ingleside’s community
meetings are on the
third Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., at Ingleside Station, 1
Sgt. John V. Young
Lane.
Police Contacts
Mission Station:
558-5400 Anonymous Tip Line: 392-2623 Newsletter: sfpd.mission.station@sfgov.org Capt. Robert Moser: 558-5400 SFPDMissionStation@sfgov.org
Ingleside Station: 404-4000
Anonymous Tip Line: 575-4444
Website: www.inglesidepolicestation.com
Capt. Daniel J. Mahoney: 404-4000
SFPDInglesideStation@sfgov.org
To file a police report, go to any local station
or file online atwww.sfgov.org.
To report a crime in progress, call 911. Cell
phone users can call Police Dispatch directly: 415-553-8090.
