[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of September 4, 2009. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org or visit their website.]
CAPTAIN RICHARD CORREIA’S MESSAGE
Automobile break-ins continue to plague the District. In nearly every case there were one or more items of value left visible in the vehicle. Burglars target cars that contain items that have a potential for profit. If your car’s passenger compartment is empty, the burglar will go elsewhere.
So, please don’t leave anything inside the passenger compartment of your car when it is unattended. This includes CDs, coins and even empty paper bags. Items most often reported taken include: GPS devices, lap-top computers, brief cases, luggage, purses, cigarettes and empty packages of all types.
During the past week, there were 34 traffic accidents, 10 involving injuries, and 1 DUI arrest. There were 8 citations issued for driving without a license or driving on a suspended license.
NOTEWORTHY ARRESTS
On 08/28/09 at 8:10pm officers responded to the area of the Botanical Gardens on a report of a man running naked through the streets. Officers were then directed to the area of Middle Drive West where they observed the suspect completely nude, except for a pair of black socks standing in the middle of the street. Based on the suspects’ physical symptoms and erratic behavior, it appeared he was under the influence of drugs. Several verbal commands were given to subject to lie on the ground, but he maintained a combative stance. He finally complied and the officers were able to place him into handcuffs. The officers then walked him over towards the sidewalk and the suspect began to kick his legs striking both officers. They were able to finally get him to the ground where he continued to kick out at the officers and roll around on the ground. With the assistance of back up units officers were finally able to subdue the suspect. He was taken to the hospital to be medically evaluated where he told the officers that he had taken LSD. He also told them that he couldn’t believe that the officers were able to “take him down†as he had been a state wrestling champion. The 23 year old male was charged with indecent exposure, resisting, assault on an officer and being under the influence of a narcotic.
On 08/28/09 at 8:30pm plainclothes officers were in the area of Post and Broderick when they saw the suspect retrieve an item from beneath a utility meter security box. The suspect walked away and seconds later returned to the same box and reached under it again. Officers made contact with the suspect who immediately threw an item to the ground. Officers determined that the item was a baggie of narcotics and, when they attempted to detain him, he resisted and tried to pull away. The officers were able to detain the suspect. While en route to police station the suspect attempted to kick out a patrol car window. The suspect was charged with possession of narcotics for sale.
On 08/30/09 at 1:00am officers responded to a call of a taxi cab driver being assaulted by a passenger at Walnut and Jackson. The passenger, who was later determined to be 20 years old, was intoxicated and had refused to pay his cab fare. The driver asked the suspect several times to pay and the suspect punched him in the face. The passenger exited the cab and went up the steps to a residence. The officers arrived and saw the male on the steps and asked him to come down so they could speak to him. The passenger swore at the officers and went inside the home. Through the glass front door the officers saw the suspect go down a hallway and out of sight. They knocked on the door several times and the suspect came outside. The officers, not knowing if the suspect had obtained a weapon while inside the home, attempted to detain him. The suspect resisted the officer’s attempts but they were finally able to place him into custody. The suspect, who admitted to the officers that he had been drinking heavily, showed them a fake ID, which contained a date of birth that was three years earlier than the suspect’s real birth day. The suspect was charged with defrauding the cab driver, resisting arrest and false identification.
On 08/31/09 at 2:00pm officers were called to the area of 16th Avenue and Geary on a report of a theft that had just occurred. The suspect was being chased by a citizen who lost sight of the suspect near 15th Avenue and Geary Boulevard. Upon hearing the suspects description one of the responding officers stopped a MUNI bus that had just left Geary and Park Presidio. The suspect was found on the bus and was detained by the officer. Another passenger on the bus told the officer that when the suspect saw the police car behind the bus activate his lights and siren he threw a knife under a seat. The suspect then changed seats onhealthy clomid clomiphene before the officer boarded the bus. The knife was located. Further investigation determined that the suspect had gone into a business on the 5400 block of Geary and stole an item from the store. The owner confronted the suspect, who had stolen from him in the past, and he dropped the item and ran away. The 31 year old male was charged with burglary of a store and carrying a concealed weapon.
NOTEWORTHY INCIDENTS
On 08/28 between 7:30am and 9:45am, on the 1400 block of Lake St, a suspect gained entry into an apartment while the tenant was home asleep. The victim awoke to find her front door open and her I-pod and wallet missing.
On 08/28 between 8:30am and 1:15pm, a suspect gained entry into an apartment garage and took a bike. There were no signs of forced entry.
On 08/28 between 9:30am and 5:30pm on the 300 block of 2nd Ave, a suspect gained entry into an apartment and took a camera and game system. There were no signs of forced entry.
On 08/29 at 4:40am on the 2700 block of McAllister, the victim, who was asleep on his couch awoke to a noise and saw the suspect standing in his living room. The victim saw that the suspect was wearing his leather jacket and was holding his I-pod and 2 sweatshirts. The suspect ran out of the house south on Arguello, to east on Golden Gate Ave. The suspect had gained entry via an unlocked front door.
On 08/29 at 1:25pm the victim reported to an officer that a male with a red beard and tattoos been scene cutting the lock on her bike and ride it away towards 9th Ave and Lincoln Way. The bike had been parked in front of the Botanical Gardens.
On 08/29 at 10:15pm, the victim was walking along the Great Highway when he was approached by the two suspects. One of the suspects demanded his wallet and the victim refused. He then had his cell phone taken from his hand while being punched in the face. The suspects, who were described as being in their late teens to early 20’s ran south along the sand.
On 08/31 at 11:10pm, a group of 5 friends, ages 18-21 went to Rossi Playground so one of them could meet up with a girl he had just met at school. The male met up with the girl and a short time later, the rest of his friends came into the park. As they entered they noticed a large group of males coming into the gate behind them. They got an uneasy feeling and one of the group said they should leave. As they began to walk out of the park they noticed that the large group was running after them. The 5 started to run to their car and one of the males in the suspects group caught up with the victim and struck him in the back of the head with an unknown object, causing him to fall to the ground. The other 4 were able to make it to the car, however four of the suspects ran over to them opened the passenger door and struck two of the occupants with a stick. The suspects then ran back into the park and left the area. The group then ran back to render aid to their friend. The victim was transported to the hospital where he was being treated for lacerations on his head and a fractured arm. The investigation is ongoing.
On 09/01 at 9:00am on the 600 block of 20th Ave, officers responded to a call of a suspicious package on the steps of a home. Officers located the item and saw there was a liquid inside of it. There was also a threatening note along side it. The officers evacuated the resident out of her home to the opposite side of the street. It was then they saw a second package and note at the other home. Residents of the block were evacuated and the Arson Inspectors, along the SFFD and SFPD’s Bomb Squad, where called out. It was determined that the liquid in the bottles was not immediately harmful and the residents were allowed back in their homes. The investigation is on going.
On 09/01 between 10:30am and 10:00pm on the 400 block of 15th Ave, a suspect gained entry into an apartment by prying open the front door. Once inside the suspect took a laptop and camera.
On 09/02 at 9:45pm, officers responded to a residence on the 2600 block of Anza. The victim was reporting that at 12:30am that morning he walked outside of his residence to have a cigarette. He remembered being stuck in the head by an unknown suspect and knocked unconscious. He woke up at 4:30am, still on the sidewalk and realized someone had taken the jacket he had been wearing. The jacket contained his cell phone, wallet, MP3 Player and headphones. At that point the victim went inside to go to bed and then went to the doctors later that afternoon.