[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of September 17, 2010. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.]
CAPTAIN RICHARD CORREIA’S MESSAGE
At their luncheon on September 15, 2010 the Greater Geary Boulevard Merchants and Property Owners acknowledged the heroic actions of two employees of Geary Boulevard merchant.
On Wednesday September 8, 2010 an officer was on bicycle patrol in the area of Geary Boulevard and 10th Avenue when he was attacked by a deranged 6’2″-210 pound suspect. The suspect threw a cup full of liquid in the Officer’s face began punching him in the face and body. The suspect ran away and the officer gave chase. The officer caught up with the suspect within seconds but encountered significant and violent resistance as he attempted of take the suspect into custody.
Mr. Michael Renaldi and Mr. George Mapa, both of whom are employees at Paul’s Battery and Tire Service, which is located at 4644 Geary, observed the violent assault. These courageous individuals ran to officer’s aid and physically engaged the suspect. They were successful in subduing the suspect and then held him down until police back-up units arrived.
Mr. Renaldi and Mr. Mapa disregarded their own personal safety when they confronted the officer’s violent and powerful attacker. And by their actions they prevented both the Officer and the suspect from being seriously injured. The police department is appreciative and indebted to these fine young men for their bravery and commitment to the police-community partnership.
During the past week in the District there were 23 traffic accidents 5 involving injuries and one fatality. There were 10 citations issued for driving without a license or driving on a suspended license. There were 3 arrests for driving under the influence.
Our next Police Community Forum is scheduled for September 21, 2010 at 7:00 PM at Richmond Station. The meeting will include a presentation by the promoters of the upcoming Hardly-Strictly-Bluegrass Festival and a synopsis of the Outside Lands Festival.
NOTEWORTHY ARRESTS
On 09/11/10 at 7:52pm officers were flagged down at Fulton and LaPlaya. A person had reported that
there was an extremely intoxicated male that was harassing passersby. The officers located the male stumbling around in the middle of Fulton Street and when the officer told the male to sit on the curb, he pushed the officer with both hands. The officers detained the male after a short struggle. Due to the level of intoxication an ambulance was summoned and the 17 year old subject transported to a local hospital. He was charged with battery on a police officer.
On 09/14/10 an officer assigned to patrol the schools in the Richmond District was made aware of 2
robberies that had occurred on 09/07/10. The fourteen year old victims were able to identify the suspects, both 15 year old high school students. One of the victims had been choked during the robbery. The officer went to the school to detain the suspects but they had both cut class. Later in the afternoon on 09/14, the school officer was able to locate and detain both suspects. The two were charged with robbery, kidnapping and conspiracy.
NOTEWORTHY INCIDENTS
Between 09/09/10 at 8:00pm and 09/10/10 at 10:00am on the 2100 block of Pierce Street a suspect
gained entry into a garage of a residence and took two bicycles. There were no signs of forced entry.
On 09/12/10 at 6:40pm a victim was on an outbound 38 Geary MUNI line which stopped at Geary
Boulevard and Presidio Avenue . The victim was sitting near the rear exit door and had his I-phone in his hand. The two female juveniles who had been sitting behind him exited the bus and one of them grabbed the victim’s I-phone from his hand. The victim gave chase and caught the suspect. That suspect threw the phone to her cohort and a game of keep-away ensued. At one point one of the girls dropped the phone and, as the victim went to pick it up, the suspects pushed him and successfully took control of the phone again. He lost the suspects as they were running eastbound on Post Street . The suspects were described as being 15-20 years of age with heavy builds; one was wearing a baseball cap and a dark colored varsity jacket, the other was wearing a black baseball jacket and ripped blue jeans.
On 09/12/10 at 8:00pm the victim was walking on the 3100 block of Sacramento Street when he heard
someone approaching from behind. He turned around and saw the suspect close behind him armed with a knife. The suspect demanded the victim’s personal property and attempted to grab the victim’s cell phone. The victim backed up into the street and began to scream to draw attention. The suspect fled without any property. Suspect was described as a male, 20-25 years of age wearing a baseball cap and a blue jacket.
On 09/12/10 at 8:30pm a woman was standing on the 400 block of Clement Street holding her cell phone
at her side. The suspect passed by the victim and they made eye contact. A short time later the suspect returned and grabbed the phone from the victim’s hand. The suspect then ran to 6th Avenue and Clement and got into a waiting vehicle. The suspect was described as a male, 18-25 years of age wearing a black t-shirt and blue jeans. The vehicle was described as a white, 2 door Honda or Acura.
On 09/13/10 between 10:00am and 11:00AM on the 700 block of 33rd Avenue a suspect gained entry into
a residence by prying open the metal gate and climbing through a window. The suspect took cash and jewelry.
Seems as though the descriptions of suspects could be a little more specific. Black shirt and blue jeans describes a huge amount of people. Are they skinny, fat, white, Asian, bald, long haired, tattooed, scarred, etc…?