[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of March 9, 2012. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.]
CAPTAIN ERIC VINTERO’S MESSAGE
Golden Gate Park Concerts/Special Events meeting
On Wednesday, March 14, at 7 p.m., there will be a community meeting to discuss neighborhood concerns regarding large concerts and events in Golden Gate Park . The meeting will be at the Community Meeting Room of the Richmond Police station at 461 6th Avenue . This will be a working meeting to identify issues and propose solutions. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. Questions: morgan@sfsafe.org
The next Richmond District community meeting will be held at Richmond Station on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 7pm. Part of the program will include the SFPUC to gather information from our Community:
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is making investments to improve the sewer system and we want to hear from the public. The Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP) is a collection of projects needed to keep the system working well into the future. Over the next several years, the SFPUC will carefully evaluate the sewer collection system, using a watershed based approach, to understand challenges and possible project solutions. The SFPUC team will be gathering information from the public to better understand storm water and sewer issues in each of San Francisco ’s watersheds (e.g. neighborhoods). We want to know what happens in your block, neighborhood or place of business. This information will help us make better decisions about how to improve the sewer system while we strive to make the city and its neighborhoods safer and environmental sustainable. Please join us at the Richmond District community meeting on March 20 at 7pm to give your feedback.
NOTEWORTHY ARRESTS
On 03/06/12 SFPD Mounted units were in the area of Golden Gate Park near Bowling Green Drive and JFK Drive in an area that was known to have homeless encampments. They came across a group of 8 who had sleeping bags, blankets and tarps spread across the ground. They had also lit a campfire. One of the campers had a dog that lunged at the officers and upon running the owner of the dog it was determined that she had a warrant from another county. The 21 year old female was charged for the warrant.
On 03/06/12 at 9:30am, SFPD Honda units were in the area of 5th Ave and JFK Drive and located a homeless encampment with a tent and a campfire. Two of the 3 were cited for the campfire and the third, a 20 year old male was charged with an out of county warrant.
On 03/07/12 at 11:50am, officers responded to a call of a male who was in a “garbage room” of an apartment
building on the 300 block of 21st Ave. A tenant of the building had located the suspect and when he confronted him, the suspect left the building. The caller followed the suspect and updated 911 dispatchers as to the suspect location. Officer detained the male in a business on Geary and 21st Ave. The male told the officers that he was homeless and “was just sleeping” in the garbage room. The suspect, who is on parole, was charged with trespassing and possession of narcotic paraphernalia.
On 03/07/12 at 10:15pm, officers were sent to a call of a fight near the De Young Museum. The caller was reporting that a homeless male kicked him and made threats. The caller provided a description and direction that the suspect had fled. Officers located the male at Fulton and 8th Ave where he was detained. The suspect was on probation and subject to search; officer’s located narcotic paraphernalia and narcotics. The original caller did not wish to press charges, the 23 year old male was charged with narcotic and probation violations.
NOTEWORTHY INCIDENTS
Between 03/03/12, 9pm and 03/04/12, 10:30am on the 400 block of Lake St, a suspect gained entry into an apartment lobby and took a bike that had been locked up under the stairs. The suspect used bolt cutters to cut the lock and there were no signs of forced entry into the building.
On 03/04/12 at 12:24am, officers responded to a call of an attempted robbery at 14th Ave and Clement St. The victims, who had been drinking told the officers that they were walking on Clement and one of them accidently bumped one of the suspects as they passed each other on the sidewalk. The victim apologized to the suspect who said “What’s your problem” and punched the victim in the head. The victim said he then saw the suspect holding a handgun and the victim’s friend heard them say “empty your wallets.” The victims ran from the scene. The suspects were described as three males in their early 20’s wearing dark clothing.
On 03/05/12 at 12:50am, the victim was walking south on 20th Ave towards Anza St. The suspect came up from behind her and grabbed her purse from her shoulder. The victim held onto the strap and began screaming for help. The suspect pulled her into the street and the strap finally broke off the purse and the victim fell to the ground. The suspect was able to take the purse and fled east bound on Anza St. The victim sustained minor injuries and refused an ambulance. The suspect was described as a male, 20-30 years of age wearing a red beanie cap and a dark jacket.
On 03/06/12 between 3:30pm and 4:00pm, a suspect took a bike that had been parked and locked in front of the De Young Museum.
Wow, the purse snatching was not far from my house. That stretch, from Geary to Anza on 20th, is rather dark.
It is rather dark with those 3 large trees on the east of the street, my grandpa got mugged in the same spot 20 years ago. When ever I get off the bus at that location, I always look behind me to see if I am being followed or not, if there’s a person behind me, I cross the street.