[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of September 6, 2012. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.]
CAPTAIN SHARON FERRIGNO’S MESSAGE
It is with a heavy heart that the men and women of Richmond Police Station grieve the senseless loss of California Highway Patrol Officer Kenyon Youngstrom. Our hearts and prayers go out to the Youngstrom family and our colleagues with the California Highway Patrol. Officer Youngstrom leaves behind his wife and four young children. The California Highway Patrol has established a memorial fund to support Youngstrom’s family. The fund is available through Wells Fargo, and donations to the Officer Kenyon Youngstrom Memorial can be made at any Wells Fargo branch.
The California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation, which provides financial assistance to the families of fallen officers, can provide further information on the memorial. Foundation representatives can be reached at (714) 529-1199 or at info@chp11-99.org.
Officer Tim Gibson will be retiring after 41 years of service. The officers of Richmond Station will miss Tim greatly. Tim has a fantastic work ethic, a wonderful personality and his spot on the team will be hard to fill. Tim served at the Housing Task Force, Muni Task Force, Southern Station, Northern Station and completed his tour of duty at his favorite assignment, Richmond Station.
The 65th Annual Police Fire Mass will be held on Sunday September 9, 2012 at Saint Monica’s Church, located at Geary Blvd and 23rd Ave. Mass will be held at 10:30am and is dedicated to remembering and honoring the ultimate sacrifices made by the Police Officers and Firefighters of San Francisco.
I would like to cordially invite each and every one of you to attend the SFPD Cops & Joggers Annual Picnic and 5k run benefiting San Francisco SAFE on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at Peacock Meadow in Golden Gate Park ( JFK Drive and Conservator Drive East ) from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M.
You do not have to be a jogger to attend there will be family events and activities including a rib cook off, petting zoo, fun run/walk and rock wall. Please join your officers from Richmond Station and show your support for SF SAFE.
Our next Community meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 6pm. It will be in the Community Room, here at Richmond Station, 461 6th Ave. (NOTE TIME CHANGE)
NOTEWORTHY ARRESTS
On 09/03/12 at 6pm, officers detained a male at Clay and Lyon St as he appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The suspect gave the officers a false name and birth date; however another officer arrived on scene and recognized him from an arrest on 06/27/12. It was determined that the suspect was on felony probation for a weapons violation and also had two outstanding warrants for his arrest. A subsequent search of his backpack revealed a drivers license belong to another person and a note book that contained personal information for 16 other people (names, addresses, access card numbers and security codes). He had no explanation as to why he was in possession of these items. Further investigation showed that the drivers license he was in possession of had been stolen from a bar on 07/22/12. The 32 year old male was charged with possession of stolen property and burglar tools, theft of access card information, narcotic and probation violations.
On 09/05/12 at 6:15pm, officers were called to a bank on the 300 block of Clement St on a report of a check fraud in progress. Officers were given a description of the suspect and located him on the corner just outside the bank and detained him. Upon speaking with bank employees, they were told that the suspect came in to cash a check. When the teller entered the information into the computer he saw that the account had been flagged for fraudulent activity, and the account number and name on the check did not match the information in the computer for the owner of the account. It also showed that the suspect had just opened the account at another branch in Oakland that morning. The teller told him that he could not cash the check as the account was too new, and the suspect took the check and walked out of the bank. The suspect, a 42 year old male who is on probation was charged with the fraud and probation violation.
NOTEWORTHY INCIDENTS
Between 08/25/12, 6pm and 09/04/12, 6am, inside Golden Gate Park, several decorative strips of copper were removed from a wooden overhang at the Japanese Tea Garden.
On 09/02/12 at 2:25am, a cab driver picked up two males at 16th and Valencia Sts, and they told the driver to take them to Geary and Blake St. When they arrived, one of the males exited the cab and took off running. The cab driver told the second male he was going to call the police. The second male asked him not to and gave him a portion of the fare due, and called his friend and told him to return. The two were waiting outside the cab and when the first male returned he refused to pay the remainder of the fare. Both passengers then pushed the driver to the ground and took off running north on Blake. The driver sustained scrapes to his hands.
Between 09/03/12, 8:30pm and 09/04/12, on the 300 block of Arguello, a suspect gained entry into an apartment building garage and took a bicycle. The bike’s lock had been cut, but there were no signs of forced entry into the garage.
On 09/05/12, between 6:45am and 3:30pm on the 300 block of 2nd Ave , a suspect gained entry into an apartment
and took a laptop, iPod and clothing. The rear door of the apartment has a malfunctioning lock.
On 09/05/12 at 4:55pm, officers responded to the 2100 block of Broderick for a burglary report. The victim told them that on 09/04/12 between 4:50pm and 6pm, his car was parked on the 300 block of Hayes St . He was unsure if he locked the doors to his car, but when he returned his vehicle registration and house keys were missing from the car. On 09/05/12 between 9:15am and 4pm, a suspect entered his home, possibly with his house keys and took a laptop, iPad3 and a camera.