[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of October 19, 2012. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.]
CAPTAIN SHARON FERRIGNO’S MESSAGE
Chief Suhr is conducting a series of community meetings to present various less lethal options currently available to law enforcement. The Department has drafted a working policy for deployment of Energy Conducted Weapon’s (ECW). It is Chief Suhr’s desire to equip members of the Department’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) with ECWs. CIT officers have the most up-to-date training on de-escalating situations where the use-of-force may be needed and we believe that they will be the most judicious in the potential application of ECWs. Please join Chief Suhr along with esteemed members of the Police Commission, myself and the Captains and community members from Taraval and Ingleside districts on:
Tuesday, October 23rd, 6 pm, Scottish Rite Cultural Center, 2850 19th Avenue
Our next Community meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 6pm. It will be in the Community Room, here at Richmond Station, 461 6th Ave. (NOTE TIME CHANGE)
NOTEWORTHY ARRESTS
On 10/12/12 at 11:47am, plainclothes officers observed a male on the 800 block of 47th Ave that they knew to be on felony probation. Upon detaining the male, they discovered that he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was also in possession of a small black bag that had numerous keys, including building and car keys, that he said he had found.
On 10/13/12 at 6:53am, officers were called to the 800 block of LaPlaya on a report of person sleeping in the store. Officers located the female and found that she had an outstanding warrant for her arrest for robbery. The 36 year old female was charged accordingly.
NOTEWORTHY INCIDENTS
On 10/12/2012 at 1:45pm two females walked into a business on the 3300 block of Sacramento. One of them distracted the clerk, while the other took the employees cell phones. They were described as black females 18 years of age, one wearing a blue vest and blue denim shirt, the other wearing a red windbreaker jacket.
Between 10/12/12, 11:30pm and 10/13/12, 8:45am on the 400 block of Arguello, a suspect gained entry into a business by prying the lock on the front door. The suspect then forced open a file cabinet and took cash.
On 10/12/12 at 11:10pm on the 100 block of 9th Ave , the victims came home and found their garage door slightly ajar. They closed the door and went inside the home. At 11:53pm the victim went back outside and as she got to the front, she saw the suspect run out of her garage with her backpack. She screamed, and the suspect dropped the backpack and fled north on 9th Ave. He was described as a white male, 5’11 with a skinny build, wearing a beanie and blue jacket.
On 10/13/12 at 3:15am, officers were sent to an alarm call at a business on the 3600 block of Balboa. When they arrived they saw that the front door had been pried open. The suspect had fled the scene, but was able to take the cash from the tip jar.
On 10/13/12 at 9am, the victim was at Mountain Lake Park when he was approached by a 14-16 year old male. The male asked if he could use the victim’s cell phone to call his mom and let her know where he was. Due to the fact that the male appeared “clean cut” and “well mannered” he allowed the male to use the phone. The suspect then pretended to dial a number and then took off running with the phone. He was described as a white male, wearing a light brown baseball cap, black shirt and black pants and was last seen at 12th and Lake St .
On 10/13/12, between 2:15pm and 3:30pm a bike was taken from the rack in front of the Japanese Tea Garden.
On 10/13/12 between 7:30pm and 9:30pm on the 400 block of 26th Ave , a suspect gained entry into a garage and
took a bike. There were no signs of forced entry.
On 10/14/12 between 12am and 9am on the 500 block of 26th Ave , a suspect gained entry into an apartment building garage and broke into two vehicles parked inside. The suspect took coins from the vehicles.
On 10/14/12 between 9:15am and 6pm on the 300 block of 26th Ave , a suspect gained entry into a building, possibly via the roof access. The suspect then went into the garage and broke into a vehicle parked inside, however there was no loss.
Between 10/15/12, 4pm and 10/16/12, 8:30am on the 100 block of 16th Ave, a suspect gained entry into a garage and took a sleeping bags, camping equipment and a bike. There were no signs of forced entry.
On 10/16/12, between 8:30am and 6:40pm on the 400 block of Lake St , a suspect gained entry into an apartment by unknown means. The suspect took two laptops, autographed baseballs and a game system.
On 10/16/12 at 4:15pm, on the 3000 block of Sacramento St, the suspects walked into a business and wandered about the store. They asked the clerk if she knew how to unlock an iPhone and at this point the clerk noticed a red Honda double parked in front of the store. Suddenly the two suspects grabbed handbags that were for sale and ran to the awaiting Honda. The suspects were described as black females, 25 yrs, one with short hair, pinkish top and blue jeans. The second was wearing a tan baseball cap and blue jeans.
On 10/17/12 between 9am and 9:40pm on the 800 block of 30th Ave , a suspect gained entry into a residence by
removing the screen off of a window, and climbing through the window. The suspect took a laptop and cell phone.