[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of June 28, 2013. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.]
CAPTAIN SHARON FERRIGNO’S MESSAGE
We have been very busy this week. We bid a fond farewell to 8 of our colleagues who retired and we wish them the best of luck and long healthy lives as they move on to the next chapter in their lives. We are grateful for their service and friendship over the past 30 years.
Richmond Station officers arrested a group of juveniles, strong arm robbery suspects. As the juvenile suspects were high fiving each other after the commission of their crime, their elation soon wore off as arresting officers swooped in and took them into custody. I cannot emphasize enough, the importance of paying attention to your surroundings and avoid texting, talking on the phone and using tablets in public places. We become so engrossed in our devices that we forget to take note of where we are and who is around us.
On behalf of the women and men of Richmond Station we wish each and every one of you a safe and happy 4th of July.
Our next Community meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 6pm. It will be in the Community Room, here at Richmond Station, 461 6th Ave.
NOTEWORTHY ARRESTS
On 06/21/13 at 6:40am, the victim arrived at his home under construction on the 100 block of 24th Ave. He walked towards the rear of the home and found a backpack and shirt lying on the ground in the yard. He then noticed that the back door was open. He entered the home and found the suspect on the third floor in the bathroom. He yelled at the suspect to stay put as the police were in their way. The suspect refused and fled the home. As officers were arriving in the area, the victim who was following the suspect flagged down the officers and pointed him out. The 31 year old male was detained and charged with burglary. The suspect was also in possession of an iPad that did not belong to him or the victim.
On 06/21/13 at 8pm, the victims were parking their car on the 2900 block of Anza. The suspect was in front of his home spraying down the sidewalk with a hose. He then told the occupants of the vehicle that they couldn’t park there as it was his space. The victim told him it was a legal space and he was going to park there. The suspect threatened to “hose” the victims if they didn’t leave and when the victim said that he was calling the police the suspect turned the hose through the open window and sprayed the driver and the passenger of the vehicle. The victim’s cell phone was also damaged by the water. The officers located the suspect in his home and the 66 year old male was charged with battery and vandalism.
On 06/22/13 at 12:20am, on the 700 block of 7th Ave, a male entered the store and was immediately recognized by the night manager as a suspect in prior thefts. The manager asked the suspect to leave and he complied. Five minutes later he
returned and had an unknown amount of cash in his hand. The suspect then entered the employee area of the deli and the night manager called the police. When officers arrived the suspect was wearing rubber gloves and making himself a sandwich. The officers detained the 47 year old male and determined that he had several outstanding warrants for his arrest. The store requested no further police action. The male was booked for the warrants.
On 06/23/13 at 7:30pm, Golden Gate Park Rangers were in the Nursery area of the main corp yard at 100 MLK Dr. They noticed a suspect sitting in the personal vehicle of one of the other rangers. They detained the male who had items in his pockets that he took from the vehicle. Officers arrived and took the male into custody. He was the same suspect as the incident listed above from the 700 block of 7th Ave. He was charged with burglary and possession of stolen property.
On 06/24/13 at 2pm officers observed a male climbing into the shrubbery on the 400 block of Funston. Officers stopped to talk to the male and determined that he was on parole and had an outstanding warrant for a parole violation. The 49 year old male was booked on the warrant.
On 06/24/13 at 11:15pm, officers were patrolling in the area of 6th and Balboa when they observed a male they knew to be on probation. They were also aware that he had a search condition. The officers stopped the male and found that he was in possession of methamphetamine. The 31 year old male was charged with narcotic and probation violations.
On 06/25/13 at 8pm, the victim was on a 5 Fulton MUNI line traveling outbound. She was standing near the rear exit door and as the bus was coming to a stop, the first female suspect tried to grab the phone from her hand. The phone fell into the rear stair well and when the bus stopped and the door opened the phone fell to the sidewalk. The victim attempted to retrieve the phone and was then shoved out of the way by the first suspect and a second female suspect. The two girls and a
male who had been with them on the bus, all fled north on 6th Ave. Two other passengers had heard the victim call for help and exited the bus and began to chase the suspects. At some point near 6th and Balboa the three split up and ran in different directions. As officers arrived the two passengers pointed out two of the suspects to the officers and they detained the second female suspect and the male. The 15 year old female was charged with robbery. The male was released pending further investigation. The female was fled was described as an Asian female, 18-20 years wearing a dark cap. The phone was not recovered and had been turned off.
NOTEWORTHY INCIDENTS
On 06/21/13, between 4:30am and 5:00am on the unit block of 12th Ave, a suspect climbed the scaffolding on a building under construction. The suspect broke a window but it is unknown if entry was made into the building. The suspect then went to a storage area at the rear of the building and pried open the door. The suspect took a painting.
On 06/21/13 at 7:30pm, the victim was on a 5 Fulton MUNI line, outbound, reading an article on his phone. A suspect grabbed the victim’s phone from his hand and exited the bus at Fulton and Park Presidio. The victim gave chase for a half a block and then stopped. The suspect was a black male with a yellow backpack and wearing blue jeans.
On 06/22/13 at 12am, on the 500 block of 22nd Ave, the victim awoke to the suspect standing in her bedroom. She screamed and yelled for him to get out. The suspect mumbled something and fled the residence into the backyards. There were no signs of forced entry and the victim had left the front door unlocked. He was described as a black male, 16-17 yrs wearing a red and orange sweatshirt.
Between 06/22/13, 10:30pm and 06/23/13, 8:30am on the 3300 block of Washington, a suspect entered a yard through the tradesman door. The suspect entered the home via the rear sliding door and took a violin. There were no signs of forced entry and the victims were asleep and did not hear anything.
On 06/23/13 at 9:30am, the victim was walking west on Pine St just past Divisadero when he noticed the suspects behind him. He continued walking north on Broderick and saw that the suspects were now running at him. They ran just passed him, turned around and one of them displayed a handgun. They told the victim to give them the backpack he was wearing and when one of them pulled on the backpack, he pulled back. The victim was then struck on the head with the handgun and took his backpack. They went into his pockets, took his cell phone and fled south on Broderick. The victim was taken to a local hospital to treat a laceration on his head. The suspects were described as black males, 20-25, and both wearing black hooded sweatshirts.
Between 06/23/13, 4:50pm and 06/24/13, 8am on the 2100 block of Post St, a suspect entered a garage and took a bike. There were no signs of forced entry.
Between 06/23/13, 11:30pm and 06/24/13, 8am on the 100 block of 20th Ave, a suspect entered a garage by unknown means and took a bike, hair dryer and CD’s from a car parked inside.
On 06/24/13, between 8am and 6pm on the unit block of 7th Ave, a suspect entered an apartment lobby and took two baby strollers and a scooter. There were no signs of forced entry.
On 06/26/13 at 5:55am on the unit block of West Clay, the victim who was upstairs heard the sound of breaking glass in a downstairs room. He went down to investigate and saw the suspect standing in the room. He told the suspect to leave and the suspect fled in an unknown direction. There were no signs of forced entry into the residence and no property was missing. The suspect was described as a white male, wearing a blue jacket and carrying a black backpack.
On 06/27/13 at 1:45am, officers were sent to an alarm call on the 800 block of Clement St. When they arrived they saw that the front iron gate was open and the front door had been pried open. A walk through of the business was conducted and the suspect was gone. The manager of the business was notified and arrived on scene. A full inventory needs to be done to determine the loss.