Police Blotter – March 6, 2015

SFPD Richmond District Police Station
Weekly Update 03-06-2015
Captain Simon Silverman

Here are some of the 663 incidents handled by officers in the Richmond Police District this past week:

RECENT INCIDENTS:

THEFT FROM A MERCHANT
Geary & 14th Ave
02-26-2015 4:50 PM
The suspect entered the store and pretended to be shopping for a vacuum cleaner. When the merchant went to answer the phone, the suspect ran out with a $600 vacuum.
Suspect: Black male adult, 40-50 years old, 6’0” 200lbs, wearing all blue clothing with his hair pulled back into a ponytail.
Captain’s Note: This sounds like a case for J. Edgar Hoover.

THEFT FROM A LOCKED AUTO / BURGLARY OF A GARAGE
Anza & 4th Ave
02-27-2015 12:30 AM to 9:45 AM
An unknown suspect broke into the victim’s car which was parked in front of her house. Inside the car was the remote garage door opener. After stealing items from the car, the suspect used the garage door opener to steal items from the garage as well.
Captain’s Note: I advise against leaving a remote garage door opener in the car, especially when the car is parked near the house.

BURGLARY
California & Pierce
02-27-2015 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
The victim was away from home when an unknown suspect forced open the door and stole property from the home. Both the victim and a house painter working nearby told officers that they had seen a suspicious person in front of the home shortly before the burglary.
Suspect: White male, 20-25 years old, 6’0” 150lbs, wearing a black baseball cap with a green triangle shaped patch on the front, a dark jacket, baggy black jeans, black shoes and a black backpack. His face was described as scruffy.
Captain’s Note: When you see someone or something suspicious, trust your instincts and call the police.

ARREST: RESISTING & OBSTRUCTING A POLICE OFFICER
Point Lobos & 45th Ave
02-27-2015 5:15 PM
Officers were called to investigate a theft. They detained the suspect who told them, “If we we’re on 3rd Street I’d cut you!” The suspect repeatedly tried to walk away from the officers. Although, the original victim declined to press charges for theft, the suspect was charged with resisting and obstructing police officers.

BATTERY
Cabrillo & 7th Ave
02-28-2015 12:31 AM
Store employees saw two suspects who had stolen from the business in the past. They escorted the suspects out at which point one of them punched an employee in the face and ran off.
Suspect 1 (assailant): Latino male, 20-30 years old, 5’10” 180lbs, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and dark jeans
Suspect 2: Latino male, 20-30 years old, 5’9”, wearing dark clothing

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
La Playa & Cabrillo
02-28-2015 1:36 AM
The victim heard something hitting his garage door. When he stepped outside to investigate, he was struck in the nose by what appeared to be a plastic pellet from a pellet gun fired by an unknown suspect. He was not injured.

ARREST: FELONY DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE / INJURY COLLISION
Park Presidio & Crossover
02-28-2015 1:48 AM
The suspect was driving northbound on Park Presidio when officers saw him drive off the roadway and into the median. They quickly found that the driver was under the influence of alcohol. A passenger suffered fractured vertebrae in the collision, and the suspect’s 2014 BMW was demolished.
Captain’s Note: Causing injury to another while driving under the influence is a felony. If the drunk driver is the only one injured it’s a misdemeanor (and maybe a little karma).

ARREST: FELON IN POSSESSION OF A WEAPON (pepper spray)
Post & Steiner
03-01-2015 4:40 PM
Officers on patrol saw a driver who was not wearing his seat belt. They stopped the car to issue him a citation and a records check revealed that he was a felon with previous convictions for carrying a concealed firearm. The suspect was in possession of oleoresin capsicum (also known as pepper spray). Convicted felons are prohibited from possessing chemical agents so the officers arrested him.

HIT & RUN / STOLEN CAR
Clement & 2nd Ave
03-02-2015 3:00 PM
An unknown suspect driving a stolen car crashed into two parked vehicles and fled on foot. No one was injured.

ARREST: MISDEMEANOR WARRANTS
Geary & Spruce
03-02-2015 8:48 PM
Officers responded to a verbal argument between roommates and discovered that one party had warrants for her arrest from San Luis Obispo for DUI and violation of probation.

ARREST: BURGLARY
Geary and 45th Ave
03-02-2015 9:58 PM
A resident returned home to find that her lock was damaged and a strange man was inside her apartment so she called 911. Officers found the suspect on the street nearby and arrested him.

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
Fulton & Willard North
03-02-2015 11:25 PM
The victim and the suspect were drinking together when they got into an argument. The suspect hit the victim in the head with a wine bottle causing minor injuries. The suspect drove away and the victim does not know her name.
Suspect: White female, 20-25 years old, 5’8” 150lbs, blonde hair, wearing a white top.
Vehicle: Black Honda Accord

ARREST: SHOOTING INTO AN OCCUPIED BUILDING
Balboa & 5th Ave
03-03-2015 1:12 AM
An unruly patron was escorted out of a bar. Shortly thereafter he returned with a handgun and fired one shot through the window of the occupied bar. No one was injured. Officers arrived quickly and arrested the suspect for several assault charges and weapons violations.
Captain’s Note: The suspect was charged with a San Francisco Municipal Code that bans high capacity firearms magazines. This week, the US 9th circuit court refused to block a similar law in effect in Sunnyvale.

PEOPLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS
LaPlaya & Cabrillo
03-03-2015 9:00 AM
A MUNI bus driver called the SFPD because he had reached the end of his route and there were two people on his bus who would not wake up. The people in question were so heavily under the influence of methadone that they needed medical attention. Both subjects were taken to the hospital by paramedics.

CITATION: MISUSE OF A DISABLED PARKING PLACARD
Geary & 7th Ave
03-03-2015 10:16 AM
An officer on patrol saw a driver park in a spot reserved for the disabled. The car was displaying a disabled person’s placard registered to one person while the car was registered to another. Upon further investigation, the placard was issued to the driver’s wife, but she was not present. The driver was cited for misuse of the placard.
Captain’s Note: The placard is issued for the use of a particular person. When that person is not present, the placard cannot be used by someone else simply for their own convenience.

ARREST: THEFT FROM A VEHICLE / RESISTING ARREST
Cabrillo & 8th Ave
03-04-2015 5:32 PM
Officers responded to a call that three people were breaking into a car. As the first officer arrived on scene, he saw the suspects, one of whom was holding a backpack stolen from the car. This suspect dropped the backpack and ran from the officer but the officer recovered the backpack and caught the suspect. The other two suspects escaped.

DEATH INVESTIGATION: PROBABLE SUICIDE
Cabrillo & 20th Ave
03-03-2015 4:33 PM
SFPD received calls from the victim’s employer and from a family member who lives out of town saying that they were concerned since they had not heard from the victim for some time. Officers responded and found that the victim was dead from a probable suicide.

THEFT FROM A LOCKED AUTO / BURGLARY OF A GARAGE
Cornwall & 5th Ave
03-03-2015 9:30 PM to 03-04-2015 7:30 AM
An unknown suspect broke into the victim’s car which was parked in front of her house. Inside the car was the remote garage door opener. After stealing items from the car, the suspect used the garage door opener to steal items from the garage as well.
Captain’s Note: This is the second example this week of why I advise against leaving a remote garage door opener in the car, especially when the car is parked near the house.

TELEPHONE SCAM
Clement & 19th Ave
03-04-2105 10:00 AM
A resident received a call from a person claiming to be from the IRS. The suspect told the victim that if he did not pay $1600 in back taxes immediately he would be arrested and or sued. The suspect tried to get the victim to go to the store and buy money cards for payment, but the victim realized it was a scam and refused to cooperate.
Captain’s Note: The best way to know for certain that it is a scam is that the suspect will demand immediate payment through some sort of untraceable, non-refundable method – usually a money card or wire transfer.

PICKPOCKET
Geary & 16th Ave (Aboard a MUNI bus)
03-04-2105 6:40 PM
The victim was riding a crowded MUNI bus with her backpack on her back. An unknown suspect stole her wallet from inside of the backpack.

ARREST: PAROLE VIOLATION / POSSESSION OF COCAINE / TRAFFIC VIOLATION
Point Lobos & 48th Ave
03-05-2015 12:00 PM
Officers on patrol saw a car with expired registration and detained the driver in order to cite him. A records check revealed that he was on parole for manslaughter. As a condition of his parole, he is required to submit to warrantless search by police. The officers searched him and found that he was in possession of cocaine. They arrested him for this and for violating his parole.

TRESPASSING / HIT & RUN
Clay & Walnut
03-06-2015 8:45 AM
A resident saw a stranger in the garage of his multi unit building. He asked her what she was doing and she told him that she was there to visit another tenant. The resident returned to his own apartment. A short while later, he was surprised to find the stranger inside his apartment and he called 911. In the meantime, the suspect returned to the garage and drove straight through the closed garage door onto the street where she hit a passing car.
The suspect and car from this incident match the description from a stolen vehicle incident in the Tenderloin earlier in the morning.
Suspect: Latina female, 30-35 years old, 5’6” 155lbs, wearing a gray jogging outfit, driving a white Toyota sedan.

NEXT COMMUNITY MEETING:
Tuesday 03-17-2015 @ 7:00 PM
Richmond Station Community Room
461 6th Ave.

CONTACT US:
Call 911 for emergencies
Call 415-553-0123 for non-emergency police service
Richmond Station
461 6th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94118
415-666-8000
E-mail: SFPDRichmondStation@sfgov.org
Follow us on Twitter: @SFPDRichmond