The Noe Valley Voice thanks
Officer Lorraine
Lombardo for this month’s log of incidents reported to
Mission Police Station.
The tally includes most but not all incidents occurring
Sept. 1–30 in the area
bordered by Grand View, 20th, Guerrero, and Cesar Chavez
streets. To contact
Officer Lombardo, call the station at 558-5400 or
email SFPDMissionStation@sfgov.org.
Sept. 8-9, 2 p.m.-8:30 a.m.,
3900 block of 23rd,
Stolen Vehicle: Reported stolen was a
gray, a four-door 1993 Acura Vigor, license plate 3FEU005.
#110724433
Sept. 9, 6:30 a.m.-10:43
p.m., 1300 block of
Castro, Arson: Walgreen’s manager
arrived for work and found the charred remains of a trash
fire on the grounds
of the loading dock near the metal dumpster. A week prior at
8 a.m., a white
male with waist-long blond/gray hair in a ponytail was seen
holding a lighter
as if he was trying to light the trash on fire. The man ran
off after an
employee yelled at him. #110724502
Sept. 10, 3:30 p.m., 4051
24th St., Fire Report: Officer
Alejandrino was driving his police car down 24th Street in
response to a
burglary when he observed black smoke coming from the top of
a building behind
Radio Shack. He saw several bystanders yelling “Fire!” and
pointing to the
black smoke. Alejandrino immediately called Dispatch, then
ran into a nearby
parking lot, where he saw the back staircase of the Radio
Shack building in
flames. As numerous citizens yelled, “There’s a fire, get
out!” he ran to the
front of the building, rang doorbells, and ran up the stairs
through an open
iron gate to knock on doors in an attempt to get occupants’
attention. Seconds
later, SFFD Engine 11 and Truck 11 arrived to put out the
two-alarm fire.
Officer Lombardo later followed up with fire investigators
and was told, “It
was determined to be an accidental fire.” #110728617 (See
“Benefit
Planned for Tenants in 24th Street Fire,” October
2011 Voice.)
Sept. 11, 3 p.m., 1100 block
of Dolores, Grand
Theft: Guests in a home were loading a
car in the
garage and left the garage door open and unattended for 45
minutes. Taken from
the garage were three bicycles: a silver/aluminum Trek 2.1
road bike, valued at
$3,000; and two silver road bikes—one with a rack and extra
handlebar brakes.
#116116911
Sept. 14-15, 8:30 p.m.-7:15
a.m., 3500 block of
21st, Burglary of a Garage: Pliers were found lying
inside a garage door and an automated gate that were damaged
and broken into.
Stolen from the garage were a black Specialized S-Works road
bike, valued at
$3,800; and a silver, custom-built Scott road bike, valued
at $1,800, with “Scott”
in red on the frame. #110742435
Sept. 16, 2:10 p.m., 24th
& Guerrero,
Robbery: A woman reported that she was
walking on the
sidewalk, texting, and passed a male suspect before he came
up behind her,
squeezed her tightly as if hugging her, and ripped her
iPhone out of her hand
and ran off. He was described as an African American
juvenile, 14 to 16 years
old, 5-foot-4, 125 pounds, wearing a black puffy jacket,
hoodie, and blue
jeans. #110746465
Sept. 10-17, 4 p.m.-3 p.m.,
4100 block of 26th,
Stolen Vehicle: Taken was a2000
silver Honda Civic, license plate 4JUZ282. #110750400
Sept. 19, 3:47 a.m., 400
block of Hill,
Burglary: A resident reported that he
awoke to a loud
noise, went to check on his family, then noticed his garage
door open. Missing
from the garage was a Raleigh Passage 4.0 mountain bike,
valued at $400.
Stickers on the bike said “Critical Mass” and “Milk.”
#110753921
Sept. 18-19, 4 a.m.-12 p.m.,
1200 block of
Dolores, Burglary: A resident told police
he left his home and when he returned he found the deadbolt
on his front door
in an unlocked position. He found a broken window in his
living room and
several items stolen, including an Apple MacBook Pro laptop
computer valued at
$2,000 and a custom-made laptop valued at $800. #110755234
Sept. 19, 1 p.m., 24th &
Hoffman, Found
Property: Found on the sidewalk were
two Volvo fob keys
and a San Francisco Library scan card. #110755074
Sept. 23-24, 11 p.m.-1 a.m.,
4000 block of Cesar
Chavez, Burglary of a Flat: A resident reported
someone broke into his flat by breaking a window. The
intruder stole $18,300
worth of items, including a handmade heirloom valued at
$6,500. #110772078
Sept. 27-28, 7 p.m-7 a.m.,
4000 block of 26th,
Stolen Vehicle: A black, two-door 1998
Honda Civic, license plate 5HSK355, was stolen. #110782817
REPORT
FROM INGLESIDE STATION
The Ingleside police blotter covers incidents
reported Sept.
1–30 in the part of Noe Valley bounded by Cesar Chavez,
Guerrero, 30th, and
Diamond streets. The incidents were culled from newsletters
produced by Ingleside
Police Station. The log may not include all crimes reported
during the month.
To contact Ingleside Station, email SFPDInglesideStation@sfgov.org.
Sept. 5, 9 p.m., 200 block of Duncan,
Vandalism: A tenant
in an apartment complex came home to find his doorknob
damaged. No entry
appeared to have been made into the apartment and the door
itself was not
damaged. He replaced the doorknob and contacted Ingleside
because he wanted the
incident documented. #110710567
Sept. 6, 7:45 a.m., 400 block of 29th, Stolen
Vehicle
Sept. 8, 12:40 p.m., 330 block of 26th,
Narcotics Possession: Officers
Almaguer and Housecarriague conducted a traffic stop of a
vehicle driving
through the area. They recognized the driver to be a subject
that they were
familiar with. Previous contact had discovered that the driver
did not have a
valid license and was currently suspended. Upon making contact
with the
passenger of the vehicle a computer query discovered two
active warrants for
his arrest. Both subjects were removed from the vehicle and
taken into custody
without incident. While removing the two males, officers on
scene could see
narcotics in plain view between the seats. The narcotics were
seized as
evidence and both suspects transported to Ingleside Station
for booking.
#110723736
Sept. 11, 2200 block of Castro, Fraud: The
victim came to Ingleside Station to report a fraud. She
explained that she had
put an ad on Craigslist in order to sell her couch. She
received an email from
an unknown female who said she was interested in purchasing
the couch. The
suspect mailed the victim a check in an amount much greater
than the cost of
the couch and asked that she deposit the check. The victim was
told to complete
a money transfer that wired back the difference. The victim
deducted the amount
she had been asking for the couch and completed the bank
transaction. She was
contacted by her bank and
informed that the initial check had not cleared. The victim
had no suspect
information other than the address where the funds were
transferred and the
email account used. Further investigation to be conducted.
#110730424
Sept. 12, 5 p.m., 1500 block of Noe, Stolen
Vehicle
Sept. 19, 4 p.m., 400 block of Day, Stolen
Vehicle
Sept. 19, 11:47 p.m., 200 block of Valley,
Recovered Stolen
Vehicle
Sept. 24, 9:36 p.m., 1500 block of Church,
Vandalism: Officer
Lundy and several other Ingleside officers responded to a
report of suspects
vandalizing a bus stop. The officers made contact with three
suspects. All were
in possession of graffiti tools and were subsequently cited.
#110771688
Sept. 25, 12:30 p.m., 200 block of Duncan,
Theft: Officer
Sanchez and various other Ingleside units responded to the
call of a theft from
a person. She met with the victim, who advised that he arrived
home and found a
known suspect and a few friends sleeping in the living room.
The victim stated
his sister lived with him and she had given them permission to
spend the night
there. The victim noticed a wallet that he claimed had been
missing for several
months near one of the individuals. He confronted the known
suspect, took his
cell phone, and told him that he was not going to return his
cell phone until
the suspect returned his wallet. The suspect grabbed a knife
and began
threatening the victim and demanding his cell phone back.
Another individual
who resides in the home took the knife away and the suspect
jumped on the
victim, punched him repeatedly, and left the area. The victim
had visible
bruising and cuts, and the officers immediately summoned an
ambulance. Officers
searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect.
#110773333
Sept. 25, 7:49 p.m., 200 block of 28th,
Robbery: Officers
Paris and Shugars were on patrol when they were dispatched to
a robbery. Victim
advised that he was standing in front of his home when someone
approached him
from behind and told him to give him his cell phone. The
victim refused to do
so and the suspect displayed a knife and told him he saw him
using his phone.
The victim was afraid and handed the phone to the suspect, who
fled on foot on
28th Street. The officers broadcast a description of the
suspect and units
responded to the area to search for him. The victim said he
was not injured,
refused medical assistance, and stated he did not believe he
would be able to
identify the suspect if he saw him again. The officer’s search
of the area for
the suspect was unsuccessful. #110774284
Sept. 27, 12:20 p.m., Church & Duncan,
Unlicensed Driver: Officer
Preston was dispatched to the scene of an accident involving a
truck and a Muni
light-rail vehicle. A record check of the male who had been
driving the truck
revealed he was driving on an expired license, his
registration was expired,
and he had no insurance. Additionally, the suspect had an
active warrant. He
was arrested and booked for the violations. #110779046
Sept. 28, 7:09 p.m., 300 block of Valley,
Recovered Vehicle
Sept. 29, 8 p.m., 200 block of 30th,
Burglary: Community
Police Services Aides Der and Reynolds responded to a report
of a burglary. The
victim had left her bathroom window opened when she left her
residence. Upon
returning home, she realized there were items missing from
inside. #110785441
Sept. 30, 10 a.m., 1600 block of Dolores,
Mischief: Sgt.
Miller responded to a report of damage to a window. The owner
of the business
showed the officer two windows that had been damaged
consistent with being shot
at with a BB gun. #110788467
Police
Borders
Noe Valley is shared by
two San Francisco police jurisdictions—Mission Police District
and Ingleside
Police District—with Cesar Chavez Street as the dividing line.
Mission Station
covers the northern half of the neighborhood, while Ingleside
patrols the southern
half. Both districts invite citizens to attend police
community meetings, held
monthly. Mission Police District holds meetings on the last
Tuesday of the
month, 6 p.m., at Mission Station, 630 Valencia Street near
17th Street.
Ingleside’s community meetings take place on the third Tuesday
of the month, 7
p.m., at Ingleside Station, 1 Sgt. John V. Young Lane.
