Mission Police Officer Steven Keith offers
this month’s tally
of incidents occurring in the northern half of Noe
Valley—the area loosely
bordered by Grand View, 20th, Guerrero, and Cesar Chavez
streets. The log
covers most but not all incidents recorded at Mission
Station from Jan. 1 to
31, 2012. To contact Officer Keith, email Steven.Keith@sfgov.org. To
reach
24th Street Beat Officer Lorraine Lombardo, call the station
at 558-5400
or emailSFPDMissionStation@sfgov.org.
Jan. 4, 3:40 p.m., 1300 block of Castro,
Pickpocket: An
elderly man was boarding Muni when he was jostled by a man in
the stairwell of
the bus. The victim later discovered his wallet was missing.
#120013066
Jan. 10 at 9 p.m. to Jan. 11 at 1 p.m., 3600
block of 22nd, Stolen
Truck: A 1992 Subaru was reported stolen and later
recovered on the 3600
block of 24th. #120029342
Jan. 11, 3:15 p.m., 4000 block of 24th,
Shoplifting: A
man and a woman entered a store and made off with
approximately $1,500 in
clothing. The suspects were described as a bald
African-American woman between
34 and 39, standing 5’10”, weighing 140 pounds, and an
African-American man of
unknown age, standing 5’10”, weighing 160 pounds, wearing a
long wig.
#120029405
Jan. 13, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 22nd & Castro,
Stolen Car: A
1999 Acura was reported stolen and was later recovered on Jan.
24, on the 1300
block of Noe. #120036745
Jan. 15, 5 a.m. to 12:35 p.m., 3600 block of
Cesar Chavez, Arson
and Graffiti: A recycling bin was set afire and graffiti
was found nearby.
#120041120
Jan. 16, 9:45 p.m., 4400 block of 20th,
Robbery: The
victim was tackled from behind after the suspect passed by. A
cell phone and
cash were taken before the suspect fled in a gray vehicle,
south on Douglass.
The suspect was described as an African-American man between
35 and 40, 5’10”,
weighing 180 pounds, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.
#120044594
Jan. 9 at 12 p.m. to Jan 17 at 11 a.m., 700
block of Castro,
Stolen Car: A 1999 Ford was reported stolen. It was
recovered Jan. 19 on
the 700 block of Geary. #120045724
Jan. 18, 9 p.m., 3700 block of 25th, Vehicle
Tampering: An
alert resident responded to the sound of glass breaking and
saw a suspect
inside a 2006 Chevy Tahoe. The suspect was described as an
African-American man
between 20 and 30, standing 5’8”, weighing 165 pounds, wearing
a dark colored
hoodie and baggy blue jeans. He was last seen fleeing east on
25th with a black
suitcase on wheels. #120050278
Jan. 18 at 9 p.m. to Jan. 19 at 3:30 p.m., 3700
block of 25th,
Stolen Car: A 1994 Honda was reported stolen and later
recovered on Feb.
10, on the 400 block of Day. #120052092
Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. to Jan. 20 at 9:45 a.m., 1100
block of Church,
Stolen Car: A 1994 Honda was reported stolen and later
recovered on Jan.
26, on the 900 block of Huron. #120054167
Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. to Jan. 21 at 9 a.m., 400
block of Fair Oaks,
Burglary: The basement door was pried open and a
mountain bike was
torn from the shelf it had been locked to. #120057763
Jan. 11 at 10 p.m. to Jan. 22 at 10 p.m., 800
block of Sanchez,
Stolen Car: A 1986 Toyota was reported stolen and later
recovered on
Jan. 29, on the 100 block of Blythedale. #120061065
Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. to Jan. 23 at 8:30 a.m., 3900
block of 22nd,
Burglary: A bicycle was taken from a detached garage
that may have
been left unsecured. #120063516
Jan. 25, 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 1300 block of
Guerrero,
Burglary: Several thousand dollars in jewelry was
taken from an
apartment. The front gate and entry door was pried open.
#120068748
Jan. 25, 10:50 a.m., 400 block of Alvarado, Hot
Prowl Burglary: A
victim confronted an intruder in the living room holding a
stolen laptop. The
suspect quickly grabbed more property and fled the house.
Responding officers
apprehended the suspect, still in possession of the stolen
property, near 23rd
and Chattanooga. The property was returned and the suspect
booked into county
jail. #120068033
Jan. 28, 2:15 p.m., 4000 block of 24th,
Shoplifting: A
suspect grabbed several articles of clothing and fled the
store in an unknown
direction. The suspect was described as a white woman between
30 and 40,
standing 5’10”, weighing 150 pounds, curly brown hair, with a
“labret”
face-piercing, a cabbie hat, and dark jeans. The store
believes the suspect has
stolen from them in the past.
REPORT FROM INGLESIDE STATION
The Ingleside police blotter covers incidents
reported Jan. 1
to 31, 2012, in the area bordered by Cesar Chavez,
Guerrero, 30th, and Diamond
streets. The incidents were culled from newsletters produced
by staff at Ingleside
Police Station. Most but not all incidents are included
here. To contact
Ingleside Station, emailSFPDInglesideStation@sfgov.org.
Jan. 1, 9 a.m., Day & Sanchez, Stolen
Vehicle
Jan. 4, 10:51 a.m., 1600 block of Sanchez,
Recovered Vehicle
Jan. 4, 5:20 p.m., 100 block of 29th, Recovered
Vehicle
Jan. 7, 11 a.m., 100 block of Day, Stolen
Vehicle
Jan. 8, 9 a.m., 400 block of Valley,
Fraud: Officers
Naval and Chew were dispatched to investigate fraudulent
credit card charges.
The victim told them she had received text messages from her
credit card
company that alerted her to charges being made to her account
in different
countries. The victim still had the card in her possession and
was advised to
contact the credit card company. #120020572
Jan. 8, 4 p.m., 1700 block of Dolores St.,
Theft: Officer
Coles was dispatched to investigate a theft at a residence.
The victim told the
officer that his bike had been stolen from inside an unlocked
garage. There
were no surveillance cameras and no witnesses found. The
victim was advised to
secure the door with a deadbolt. He was also given follow-up
information.
#120022653
Jan. 8, 9:15 a.m., 1800 block of Church, Stolen
Vehicle
Jan. 9, 10:09 a.m., 900
block of Duncan, Recovered Vehicle
Jan. 11, 8:30 a.m., 900 block of Duncan, Stolen
Vehicle
Jan. 15, 5 p.m., 300 block of Duncan, Theft: Police
Services Aide Zabarte was on duty at Ingleside Station when a
victim came in to
report a theft. The victim stated he had parked his vehicle
and upon returning
discovered that his catalytic converter had been stolen.
Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m., Church & Sanchez,
Warrant: Officers
Hom and Cassinelli were dispatched to a report of a robbery.
The officers
contacted the victim, who told them that the suspect had
grabbed her cell phone
from her hand and fled. Officer Preston arrived on scene and
located a suspect
matching the description provided by the victim. The suspect,
who was wanted on
several outstanding warrants, was arrested. #120050165
Jan. 18, 7:32 p.m., 30th & Sanchez,
Robbery: Officers
Cassinelli and Hom were dispatched to a report of a robbery.
The victim said
she was on a Muni bus reading something on her phone with her
head down. The
bus came to a stop and the rear doors opened. The suspect
grabbed the victim’s
phone and fled off the bus. #120049970
Jan. 24, 9:10 p.m., 100 block of 30th,
Theft: Officer
Dominguez was dispatched to a call of a theft. The victim
parked her vehicle in
her apartment’s parking garage with both windows rolled down.
When she returned
to her vehicle, she realized several of her personal items
were missing from
inside the car. #120066861
Jan. 24, 4:11 p.m., 600 block of 28th,
Recovered Vehicle
Jan. 24, 7:25 p.m., Noe & Cesar Chavez,
Recovered Vehicle
Jan. 25, 12:30 p.m., first block of 29th,
Theft: Officers
Lim and Chew were dispatched to investigate a theft. The
officers met with the
victim and were informed that the victim’s cell phone had been
stolen. The
victim knew who had stolen it and had video surveillance to
prove it. The
victim had contacted the suspect and requested the phone back,
but the suspect
allegedly informed the victim he had sold it. The video
surveillance footage
could not be obtained at that time from the manager. The
reportee was given
follow-up information. #120065192
Jan. 27, 9:19 a.m., 300 block of 28th,
Recovered Vehicle
Jan. 27, 10:10 a.m., 200 block of 28th,
Recovered Vehicle
Jan. 31, 12:01 a.m., 800 block of San Jose
Ave., Vandalism: Officer
Chew responded to a report of vandalism. The victim’s vehicle
had been
vandalized with graffiti.
Jan. 31, 12:10 p.m., 28th & San Jose Ave.,
Recovered Vehicle
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
community meetings,
held monthly. Mission Police District holds meetings on the
last Tuesday of the
month, 6 p.m., at Mission Station, 630 Valencia St.
Ingleside’s community
meetings are on the third Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., at
Ingleside Station, 1
Sgt. John V. Young Lane.
