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 in July 2011 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.
July 2, 5:14 a.m., 3900 block
of 25th, Vehicle Burglary: Police arrested two men suspected
of breaking into cars at 25th and Vicksburg and at 23rd and
Guerrero streets. One suspect had been wearing a black and
orange Giants baseball hat. #110531056
July 2, 8 p.m., 1200 Dolores,
Theft of Computer: A resident went out for the
evening, leaving several windows open in his house. When he
returned, his $3,000 Lenovo ThinkPad T60 computer, which had
been sitting on his dining room table, was missing. #110535337
July 2, 11 p.m., 1300 block of
Church, Residential Burglary: A suspect entered an unlocked
garage and stole a $4,000 bicycle, described as a silver Orbea
Onix men’s road bike. #110535105
July 4, 8:15 a.m., Castro and
23rd, Vandalism to a Cab: A Yellow cab was double-parked
next to a fellow cab, chatting, when a gray 1999 Intrigue
Oldsmobile, license number 4LDK289, honked twice. The taxi
driver said he did not move because the car appeared to have
enough room to go around him. The suspect got out of the Olds
and said, “See what I am going to do.” He then let the air out
of the cab’s tire (while the cab driver videotaped him) and
took off. #110536288
July 4 to 5, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.,
4000 block of 24th, Theft: A $650 Apple iPad 2 was stolen
during a party at a resident’s home.
July 5, 8:30 a.m., 4700 block
of 25th, Burglary: A suspect broke into a flat and
stole three bicycles from the garage. Damage was done to the
front door lock. Two of the bikes were locked on one corner of
the garage while the third was unlocked and hanging from a
hook from the garage ceiling. The bicycles were a black
Specialized Stumpjumper valued at $1,300; a Litespeed Pisgah,
silver with yellow labeling, valued at $3,000; and a silver
Fuji valued at $1,500. #110538870
July 9-10, 10:30 p.m. to 5
a.m., 4400 block of 23rd, Burglary: Victims found their garage door
open and three bicycles stolen from their garage. Taken were
two Trek FX men’s mountain bikes valued at $750 and $1,000,
and a Trek Atwood women’s bike valued at $550. #110554274
July 10, 11:33 p.m., 4100
block of 23rd, Suspicious Occurrence: Police were met by hysterical
homeowners who reported that a bloody intruder had tried to
gain entry to their house by shaking the front locked door.
The man was described as a white male, 25 to 35 years old,
round face, short brown hair, wearing a dark jacket and
seeming to have blood on his face. The man fled after the
woman’s husband yelled at him.
July 7-12, 5 p.m. to 8 a.m.,
300 block of Duncan, Burglary/Forcible Entry: The victim reported to Mission
Station that an unknown suspect broke into his garage via a
back door and stole more than $18,000 worth of tools. He found
the broken doorknob.
July 13, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 600
block of Alvarado, Burglary of Apartment House: The victim told police that he
left his locked apartment to run errands and when he returned
he noticed that his $2,000 laptop (gray Mac Pro) was missing
from his kitchen table. Officer Claudio discovered pry marks
on the door frame. A neighboring apartment was also missing a
laptop (a $650 HP Pavilion with charging cord). #110564320
July 20, 3 p.m., 1000 block of
Sanchez, Theft from Building: Officers responded to a call from
an employee of a church at Sanchez and 23rd streets who
reported that a 20-foot piece of copper pipe, valued at
$1,000, had been stolen from the side of the building. The
copper piece had been cut off from the second floor down to
the first.
July 25, 2:45 a.m., 300 block
of Elizabeth, Attempted Hot Prowl Burglary: A resident approached Officer
Lombardo on 24th Street and said, “Last night a man broke into
my bedroom through the window.” The frightened resident said
he was in bed when he saw the burglar’s hands enter his open
window. The suspect pulled himself up through the window while
focusing on a nearby computer. The resident yelled out, and
the startled burglar slid back down into the garden and fled,
leaving streaks of his fingerprints on the window sill. The
intruder was described as a dark-skinned African American man,
30 to 40 years old, 6' 2", 200 pounds, dressed in dark
clothing and wearing a gray wool ski cap. #110594383
July 27, 10:41 p.m., 1000
block of Church, Robbery: Police arrested and booked three
juveniles on charges of robbing a man walking south on Church
Street near 22nd Street. The suspects had black handkerchiefs
over their faces; one put his hand on the victim’s rib cage
and said, “Give us everything you have!” They took cash from
the victim’s pocket, a cell phone, and a gym bag. After a
police broadcast of the suspects’ descriptions, the suspects
were located in the Bayview District with the victim’s
property and were identified by the victim. #110601900
July 27, 11:01 p.m., 3500 block
of 22nd, Investigative Detention: A juvenile was stopped by police
because he matched the description of a robbery suspect. He
was walking with a bicycle. When questioned, the young man
said the bicycle was not his and that he found it leaning
against a tree at 21st and Valencia streets. Police could not
locate the owner of the bike and booked the property for
safekeeping at the Hall of Justice. It is described as a green
Puch Bergmeister, serial #4442618.
July 26-27, 6 to 9:50 p.m.,
1200 block of Sanchez, Burglary: Workers left a construction site
for the night and when they returned found four boxes had been
broken into and $10,500 worth of tools stolen. The bolts of
the boxes had been cut and eight locks had been drilled out.
#110599270
REPORT FROM
INGLESIDE STATION
The following police blotter
covers incidents reported in July 2011 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.
July 9, 11 a.m., 1400 block of
Noe, Theft: Officers Morgante and Martinez
were dispatched to a report of a theft. The victim had secured
his bicycle outside his residence, but a suspect had taken it.
#110550664
July 8, 10:46 a.m., 1400 block
of Diamond, Vandalism: Officer Ocreto responded to a
report of vandalism to a vehicle. The victim witnessed the
suspect walk over to her vehicle and scratch it with a key.
The victim confronted the suspect, but he fled. #110544667
July 9, 7 p.m., first block of
29th, Battery: Officers Archilla and Paras were
dispatched to a report of a battery. The victim was on her
bicycle at a red light. The light changed to green and she
proceeded forward. A vehicle pulled up behind her, and a
suspect yelled at her to get out of the way. The suspect threw
a hot dog at her and the vehicle fled. #110549134
July 13, 7:30 a.m., 200 block
of Valley, Theft from a Vehicle: Victim reported that his father
had locked and left his vehicle at this location. He returned
to find that an unknown suspect had entered the car and stolen
his cell phone and a set of keys, as well as two San Francisco
Giants jerseys. #116088015
July 13, 5:46 p.m., 700 block
of San Jose Ave., Recovered Stolen Vehicle
July 14, 7 a.m., 400 block of
28th, Theft from Vehicle: The victim reported to Dispatch
that she locked and left her vehicle at this location. Upon
returning to the car, she discovered that her passenger-side
rear window had been smashed. A bag full of exercise clothing
and a backpack were stolen from within the vehicle. She had no
suspect information. #116088269
July 20, 9:27 p.m., Dolores at
30th, Traffic Collision
July 21, 10:30 p.m., Dolores
at 30th, Theft: Officer Gomez was sent to a
reported theft case. The victim told the officer that he had
left his bike in front of his house and that someone had
removed the bike by lifting it over the gate. #110584497
July 26, 6:45 a.m., 1500 block
of Church, Burglary: Officers Curry and Sanchez
responded to a construction site regarding a burglary. They
met with the site foreman, who told them that the area had
been locked up the night before via a chainlink fence and
padlocks. When he arrived that morning, he discovered that the
chainlink fence had been cut open and all of their tools
stolen. There was no camera surveillance in the area nor any
suspect information. #110596276
July 26, 4:21 p.m., 500 block
of Valley, Traffic Collision
July 27, 8 p.m., Valley at
Castro, Theft: The victim reported that he had
locked and left his car at this location and did not return to
it for a couple of days. When he did return to his vehicle, he
discovered that someone had broken into it and stolen a
navigational system from within the glove compartment.
#116094175
July 27, 8:30 p.m., San Jose
Ave. at Day, Theft: The victim parked and locked her
vehicle at this location while dining at a restaurant. She
went back to retrieve her jacket and realized her car had been
broken into. The front passenger window had been shattered and
some clothing and personal items were missing. She had not
seen anyone near her vehicle and had no suspect information.
#116094169
July 29, 9 a.m., 400 block of
27th, Fraud: Officers Wong and Fung responded
to the call of a fraud. The victim reported that he was
checking his credit report online when he noticed various
inquiries had been made which he had not authorized. Victim
wanted the incident documented should anything further show up
on his credit report. #110606198
July 29, 5:15 p.m., 100 block
of 27th, Fraud: Officers Wong and Fung responded
to the call of a fraud. The victim reported that she was
checking her credit report online when she noticed an account
had been opened with Dish Network which she did not authorize.
Victim wanted the incident documented should anything further
show up on her credit report. #110606825
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.
