Monday, June 24, 2013

June 19, 2013


Incident Date: 

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

 
JUST A REMINDER:  Schools are out for summer session.  Please pay extra attention when driving around parks and playgrounds as children will be out all hours of the day.

Recently, a flyer was distributed to the community regarding scams targeting the monolingual Chinese.  These scams involve telling the victim that an evil spirit is following them.  They will ask the victim to bring valuables to pray over as an offering to the spirit. They will return to the victim what is believed to be their valuables. They will ask the victim not to look at their valuables for a day.  When the victim later checks their valuables, they find that the valuables were not returned by the suspects.

We urge all person(s) confronted with this scam to call 911 as this is a crime in progress.  By contacting 911, you greatly increase the chance of catching the suspect(s) so that the police can make an arrest.  If someone approaches you with this scam, decline their help, call 911 immediately and report it to the police.  Be a good witness.  Obtain a description of the suspect(s) and/or vehicles they are driving. 

最近傳單流傳社區針對中國語的詐騙。這些騙局涉及一個邪惡的精神,他們告訴受害人邪惡會跟隨你。他們會問你攜帶你的貴重物品祭神為您祈禱,事後他們將您的貴重物品歸還.然後會告訴你在一天時間不要看您的貴重物品。一天後,當您檢查您的貴重物品,你會發現,犯罪嫌疑人並沒有歸還您的貴重物品

因為這是一個正在進行中的犯罪騙局。

我們呼籲所有的人,面對這種詐騙,

請撥打911,這將大大增加逮捕機會,是一個很好的證人和嘗試取得犯罪嫌疑人的描述,或他們所駕駛的車輛。

如果有人接近你,請記住這是一個騙局,請拒絕他們的幫助,

並立即撥打911向警方報案。

The San Francisco Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) is free training from the San Francisco Fire Department in how to help yourself and your neighbors prepare for and respond to a disaster by working together.  NERT will be holding several training sessions during the months of June and July.  The 20-hour training, taught by First Responders, includes personal preparedness, light search and rescue, disaster medicine, shutting off your utilities, and how to participate as a member of a neighborhood response team.  Citizens may take the NERT training outside of their neighborhoods, as it fits into their schedules.  Register on Eventbrite:  http://bit.ly/y4R3nd or call (415) 970-2024. 

NERT also offers continuing training for graduates and activities that support building robust neighborhood teams.  For more information, visit the NERT website at http://sfgov.org//sffdnert, or contact Lt. Erica Arteseros at (415)970-2022 or sffdnert@sfgov.org

The ALERT Program is the San Francisco Police Departments civilian disaster preparedness organization. Modeled after the Fire Department's Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT), we are recruiting, training, uniforming, and credentialing civilians to assist law enforcement's response to a disaster. For Further information click on the URL below


CRIME ALERT: Increase in recent trend of robberies and thefts in and around the Balboa BART Station and City College area

Click on Don’t be a target link below:       

 

                                                           Safety Tips:

*Try not to have your Iphone or other property visible for others to see.
*If someone asks to use your phone, advise them you do not have one.
*Do not store or carry your phones in your back pocket, people will know you have one.
*Have (415)553-8090 programmed in your cell phone to contact SF 911 directly.
*If you see any suspicious activity involving you or others, or see someone needing help 
              Call the police.

 
Arrests:

9:03pm       5200 Blk Mission          Narcotics
Officers Clifford and Shugars were on patrol when they observed a vehicle parked in a bus zone.  They made contact with the passengers of the vehicle and advised them they were going to be issued a citation for the violation.  When asked if they were in possession of anything illegal, the occupants admitted they had marijuana in their possession.  A search located two plastic tubes containing a green leafy vegetable matter on one of the suspects.  He was cited at the instruction of Sgt. Chan.  The driver was cited for illegally parking in the bus zone.  Report Number 130505019


Serious Incidents:

9:46am       San Jose/Mt. Vernon    Purse Snatch
Officer Adams was dispatched to a theft.  She met with the victim who told her she was on the Muni streetcar holding her purse on her lap.  When the bus came to a stop, several suspects ran toward her, one of them grabbed her purse and all fled off of the streetcar.  The victim said she ran after the suspects and chased them until they were out of sight.  She said she was not injured and could identify the suspects if she saw them again.  She provided a description of the suspects and officers searched the area unsuccessfully for them.  Officer Adams contacted Muni dispatch and ordered a copy of their surveillance video.  Report Number 130502877

11:45am     Harkness/Brussels         Robbery
Officers Esson and Padilla responded to assist the victim of a robbery.  The victim told them that she exited a Muni bus and was walking on Harkness when two unknown suspects approached her from behind.  She crossed the street to avoid them, but the suspects followed her.  One of the suspects pushed her from behind, causing her to fall to the ground.  The other suspect hit her in the chest, causing her to fall backwards and hit her head on the sidewalk.  One of the suspects grabbed her purse and both fled down the street and boarded a white vehicle which drove down Harkness.  The victim refused medical assistance, and said that she could identify one of the suspects.  Officers searched the area unsuccessfully for the suspects and the suspect vehicle.   Report Number 130505467

6:00pm       Mission/Eugenia           Bomb Threat
Officer Clifford and Sgt. Sawyer were on patrol when they were dispatched to a suspicious package.  They arrived on scene and identified the package.  Several other Ingleside officers responded and set up a perimeter.  SFPD’s Bomb Squad Unit responded to the scene, determined the package was non-explosive, and rendered the scene safe.  Report Number 130504550

 
Vehicle and Other Incidents:

4:20am            900 Blk Bosworth                   Recovered License Plate
6:00am            500 Blk Congo                        Auto Boost
9:00am            2000 Blk San Jose                   Fraud
9:30am            Geneva/Tara                            H&R/Traffic Collision
9:30am            Roanoke/Arlington                 Stolen Vehicle
10:00am          1300 Blk Bosworth                 Auto Boost
1:00pm            800 Blk Jarboe                        Recovered Vehicle
1:15pm            John Shelly/Cambridge           Auto Boost
2:15pm            Unit Blk Miguel                      Threats
3:00pm            5000 Blk Mission                    Theft
3:35pm            50 Phelan                                Theft from Building
4:00pm            300 Blk Ellsworth                   H&R
7:00pm            Unit Blk Still                           Stolen Vehicle
7:30pm            200 Blk Hahn                          Vandalism
10:15pm          100 Blk Santa Marina             Theft from Building
 
 
Burglaries with suspect description:

 No Incidents to Report.