Incident Date:
Monday, February 10th, 2014
The next community meeting at Ingleside Station will be held on February 18, 2014. Thank you.
Do you know a high school student interested in learning about a career in law enforcement or public service? Introduce them to the SFPAL Law Enforcement Cadet program:
Applications are available online for the 2014-15 PAL Law Enforcement Cadet Academy and Internship Program.
The PAL Cadet program includes an intensive 4-week Summer Cadet Academy (June-July) followed by an SFPD station internship and community service (August through May.) Participant’s ages 14-20 may stay in the program for as many years as they are eligible*
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The PAL Cadet program includes an intensive 4-week Summer Cadet Academy (June-July) followed by an SFPD station internship and community service (August through May.) Participant’s ages 14-20 may stay in the program for as many years as they are eligible*
Please share this information by:
- Recommending the program to students you believe may be interested and encourage them to check out the following:
- SF Chronicle article on the PAL Cadet program
- PAL Summer Cadet Academy video on YouTube
- Encouraging students to attend an upcoming information session to ask questions and find out more at the Police Academy at 350 Amber Drive, San Francisco, on one of two dates:
- Thursday, March 13nd from 6-7:00pm
- OR Saturday, March 15th from 10-11 am
*Eligibility: must be between ages 14-20, be enrolled in high school or college, have and maintain a 2.0 GPA, reside or attend school in San Francisco and pass a criminal history background check.
Thanks for spreading the word!
Rules and pointers for pedestrians and drivers
Pay attention to reduce your chances of being in an accident
The most important safety tip to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities is to pay attention. You can significantly reduce your chances of being in a collision with a motor vehicle by obeying traffic rules and being aware of dangers posed by cars in your vicinity. Make eye contact with drivers if possible and make sure that they can see you.
Both drivers and pedestrians have certain safety responsibilities that depend on both circumstances and common sense.
Drivers must:
- Yield to pedestrians when crossing a sidewalk or entering an alley or driveway
- Yield to pedestrians who have started crossing at an intersection or crosswalk on a "walk" signal or a green light, if there is no walk signal
- Yield to pedestrians who are crossing the highway within a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection where there are no traffic lights or control signals
- Not overtake and pass any vehicle that stops at an intersection or crosswalk to permit a pedestrian or bicyclist to cross the roadway safely
Pedestrians must:
- Yield to drivers when crossing a road where there is no intersection or crosswalk or where the pedestrian does not have a green or "walk" signal and where vehicles have a green signal
- Not suddenly move into the path of a closely approaching vehicle that does not have sufficient time to yield for a pedestrian
- Walk on and along the left side of a highway when not walking on a sidewalk. Note: This law does not apply to bicycles. Bicycles operate under the same laws as other legal vehicles on the road and should always stay on the right side of the road.
Crime Alert: Many people are out and about enjoying this unseasonably warm weather during these winter months, but many people are focused on their electronic devices and unaware of their surroundings. Burglary trends are on the rise as well as robberies, especially in the Excelsior District. If you’re walking along and headed to or from your destination, be vigilant of your surroundings. Don’t let yourself be a target and have valuable items exposed for everyone to see. If you leave any windows or doors open to help cool down during the warm weather, remember to shut and lock them before you leave your home. Burglary suspects are on the look-out for an easy way into your house. They will climb, crawl, scale and squeeze themselves through any opening to get to your valuable belongings. Don’t hesitate to call the police if you see anything suspicious.
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. 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. 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
Are you someone who is interested in disaster preparedness and wants to help out your community while working hand in hand with law enforcement? Then the ALERT program is for you!
What is the A.L.E.R.T. Program?
The San Francisco Police Department has developed a volunteer citizen disaster preparedness program. The Auxiliary Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) is modeled after and works in partnership with the San Francisco Fire Department's Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT). The ALERT program will train members of the public to assist law enforcement in essential tasks after a major disaster. Such tasks may include: traffic control, foot patrol of business and residential areas, and reporting criminal activity. Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age and live, work, or attend high school in San Francisco.
Three steps to becoming an
A.L.E.R.T. volunteer:
1. Complete NERT training and receive certification. To register for NERT training courses please visit www.sfgov.org/sfnert
2. Once NERT certified, forward a copy of your NERT ID card to the ALERT program. sfpdalert@sfov.org
3. After clearing a basic background check the individual is eligible to register for ALERT training.
An informational meeting will be held on March 6th, 2014, at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held at the San Francisco Police Academy in the parking lot bungalow. This is NOT a mandatory meeting for interested volunteers. Come have your questions answered.
The next training class has been scheduled for May 3rd, 2014, from 8:00am – 5:00pm. This class will be held at the San Francisco Police Academy, in the parking lot bungalow.
Arrests:
12:15pm 50 Phelan Firearm
Four men smoking marijuana on campus caught the attention of San Francisco Community College police Officers Edwards, Chang, and Sandoval. A small quantity of marijuana was found on two of the men. No drugs were found on the other two men. However, one of those last two men had a .32 caliber revolver in his waistband. During questioning at City College Police headquarters he told officers that he found the gun on the street. He was arrested and booked for possession of a firearm on campus. The other three men were released. Report number: 140119860
5:22pm Unit Blk Phelan Drugs
San Francisco Community College police Officer Edais was on routine patrol at the City College upper reservoir parking lot when he noticed a car, with two passengers, leaving the lot with expired registration. Officer Edais followed the vehicle for a short distance and stopped the driver near the intersection of Phelan and Ocean. When asked for his license, the driver said it was suspended and admitted he was on parole for assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest. Community College police Sgt. Russo arrived to help with the investigation. A search of the driver’s vehicle turned up a plastic bag in the coin holder containing 30 ecstasy pills. The driver was arrested and charged with narcotics possession, narcotics transportation, parole violation, and driving with a suspended license. Report number: 140121188
10:05pm 4400 Blk Mission Burglary tools/Stolen Property
A subject violated two infractions while riding his bicycle just past ten O’clock tonight. Officers Hauscarriage and Buckley were driving southbound on Mission Street when they noticed this subject riding his bicycle on the sidewalk without any front or rear lights. The officers decided to talk with the subject and stopped him at Mission and Santa Rosa. A computer check showed the subject to be on felony probation as well as having an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The officers then searched his backpack and found an array of burglary tools, which included bolt cutters, a multi tool, a scarper tool, shaved keys, metal files and a pry bar. Officer Buckley continued to search the backpack and found numerous I.D cards, work access cards and fourteen gift cards that were not in his name. The officers did a little more digging and found out that one of the I.D’s had been taken in an auto boost last month. The subject was taken to Ingleside station and booked on several felony charges including Possession of stolen property and possession of burglary tools. Report Number: 140122324.
Serious Incidents:
11:45pm Geneva/Paris Robbery
A MUNI rider walking home was the victim of a violent robbery. The victim told Ingleside Officers Canning, Lozano, Dominguez and Carrasco that she had just exited the #8 line bus at Geneva and Madrid and was walking toward her home less than a block away when she noticed two men walking toward her. Suddenly, the two men threw her to the ground and punched her several times in the face. One of the men put his hand over her mouth saying, “shut up b…h”. The other suspect grabbed her backpack and both men ran away. The loss was a small amount of currency, two cellular phones, a debit card, and a set of house keys. The victim refused medical treatment. A search of the area by several Ingleside units failed to find the suspects. Report number: 140122211
Vehicle and Other Incidents:
12:01am 500 Blk Paris Stolen Vehicle
8:07am 300 Blk Highland Burglary
8:52am 100 Blk Tucker Burglary
8:55am 600 Blk Teresita Vandalism to Property
12:00pm 800 Blk Geneva Traffic Collision
12:00pm 1200 Blk Geneva Battery
12:30pm 3100 Blk Mission Warrant Arrest
2:15pm Unit Blk Duncan Recovered Vehicle
4:00pm 100 Blk Rousseau Theft from Building
4:00pm 2600 Blk Bayshore Burglary
4:50pm 1400 Blk Valencia Warrant Arrest
5:00pm 100 Blk Elsie Stolen vehicle
5:00pm 300 Blk Trumbull Stolen Vehicle
11:00pm 300 Blk Edinburgh Stolen Vehicle
Burglaries with suspect description:
No Incidents to Report.
