Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Feb. 15, 2014

Incident Date:
Saturday, February 15th, 2014
                                                                                                                            

The next community meeting at Ingleside Station will be held on March 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*

Please share this information by:
The deadline for applications is Friday, April 4, 2011 at 5:00pm.  Online application (or downloadable paper application) and flyers are available at www.sfpal.org/cadets.  For questions contact Lorraine@sfpal.org or 415-401-4669.

*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.

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:

No Incidents to Report.


Serious Incidents:

7:45pm       1400 Blk Felton                            Robbery
When Ingleside Officers Campos and Elliston arrived at the robbery scene they found the victim breathless and complaining of pain to her head. After summoning medical help, the officers interviewed the woman, who told them that she was walking home on Felton Street when she spotted a man walking toward her on the sidewalk. Fearing that she was going to be robbed, she decided to cross to the other side of the street and look for help. However, after traveling a short distance, another suspect came up behind her and pushed her to the ground. Now, both suspects were on top of her trying to pull her purse from her right shoulder. After a brief struggle, the victim released her grip on her purse and both suspects ran to a waiting vehicle that sped away. The victim was treated at the scene for her injuries and refused additional medical attention. The loss was a driver’s license, several hundred dollars in cash, a professional license, and several business cards. Report number: 140136886


Vehicle and Other Incidents:

  6:00am           2200 Blk Cayuga                     Vandalism to Vehicle
10:30am           100 Blk Canyon                       Recovered Vehicle
  1:00pm           Foote/Ellington                          Hit and Run
  4:28pm           300 Blk Crescent                     Recovered Vehicle
  4:40pm           Unit Blk Ellsworth                     Stolen Vehicle
  7:45pm           300 Blk 30th                             Attempted Burglary
  8:00pm           London/Amazon                       Stolen Vehicle
  8:00pm           100 Blk Laidley                        Attempted Burglary
11:00pm           500 Blk 30th                             Attempted Burglary


Burglaries with suspect description:

No Incidents to Report.