Incident Date:
Wednesday, March 12th, 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*
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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
*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.
Burglary Alert: A rash of burglaries have been taking place where an odd an unusual technique is being used to gain entry into garages. To date, Ingleside officers have responded to six separate burglary reports that have mostly taken place in the Noe Valley area. Officers have noticed that an unknown suspect(s) has been drilling a one inch diameter circular hole into the top center of the garage door and then using a long hook to pull on the emergency release cord, which disengages the automatic garage door opener. Once the garage door is disengaged the thieves simply lift the garage door and gain entry into the garage and/or homes. Please take steps to secure your garage door. Contact the garage door or automatic garage door opener manufacturer for any preventative safety tips that they may have. Also, if you see anything suspicious, especially at night, at your neighbors’ house or around the neighborhood, don’t hesitate to call the police.
Crime Alert: A grandmother who lives in the Bernal Heights Area was burglarized a couple days ago. Apparently, a man came to her door, saying he worked for PG&E and said he was working on a water line and needed to take some measurements in her back yard. The grandmother said no, but the subject persisted and finally convinced her to do so. The grandmother led him through her house to the backyard where he did in fact take some “measurements”. The grandmother stayed in the backyard watching what was being done. During this time, while out in the backyard, the subject was talking with someone via a walkie- talkie. After a short while the subject left and that’s when she noticed that her bedroom had been ransacked (drawers open and clothes thrown about) and found that all of her cash was missing. Clearly someone (an accomplice) followed the subject into her house when both the subject and the grandmother were in the backyard. Be aware and use caution, if someone claiming to be a PG&E worker wants to enter your home, and this was not scheduled by you, it should raise a RED flag. Ask to see some kind of official identification and/or call PG&E and see if this person does in fact work for the company. If the person can’t prove any of the above then call the police immediately. If you know an elderly person that lives alone, maybe a friend or family member, alert them to this scam and inform them not to let anyone into their house.
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
Ingleside District Nert Training
Lick Wilmerding HS
755 Ocean Ave
March 18, 6:30-10:00p: Class 1
March 25, 6:30-10:00p: Class 2
April 1, 6:30-9:30p: Class 3
April 8, 6:30p-10:00p: Class 4
school closed April 15
April 22, 6:30p-9:30p: Class 5
755 Ocean Ave
March 18, 6:30-10:00p: Class 1
March 25, 6:30-10:00p: Class 2
April 1, 6:30-9:30p: Class 3
April 8, 6:30p-10:00p: Class 4
school closed April 15
April 22, 6:30p-9:30p: Class 5
April 29, 6:30p-10:00p: Class 6
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.
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:
4:31am 200 Blk Arbor Burglary
An alert citizen called police after noticing a man using a flashlight to illuminate the contents of vehicles parked on the street. Ingleside Officers Ferronato along with Sergeants Smith and Nakano responded and found the suspect a short distance away from a vehicle that had been broken into. A search of his clothing turned up a modified screwdriver used for prying open doors, spark plug chips used for breaking windows, a checkbook, candy, and pair of sunglasses. The officers contacted the owner of the burglarized vehicle who confirmed that the candy and sunglasses were stolen from his car. The property was returned to the car owner and the suspect was transported to Ingleside Station and booked for burglary, possession of stolen property, and possession of burglary tools. A computer check revealed the suspect had been arrested numerous times for burglary related crimes in San Francisco during the past year. Report number: 140210032
12:38pm 100 Blk Tucker Resisting Arrest
The arrest of a suspected graffiti artist injured two officers, one of them seriously. Ingleside Officers Tillan and Ng were on routine patrol when they spotted a young man walking out of a community garden with a backpack over his shoulder. The officers asked the man why he wasn’t in school. He said he was “Home schooled” and lived in Daly City. When the officers asked for his name, he refused to give it. He gave the same response when the officers asked him for his identification. During questioning, the suspect turned and started to run away. Officer Ng grabbed the suspect’s arm, but the suspect pulled out of his grasp. Officer Tillan and Ng then both tackled the suspect and a violent struggle ensued during which the suspect flailed and resisted any attempt to handcuff him for approximately six minutes. Finally, with the help of the recently arrived Officer’s Sullivan and Padilla, the suspect was handcuffed. A search of the suspect’s bag turned up markers, stickers, marijuana, a glass pipe, a scale, and an iPhone. On the iPhone were videos of the suspect vandalizing a MUNI bus. Officer Tillan was taken to St. Francis Hospital and was treated for a broken wrist. Officer Ng suffered less serious injuries to his wrist and shoulder. The suspect was booked for resisting a peace officer causing serious injury, possession of vandalism and graffiti tools and possession of marijuana. Report number: 140211228
Serious Incidents:
4:30pm 400 Blk Molimo Impersonating a Police Officer
A citizen returned home and found a puzzling message on his voice mail. A man, with a most likely fake Southern accent, said he was “Officer Tuvera” and asked to be called back. When the citizen called back, the suspect, using the same accent, said that the citizen missed a court date for a “Red light camera” violation and there was a warrant for his arrest. The suspect said he was a “case worker” and gave the citizen a new court date for the third week of April. The suspect said he couldn’t give the citizen a citation number because “he didn’t have it in front of him”. The suspect also told the citizen to prepare a payment for the citation using a prepaid debit card. At that point the citizen suspected this was all a scam. The victim’s wife, after overhearing the conversation, picked up the phone and told the suspect that her brother was in the police department and asked for his “star” number. The suspect then hung up the phone. Report number: 140212282
Vehicle and Other Incidents:
8:00am 200 Blk Bradford Burglary
11:55am 300 Blk Montcalm Trespassing
12:00pm 800 Blk Ellsworth Burglary
12:25pm Eugenia/Ellsworth Recovered Vehicle
1:30pm 300 Blk Day Burglary
2:00pm 300 Blk Flood Hit and Run
2:47pm 2900 Blk Diamond Other Offenses
3:30pm 300 Blk Madrid Warrant Arrest
5:00pm 800 Blk Silver Hit and Run
5:55pm Unit Blk Malta Battery
5:56pm 300 Blk Morse Recovered Vehicle
7:00pm 400 Blk 30th Recovered Vehicle
8:00pm 300 Blk Day Burgalry
8:06pm Randall/Arlington Stolen Vehicle
9:30pm Unit Blk Curtis Stolen Vehicle
10:07pm Mission/Russia Warrant Arrest
10:21pm 200 Blk Santos Theft from Building
11:00pm 100 Blk Del Vale Stolen Vehicle
11:51pm Geneva/South Hill Warrant Arrest
Burglaries with suspect description:
1:15pm 100 Blk Chilton Burglary: Suspect #1; Black or Latino male with a light complexion, clean cut, approximately 20 to 30yrs old, about 170 pounds, short curly brown hair and unknown eye color. Last seen wearing a plaid shirt and khaki colored pants.
