Incident Date:
Thursday, March 13th, 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:
1:08am Sunnydale/Hahn Resisting Arrest
A vehicle driving on Sunnydale near the intersection of Persia, without its headlights turned on, easily caught the attention of Ingleside Officers Cabillo and Canning. They followed the car for a short distance as it traveled on the wrong side of the street and through stop signs prompting the officers to activate their red lights and siren. The vehicle stopped mid-way on the 1600 block of Sunnydale Avenue and the driver jumped out and started running away. Cabillo and Canning exited their patrol car and pursued the suspect while radioing for backup. The pursuit traveled through parking lots and backyards before both officers finally caught up with the suspect in the unit block of Santos Street. The suspect violently resisted arrest and was finally subdued with the help of the recently arriving Ingleside Officers Austin and Morse. He was transported back to Ingleside Station where a computer check revealed that he had a felony warrant out of Solano County and a misdemeanor warrant from Emeryville. His driver’s license was revoked last year and his vehicle’s registration had expired more than six months ago. He was charged with resisting arrest, evading police and the two warrants. Report number: 140213183
3:08am 2800 Blk Alemany Aggravated Assault
A critical incident involving an aggravated assault with a gun took place on the 2800 block of Alemany Boulevard in the early hours of Thursday morning. One of the two victims’ involved was shot in the leg by a suspect over a dispute. Fearing for their safety, both victims retreated to their nearby car and called police. The suspect barricaded himself inside his mobile home after the incident occurred. Ingleside Officers McMilton and Peregrina arrived along with dozens of additional police personnel including negotiators, and weapons specialists. After several hours, the hostage specialists negotiated the peaceful surrender of the suspect who was taken to the Ingleside Station and booked. The victim was treated for a non-life threatening gunshot wound at San Francisco General Hospital. Report number: 140213309
12:14pm 4200 Blk Mission Illegal Weapon/Resisting
A dispute at a fast food restaurant led to the arrest of a customer. It all started when one man cut in front of another while both were standing in line waiting to order food. A restaurant clerk refused to serve the line cutter telling him that the other man was first in line. She then took the first man’s order. While waiting for his food to arrive, the cutter and the other man started bumping each other with their shoulders. Eventually, the first man left the restaurant and called police. Ingleside Officers Lim and Scott arrived interviewed the first man and then tried to interview the second. However, the second man, while sitting at a table eating his food, refused to provide his name or identification. He did start reaching for something in his pocket which, Officer Lim quickly noticed, was a box cutter. Both officers ordered the suspect to put his hands on the table and keep them away from his pockets. But the man refused, taking out the box cutter and placing it on the table in front of him. After numerous orders to drop the box cutter, the suspect finally complied placing it on the floor under the table. He was quickly arrested and transported to Ingleside Station where he was booked for exhibiting a deadly weapon and resisting arrest. Report number: 140214266
Serious Incidents:
12:30am Mission/Richland Robbery/Kidnapping
A man walking down the street was robbed of his property at gunpoint. The victim walked into Ingleside Station and told Ingleside Officer Guzman and police Service Aide Cato that he was walking southbound on Mission Street when a car pulled up next to him and a man, holding a hand gun, rolled down the window and said, “Get in the Car”. Fearing for his life he complied and the suspect, while driving, held the gun in his right hand and demanded all his money and possessions. He also commanded the suspect to call his friends and ask them for an additional $300. When his friends didn’t answer the phone and his cell phone battery died, the suspect pulled over, took the victims backpack, and then told him to get out of the car. The loss was a backpack, wallet, cash, cell phone, cell phone charger, and assorted knives. Report number: 140215929
Vehicle and Other Incidents:
1:37am Unit Blk Crags Theft from Vehicle
4:40am Huron/Farragut Hit and Run
8:00am 1500 Blk Alemany Recovered Vehicle
3:43pm 400 Blk Geneva Theft
4:31pm 600 Blk Hearst Fraud
6:30pm 1500 Blk Geneva Vandalism to Vehicle
8:45pm 200 Blk Blythdale Vandalism to Property
10:52pm Geneva/Cayuga Traffic Collision
11:00pm Mission/30th Battery
Burglaries with suspect description:
No Incidents to Report.
