Incident Date:
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014
The next community meeting at Ingleside Station will be held on April 15, 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*
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- 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:
10:10am 500 Blk Portola Stolen Vehicle
Three mechanics working at an auto repair shop on the 500 block of Portola Drive called the police to report an auto burglary in progress. One of the mechanics told dispatch that they had the suspect trapped inside a customer’s Jeep Cherokee. Officers Opler and Sgt Springer were sent out with Officer Wong responding as back up. One of the mechanics told the officers that he had left the keys in the ignition with the engine running to perform some tests on it. He then walked away from the vehicle when, minutes later, he heard a crash and saw the suspect behind the wheel. What the mechanic heard was the suspect backing into another parked vehicle. The mechanic yelled out to his other co-worker who then ran out and confronted the suspect. The mechanics then took the keys out of the vehicle and kept the suspect trapped inside until police arrived. The suspect’s excuse, “I thought it was my car”. The suspect was taken to Ingleside Station and booked for trying to steal a vehicle. Report Number: 140229384
5:10pm Geneva/Mission Possession of Weapon
A man flashing a knife and gang signs at Mission and Geneva prompted witnesses in the area to call the police. Officers Vainshtok and Sugitan along with Officers Hart and Johnson responded to the area. Officers Hart and Jonhson was the first unit to arrive and began searching the immediate area. They spotted the man who was still holding the knife with the blade exposed and ready to use. When he saw the officers, the suspect closed the knife and threw it into a garbage can that was at the corner of the intersection. The officers detained the suspect and when Officer Vainshtok arrived he searched the garbage can and recovered the knife. The officers inspected the knife and saw that it was a “Butterfly” knife, which is illegal to possess. The suspects excuse for having the knife, “ I had to use that knife as protection. While I was standing and waiting for the bus, a car drove up and flashed gang signs at me”. The suspect was taken to Ingleside Station where he was identified, cited and released. The knife was confiscated as evidence. Report Number: 140230632
Serious Incidents:
1:15am Unit Blk Brookdale Robbery
A pizza delivery employee was robbed while making a late night delivery. The victim came to Ingleside Station and told Officer Lundy that he was making a pizza delivery on the unit block of Brookdale when he was approached by a male and female suspect. The victim was suddenly pepper sprayed and pushed back against his car and was robbed of the pizza and soda that he was supposed to deliver. During the robbery the male suspect said, “Give me the pizza!” Incapacitated and fearing for his safety, the victim gave up the pizza and soda without a struggle. Other than being pepper sprayed, the victim had no visible injuries and refused any treatment. Report Number: 140228615
11:00am Desmond/Visitacion Purse Snatch
Officers Obot and Johnson were on patrol when they were flagged down by a couple. The husband informed the officers that his wife’s wallet had been snatched as she walked to the Leland Street market. The wife said she was walking along when a suspect approached her from behind, grabbed her right shoulder, reached across the front of her body and snatched her wallet out of her left hand. After the theft, the suspect jumped onto a dirt style bicycle and rode away headed Northbound on Desmond to Eastbound Visitacion and finally South on Bayshore Boulevard. The victim said the suspect got away with her wallet, debit card, house key and MUNI boarding pass. The husband said he and his wife drove around the area looking for the suspect before they saw the officers. Several officers searched the area to no avail. Report Number: 140229469
Vehicle and Other Incidents:
8:00am Unit Blk Shawnee Stolen License Plate
9:20am 1600 Blk Valencia Theft from Vehicle
10:10am 500 Blk Portola Stolen and Recovered Vehicle
10:49am Bernal Heights/Folsom Tampering with Vehicle
1:27pm 5400 Blk Mission Recovered Vehicle
8:33pm Alemany/Laura Warrant Arrest
9:00pm 500 Blk Brunswick Theft from Vehicle
Burglaries with suspect description:
No Incidents to Report.
