Thursday, August 17, 2017

Aug. 12, 2017

Incident Date:
Saturday, August 12th, 2017


The August community meeting has been CANCELLED.  The next meeting is scheduled for September 19th, 2017 at 7pm, location to be determined. Details for the next Ingleside Community meeting are coming soon!


                                   DUI Saturation Patrols This Friday

San Francisco Police Department’s Traffic Unit will be conducting DUI saturation patrols Friday, August 18th, 2017 between the hours of 7:00 P.M. and 3:00 A.M. Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20 percent when well-publicized DUI checkpoints and proactive DUI patrols are conducted routinely.

Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment by checking drivers for proper licensing, delaying motorists only momentarily. When possible, specially trained officers will be available to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving. Recent statistics reveal that 30 percent of drivers in fatal crashes had one or more drugs in their systems. A study of active drivers showed more tested positive for drugs that may impair driving (14 percent) than did for alcohol (7.3 percent). Of the drugs, marijuana was most prevalent, at 7.4 percent, slightly more than alcohol.

Drivers caught driving impaired can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to include jail time, fines, fees, DUI classes, other expenses that can exceed $10,000, not to mention the embarrassment when friends and family find out.

Funding for this checkpoint is provided to the San Francisco Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reminding everyone to ‘Report Drunk Drivers – Call 9-1-1’.






Arrests:


10:41am     Santa Marina/Mission            Stolen Vehicle
A serial car thief was arrested after two alert officers spotted an older Ford van rolling through a stop sign. Ingleside Officers Prieto and Mullins pulled the van over in the unit block of Santa Marina. The driver didn’t have any identification. The van was stolen out of Oakland and the license plate in front didn’t match the one in back and neither license plates were registered to the stolen van. A records check revealed the driver had 11 previous arrests for vehicle theft in the past three years (8/21/2014, 9/10/2014, 11/16/2014, 11/20/2014, 2/10/2015, 3/13/2015, 3/23/2015, 7/12/2015, 8/11/2015, 2/10/2016, and 6/13/2017).  He was transported to Ingleside Station and booked for his 12th arrest. Report number: 170656365


5:12pm       Mission/Lowell                      Firearms
A tan Lexus with expired registration caught the eyes of Ingleside Officers Calupad and Cortez-Cendejas while on routine patrol. The officers radioed for assistance and followed the Lexus as it traveled north on Mission and finally north on Morse Street. Morse is a one way narrow street and the driver finally stopped in the 600 block of Morse. Both officers exited the patrol car and ordered the driver and passenger to stay in the car. But the passenger, carrying a backpack, bolted and ran north on Morse with Ingleside Cortez-Cendejas in foot pursuit and Officer Calupad following in the patrol car. Both officers finally captured the suspect in the 100 block of Guttenberg. He was immediately placed in custody. Inside his backpack were two stolen handguns, electronic scales, debit cards, and a quantity of fentanyl. He was taken to Ingleside Station and booked for possession of loaded firearms and several narcotics violations. The driver of the Lexus fled the scene while the officers were chasing his passenger. Report number: 170657250


5:16pm       San Bruno/Wilde                   Attempted Robbery
Ingleside Officers Garza and Van Zandt were dispatched to a report of several people holding a robbery suspect. When they arrived on scene one of the men holding the suspect said the unknown man had punched his mother in the face and tried to take her purse. He told the officers his mother was waiting for the bus when she noticed the suspect looking at her. She moved away from him, but he approached her and accused her of disrespecting him. He then punched her several times in the face and tried to take her purse. She resisted and he walked away. She caught the bus home and told her son what happened. He, along with his mother, returned to the scene of the crime and found the suspect, detained him with the help of passersby, while calling police. The suspect was transported to Ingleside Station and charged with attempted robbery and battery. Report number: 170657329



Serious Incidents:


11:45pm     30th Street/Whitney                Robbery
A man walking home on 30th Street noticed a dark green sedan traveling slowly in the opposite direction. He told Ingleside Officers Salazar and Wong that he next heard three suspects running up from behind. The victim turned and saw one of the suspects holding a firearm. That suspect pointed the gun at him and told him to get on the ground. The other suspects then went through his pockets and removed his wallet and cellphone. The suspects removed cash and credit cards, discarding the wallet, before running back to the car which sped away. Report number: 170658208



Vehicle and Other Incidents:

12:45am           Unit Blk Blythdale                     Assault
07:45am           Mission/Geneva                         Battery
11:51am           Arleta/Alpha                              Traffic Violation Arrest
01:07pm           Unit Blk Cayuga                        Recovered Motorcycle
01:43pm           Folsom/Ripley                           Warrant Arrest
03:30pm           Alemany/Ottawa                       Stolen License Plate
05:10pm           600 Morse Street                       Traffic Collision
05:30pm           400 Blk London                        Stolen Vehicle
07:00pm           5200 Blk Diamond Heights       Theft from Vehicle
08:21pm           Mission/29th Street                     Battery