Incident Date:
Saturday, February 1st, 2014
The next community meeting at Ingleside Station will be held on February 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
- Encouraging students to attend an upcoming information session to ask questions and find out more at the Police Academy at 350 Amber Drive, San Francisco, on one of two dates:
- Thursday, March 13nd from 6-7:00pm
- OR Saturday, March 15th from 10-11 am
*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.
Crime Alert: Many people are out and about enjoying this unseasonably warm weather during these winter months, but many people are focused on their electronic devices and unaware of their surroundings. Burglary trends are on the rise as well as robberies, especially in the Excelsior District. If you’re walking along and headed to or from your destination, be vigilant of your surroundings. Don’t let yourself be a target and have valuable items exposed for everyone to see. If you leave any windows or doors open to help cool down during the warm weather, remember to shut and lock them before you leave your home. Burglary suspects are on the look-out for an easy way into your house. They will climb, crawl, scale and squeeze themselves through any opening to get to your valuable belongings. Don’t hesitate to call the police if you see anything suspicious.
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:
4:10pm Alemany/Niagara Robbery
A butterfingered robber helped his own arrest. It all started when a man walking home on Alemany near Niagara Streets was approached by two robbers. One of the suspects grabbed the victim’s sweatshirt and shouted, “Give me your s..t”. A tussle ensued and the victim fell to the ground while the suspects punched and kicked him. The suspects were able to grab the victim’s wallet and escape. The victim got up and found some of his wallet’s contents lying on the ground a short distance away. The victim also found a cell phone next with his wallet’s contents, which was important because the victim didn’t own a cell phone. When Ingleside Officers Elliston and Conway arrived to interview the victim he told the officers about the cell phone. Officer Conway searched the contents of the cell phone and found the name of the owner. Further investigation revealed the cell phone owners address. Ingleside units responded to that address and detained the suspects involved in the robbery. Inside the robber’s vehicle, officers found liquor stolen from a local grocery store along with a “Costco” card belonging to the street robbery victim. Both suspects were taken to Ingleside Station and booked for robbery. Report number: 140094739
9:45pm 27th /Diamond Robbery
Ingleside officers along with members of the police department’s violence reduction team helped arrest three armed and violent robbers. The three suspects approached a man walking home near the intersection of 27th street and Diamond. Two of the men pointed semi-automatic handguns at the victim’s face and body while demanding his wallet and bag which was slung over his shoulder. The victim said he feared for his life while the suspects, he said, seemed to be “having a good time, smiling, laughing, and smirking” during the robbery. After removing the victim’s property, the suspects ran away northbound on Diamond Street. Ingleside officer’s Peregrina and McMilton took the victim’s information and broadcast a description of the robbers. Approximately three hours later, members of the department’s violence reduction team stopped a vehicle containing the suspects in the 2000 block of Pacific Avenue. The victim, after being transported to the scene, positively identified three occupants of the car as the men who had earlier robbed him. The suspects were taken to Northern Station and booked on robbery and other charges. Report number: 140095618
Serious Incidents:
1:35am 200 Blk Cayuga Robbery
A man returning home early in the morning was robbed of his belongings. The victim told Ingleside Officers Canning and Cabillo that he parked his car on Lamartine Street and started walking toward his home on Alemany. He was suddenly approached by four men at Cayuga and Gorham. One of the men grabbed his backpack and pulled him to the ground while another man hit him in the face four times. The other two men stood by acting as backup during the attack. After removing his backpack and satchel, the four robbers escaped northbound on Cayuga toward the Cayuga/Lamartine mini-park. Ingleside Officer Casey searched the park and found the victim’s backpack and satchel. The loss was a 15” Lenova laptop computer valued at $1000. Report number: 140093311
11:53pm Mission/Italy Robbery
Ingleside Officers Leong and Garon-Fermo were sent to investigate a robbery that occurred on a MUNI bus. When they arrived at the intersection, they found the victim being treated for his injuries and other Ingleside officers interviewing witnesses to the attack. The victim told Leong and Garon-Fermo that he was approached on the bus by man he knew who accused him of “snitching” on the man’s brother. The victim denied the accusation but the suspect didn’t accept the denial and, along with several accomplices, started punching the victim in the face and body while on the back of the bus. The MUNI driver hearing the commotion pulled the bus to the curb and activated the emergency call button. The attackers then quickly escaped taking with them the victim’s wallet and cell phone. Report number: 140094115
Vehicle and Other Incidents:
2:00am Unit Blk Pretor Stolen Vehicle
3:14am 3200 Blk Mission Assault
8:20am 300 Blk Silver Harrassing Phone Calls
10:00am 600 Blk Brunswick Hit and Run
10:00am 400 Blk Paris Vandalism to Property
12:00pm 300 Blk Justin Fraud
1:08pm Geneva/Mission Traffic Collision
6:54pm Excelsior/Mission Warrant Arrest
9:00pm Unit Blk Montcalm Vandalism to Property
11:45pm 100 Blk Loehr Vandalism Tampering
Burglaries with suspect description:
No Incidents to Report.
