Incident Date:
Thursday, February 6th, 2014
The next community meeting at Ingleside Station will be held on February 18, 2014. Thank you.
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.
Arrests:
7:31am 100 Blk Arleta D.U.I
The call was “a man drinking a bottle of alcoholic beverage inside a parked Mercedes Benz”, but it turned out to be more serious for Ingleside Officers Wong and Chang. When Chang and Wong arrived at the intersection of Teddy and Arleta the Mercedes was already gone. The officers started searching the surrounding streets and finally found the Mercedes near Arleta and Rutland where he was pulled over. Inside the officers noticed an almost completely empty bottle of Vodka lying on the seat next to the driver. Wong and Chang also saw the driver had bloodshot eyes and when he spoke; his speech was thick slow, slurred and mumbled repeatedly. When he removed himself from the vehicle, he couldn’t stand without stumbling to the side. The officers advised the driver that he was being detained for D.U.I and he responded by saying, “I know. I’m messed up. Yeah, I’m sorry.” A records check revealed a previous arrest for DUI several years ago. He was taken to Mission Station where a breathalyzer test revealed a blood alcohol reading of .320, more than 4 times the legal limit. The suspect was arrested for D.U.I. Report number: 140108023
8:03pm Mission/Rolph Evading an Officer
A driver in a big hurry and not willing to cede the right-a-way to other drivers, as required, caught the attention of Ingleside Officer Cole. Cole was driving northbound on Mission Street when the driver of a Honda Accord pulled out from westbound Rolph Street, without yielding to Mission Street traffic, and drove southbound on Mission Street. Officer Cole made a quick u-turn and followed the Honda on Mission Street and after it turned onto eastbound Allison Street. Officer Cole attempted a traffic stop of the vehicle by turning on his lights and siren but the driver took off at a high rate of speed ignoring several stop signs. Out of concern for the safety of innocent drivers and pedestrians, Officer Cole terminated the pursuit and turned off his emergency lights and siren. A short time later he found the empty Honda, which dispatch said was stolen, on the sidewalk with its engine running and the driver’s door open. Ingleside Officers Morse, Austin along with several other police units arrived to help with the search. Meanwhile, several residents of the area approached Officer Cole telling him that the suspect ran away westbound on Pope Street. The officers started searching alleyways, under vehicles, and other hiding places on Pope Street finally capturing the suspect who was hiding behind garbage cans less than a block away. He was arrested on charges of recklessly evading a police officer and possession of stolen property. Report number: 140110119
Serious Incidents:
No Incidents to Report.
Vehicle and Other Incidents:
2:05am Unit Blk Whitney Warrant Arrest
8:00am 5800 Blk Mission Stolen Vehicle
8:05am Diamond/Bosworth Hit and Run
8:15am Unit Blk Mizpah Stolen Vehicle
10:13am Unit Blk Sussex Stolen License Plate
12:39pm Unit Blk Southwood Recovered Vehicle
12:41pm Leland/Peabody Warrant Arrest
1:16pm 600 Blk Alemany Traffic Collision
4:16pm 900 Blk Geneva Shoplifting
5:16pm 100 Blk Trumbull Fraud
5:30pm Unit Blk Cortland Hit and Run
8:03pm Unit Blk Hanover Recovered Vehicle
8:20pm 200 Blk Brookdale Recovered Vehicle
8:35pm Ocean/19th Hit and Run
Burglaries with suspect description:
No Incidents to Report.
