DUI Saturation
Patrols This Friday
San
Francisco Police Department’s Traffic Unit will be conducting DUI saturation
patrols on, Friday, March 17th, 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:
There are no arrests to report.
Serious Incidents:
8:35am Lowell &
Mission Theft
A bump equaled a loss for one Muni rider. The victim walked
into Ingleside Station and told Police Services Aide Dugan that he was robbed
of his valuables on the #88 Muni bus. He told Dugan that he was bumped he
thought innocently by another Muni rider while standing on the crowded bus.
When he exited the bus at Geneva and Mission he noticed his wallet containing a
Clipper Card, cash, credit and debit cards was missing. Report number:
170191678
2:30pm 4700 Blk.
Mission Robbery
A restaurant worker became suspicious of several patrons
loitering inside the establishment. She became worried when one of the female
suspects demanded their order after not ordering any food. When the restaurant
worker asked to see their order ticket the woman became argumentative. But that
wasn’t the victim’s biggest worry. That was when the customer’s two accomplices
ran into the restaurant kitchen and quickly swiped food and beverages and threw
one of those beverages at the restaurant worker as they made their escape. The
worker went to Ingleside Station and reported the theft to Police Services Aide
Bautista. Report number: 170193088
9:30pm 900 Blk. Geneva Robbery
Three customers at another restaurant became angry when they
didn’t get a free soda. The restaurant worker told Ingleside Officers Carew and
Jensen the customers had already paid for their pizzas with cash. When they
were told they wouldn’t get a free drink, one of the customers pulled out a
firearm from his waist and pointed it at the restaurant worker saying, “You got
a problem?” One of the gunman’s accomplices jumped over the counter and took a
12oz soda from the refrigerator. When the worker started dialing the police,
the suspect’s ran from the restaurant to a waiting vehicle that sped away,
however not before throwing the purloined soda at the restaurant employee.
Report number: 170193884
10:08pm London
& Persia Robbery
A woman walking home noticed a double parked SUV in the
street. As she walked past the vehicle a man jumped out and blocked her path.
The woman tried walking around the man but he blocked her way. The woman told
Ingleside Officers Ortega and Wong that she raised her elbow in an attempt to
nudge him out of the way but he ignored her effort and grabbed a messenger bag
from her shoulder. With the bag now in his custody, the suspect jumped back into
the SUV which fled northbound on London. The loss was cash and keys. Report
number: 170193925
10:51pm Culiver &
Bosworth Robbery
Another citizen walking to the market was suddenly confronted
by an unknown man who wanted his property. The victim told Ingleside Officers
Wong and Ortega he was walking with his cell phone in his hand when the robber
approached, grabbed the cell phone from the victim’s hand, and made a fist with
his other hand while saying, “Give me your phone”. The victim complied and the
robber fled to a nearby vehicle which sped away. Report number: 170194036
Vehicle and Other Incidents:
07:00am 300 Blk
Phelan Burglary
07:30am 100 Blk
Capistrano Burglary
07:30am Unit
Blk Santa Ynez Burglary
08:00am 800 Blk
Excelsior Burglary
08:05am Unit
Blk Santa Ynez Burglary
10:05am Unit
Blk Nahua Fraud
10:35am 300 Blk
Precita Recovered Vehicle
01:45pm 5100
Blk Mission Attempted Theft from Vehicle
02:00pm 100 Blk
Brookdale Stolen Vehicle
02:46pm 600 Blk
Amazon Recovered Vehicle
04:17pm Cortland/Winfield Warrant Arrest
05:53pm 500 Blk
Munich Harassing
Phone Calls
07:20pm 400 Blk
Baden Recovered
Vehicle
07:25pm 2900
Blk Alemany Hit and Run
08:00pm Omar/Rockdale Stolen Vehicle
08:00pm Unit
Blk Putnam Burglary
08:00pm 100 Blk
Blythdale Vandalism to
Vehicle
11:00pm 200 Blk
Edna Vandalism
to Vehicle
11:15pm Mission/Tingley Graffiti Vandalism to Property
