Incident Date:
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
The next Ingleside Community
meeting will be held in the Ingleside
Police Station Community room on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 7p.m. There will be light refreshments available to
those who come to the meeting. All are
welcome to attend.
We
hope to see you there!
Sobriety
Checkpoint in San Francisco
San
Francisco Police Department’s Traffic Unit will be conducting a sobriety
checkpoint on Saturday, September 23, 2017, at an undisclosed location within
the city limits between the hours of 7:00 P.M. and 3:00 A.M.
The
deterrent effect of sobriety checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the
number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved crashes.
Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up
to 20 percent when well-publicized sobriety checkpoints and proactive DUI
patrols are conducted routinely. Nationally, the latest data shows nearly
10,000 people were killed by an impaired driver.
Officers
will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment with officers
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.
According
to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have
provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement
strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1
spent. Nearly 90 percent of California drivers approve of DUI checkpoints.
DUI
checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency
of DUI arrests, affording the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and
drugged driving deterrence. Locations are chosen with safety considerations for
the officers and the public.
Drivers
caught driving impaired can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to include jail
time, fines, fees, DUI classes, and 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. Everyone is reminded to ‘Report Drunk
Drivers – Call 9-1-1’.
Arrests:
There are no arrests to report.
Serious Incidents:
There are no serious
incidents to report.
Vehicle and Other Incidents:
05:28am 400 Blk
Cortland Vandalism to
Property
10:00am 4800
Blk Mission Battery
10:00am 500 Blk
Paris Threats
10:19am 200 Blk
Morse Fraud
12:00pm Visitacion/Britton Theft from Vehicle
12:20pm 1000
Blk Tompkins Restraining
Order Violation
01:52pm 300 Blk
Silver Burglary
03:14pm Bayshore/Sunnydale Hit and Run
06:11pm 1500
Blk Sunnydale Assault
08:35pm Mission/Francis Traffic Violation Arrest
08:50pm Mission/Geneva Hit and Run
10:00pm Geneva/Louisburg Hit and Run
10:40pm 500 Blk
Madrid Trespassing
11:00pm San
Jose/Mt. Vernon Theft from Vehicle