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Serious Incidents

1400 block of Scott St.  (O'Farrell St.)  Burglary  Construction trailer
broken into overnight and power tools were taken.

1600 block of Turk St.  (Pierce St.)  Burglary  Vacant public housing
apartment broken into over the weekend and power tools were taken.

1100 block of Scott St.  (Turk St.)  12:30 PM  Robbery  A resident was
followed into his home and robbed at gunpoint of his wallet while his house
was ransacked by four robbers.

Divisadero St. and Geary Blvd.  3:50 PM  Robbery  A 27 year old SF woman
had her cell phone wrenched from her hand by a robber who ran away with the
phone.

Stonestown  6 PM  Extortion  Haight Street Foot Beat Officer Granucci was
told by a merchant of an acquaintance who was being extorted. The victim
had befriended a younger woman (18 years old) who had stolen his money and
his passport from his home in the Richmond District the week before. The
younger woman then contacted the victim and said that she would return his
identity papers for $500.

Lieutenant Kerr took over the case and arranged for the victim and the
suspect to meet in a Stonestown restaurant. Sergeant Ryan and posse set up
a surveillance with the help of Richmond Station officers, as the case was
assigned to their command. The officers noted a counter-surveillance by two
men when they arrived.

The suspect sent a 17 year old girl to meet the victim. Sergeant Ryan's
squad arrested the juvenile for extortion after she demanded the money from
the victim. She told the police that the two men seen earlier were involved
in the crime, too. That pair, a 19 year old Daly City man and a 19 year old
OMI District man, were arrested after a foot chase through the
neighborhood. They were charged with conspiracy and extortion.

A search warrant (for the stolen money and documents) was granted for a
home on the 300 block of Byxbee Street and Tactical Company officers served
it at 2 AM on July 26. Most of the stolen identity papers and none of the
money was recovered.

The original theft suspect, an 18 year old OMI District resident, was
arrested at the home as was the homeowner, a 39 year old man. He was
charged with possessing a handgun with its serial number removed and she
was charged with extortion. Four handguns and three rifles were seized
during the search warrant.

Other Incidents

6th Ave. and Irving St.  2:15 AM  Traffic Case  A Millbrae man left his car
double parked with the engine running. Two men jumped into the car and
drove off in it. The thief clipped a parked car with the stolen car and
struck a lamp post nearby. The suspects abandoned the car and fled on foot.

1100 block of Divisadero St.  (Turk St.)  3:35 PM  Theft  Unattended cell
phone taken from counter of dry cleaner.

Divisadero and Eddy Streets  9:40 AM  Warrant Service  Sergeant Burrows
arrested a 50 year old SF man on a local burglary warrant.

       Haight Street Corridor

600 block of Clayton St.  (Haight St.)  Auto Burglary  Occurred in the
morning.
Masonic Ave. and Haight St.  6:45 PM  Disorderly Conduct  A 30 year old SF
man annoyed a French family while they were waiting for a bus. He showed
them a knife and boarded the MUNI coach with them. A passerby called the
police and Officer Sterns found the bus at Haight and Fillmore Streets. He
arrested the suspect for being drunk in public.

500 block of Lincoln Way  (6th Ave.)  Auto Burglary  Occurred overnight.

200 block of Noe St.  (15th St.)  Theft  A man double parked his van in
front of a liquor store and asked for a bottle of brandy. He inspected it
and asked for a different brand. He ran from the store with the second
bottle when the clerk was distracted while putting the first bottle away.
The thief dropped his wallet during his escape and the clerk was able to
identify the man from his drivers license photo.

500 block of Scott St.  (Fell St.)  Stolen Vehicle  '85 Yamaha motorcycle
taken overnight.

Waller and Delmar Streets  Auto Burglary  Occurred overnight.

Serious Incidents

Divisadero and O'Farrell Streets  9 AM  Robbery  A 73 year old Park Merced
woman had her purse snatched by a robber.

Golden Gate Park - Alvord Lake  3:40 PM  Aggravated Assault  A man lost a
fight inside the park and returned with three friends who assaulted three
others, putting all three in the hospital with head and facial injuries.

1200 block of 2nd Ave.  (Lincoln Way)  Burglary  Occurred between 9:15 and
10:15 PM. Illegal entry via front door. Bike, two laptop computers, purse
and wallet taken.

First block of Flint St.  (16th St.)  Burglary  Occurred overnight. Forced
entry of building's garage - bike taken.

1400 block of McAllister St.  (Scott St.)  Burglary  Occurred between July
19 and 22. Entry via open window. Television and computer taken.

Other Incidents

100 block of Corbett Ave.  (Ord St.)  Auto Burglary  Occurred July 16.

Haight Street Corridor  Sit/Lie Violations  One warned and one cited during
the course of the day.

Irving St. and 7th Ave.  Auto Burglary  Occurred overnight.

Lyon and Oak Streets  Auto Burglary  Occurred in the morning.

1400 block of Oak St.  (Lyon St.)  Auto Burglary  Occurred between July 20
and 22.

Oak and Lyon Streets  9:40 PM  Traffic Case  28 year old Nob Hill woman
cited for driving with a suspended license; her car was impounded.

Terra Vista and Barcelona Avenues  Auto Burglary  Occurred in the evening
of July 21.

Serious Incidents

100 block of Parnassus Ave.  (Cole St.)  1:10 AM  Robbery  A 24 year old
Ashbury Heights man was robbed at knifepoint of his phone and wallet. The
suspect, a black male in his late 30's wearing a white baggy shirt over
dark baggy sweatpants, fled on foot.

Other Incidents

500 block of Baker St.  (Grove St.)  Vandalism  Window broken during the
afternoon.

Buena Vista East Ave. and Buena Vista Terr.  Auto Burglary  Occurred
overnight.

First block of Delmar St.  (Waller St.)  Theft  Locked bicycle taken
overnight.

1800 block of Eddy St.  (Scott St.)  Vandalism  Window broken during the
evening.

2000 block of Fell St.  (Cole St.)  Stolen Vehicle  '92 Nissan recovered.

Golden Gate Park - Kezar Dr. and Waller St.  Auto Burglary  Occurred during
the afternoon.

Haight Street Corridor - MUNI bus  Theft  Victim reported having his pocket
picked during a ride from Market and Powell Streets to Haight and Stanyan
Streets. His wallet was taken.

Warren Dr. and Locksley Ave.  5:45 PM  Traffic Case  Car versus bicycle;
motorist and cyclist injured.

Serious Incidents

1600 block of Turk St.  (Scott St.)  12:40 AM  Robbery  A man walking home
from a bar was mugged by six to eight robbers. He lost his cell phone and
wallet.

600 block of Broderick St.  (Grove St.)  Burglary  Occurred between June 30
and July 19. Bike taken from garage.

2000 block of Grove St. (Cole St.)  Burglary  Occurred between July 13 and
19. Bike taken from locked garage.

1800 block of McAllister St.  (Baker St.)  Burglary  Occurred during the
day. Entry via unlocked window. Electronic games, laptop and car keys
taken.

Other Incidents

500 block of Central Ave.  (Hayes St.)  1:20 PM  Battery  Officer Diskin
investigated an argument and arrested a 58 year old Pittsburg, CA, woman
for battery.

First block of Cole St.  (Fulton St.)  1:30 AM  Vandalism  Window of parked
car broken with a hammer.

Divisadero and Eddy Streets  Auto Burglary  Occurred between July 17 and
18.

1800 block of Golden Gate Ave.  (Broderick St.)  Auto Burglary  Occurred
April 26.

       Haight Street Corridor

1100 block of Masonic Ave. (Haight St.)  Auto Burglary  Occurred between
July 15 and 16.
Page St. and Masonic Ave.  Vandalism  Window of parked car broken the
morning of July 16.
1500 block of Waller St.  (Clayton St.)  Auto Burglary  Occurred between
July 15 and 16.
Haight St. and Buena Vista West  3 AM  Disorderly Conduct  Sergeant Silas
and posse arrested three people, all San Francisco residents in their late
teens and twenties, for being drunk in public and for possessing marijuana
and open containers of alcohol.
600 block of Stanyan St. (Haight St.)  Counterfeit Money  A grocery store
manager reported receiving two counterfeit bills on July 17. The U.S.
Secret Service was advised.

Serious Incidents

600 block of Clayton St. (Haight St.)  3:40 PM  Robbery Arrest  Officer
Doherty recognized another suspect from July 10th's cab robbery, which had
occurred at Grove and Lyon Streets, and arrested the Oakland juvenile
without incident.

Other Incidents

Divisadero and Eddy Streets  5:45 PM  Traffic Case  33 year old Martinez
woman cited for driving with a suspended license; her car was impounded.

1800 block of Eddy St. (Scott St.)  Stolen Vehicle  '06 Scion recovered.

Fulton St. and Central Ave.  8:15 AM  Traffic Case  Traffic collision: Car
versus pedestrian, one injured.

       Golden Gate Park

Alvord Lake  11:30 AM  Narcotics Case  Officer Farrell arrested a 30 year
old SF man for possession of narcotics paraphernalia.
Alvord Lake  3:15 PM  Narcotics Case  Officer Fegan arrested a 23 year old
SF man for possession of marijuana,
Alvord Lake  7 PM  Warrant Service  Officer Farrell arrested a 32 year old
man on a Michigan State Parole Violation warrant.

Masonic Avenue Corridor  5 PM  Traffic Case  Lieutenant Solomon and posse
cited 10 motorists and impounded 1 car in a traffic enforcement operation.

Oak and Ashbury Streets  8 PM  Traffic Case  59 year old Central Sunset
woman cited for driving with a suspended license; her car was impounded.

200 block of Roosevelt Way (15th St.)  8 PM  Death Case  Officer Stearns
investigated a death and turned the case over to the Medical Examiner's
Office.

900 block of Stanyan St.  (Frederick St.)  5:20 PM  Vandalism  An irate
motorist exited his vehicle, pounded on the door of another driver's van,
and broke the van's rear window while shouting about the other motorist's
poor driving.

300 block of Upper Terrace (Monument Way)  Narcotics Case  Officer Fraize
arrested a trespasser and charged him with possession of methamphetamine.

Serious Incidents

1100 block of Divisadero St. (Turk St.)  11:20 AM  Robbery  A 36 year old
Bayview District man and his daughter were robbed at gunpoint by two men as
they sat in their van on Divisadero Street. The robbers fled with a wallet
and a cell phone.

Haight St. and Masonic Ave.  10:35 PM  Robbery Arrest  Officer Fraize
stopped a 19 year old Treasure Island man because he had appeared in a
surveillance photograph taken during an armed cab robbery at Grove and Lyon
Streets on July 10th. Sergeant Callaway responded to the intersection to
question the man. The man fled the officers during the interview and was
captured inside Panhandle Park near Fell and Ashbury Streets. He was booked
on robbery charges at Park Station.

Other Incidents

500 block of Cole St. (Haight St.)  4:40 PM  Threatening Phone Calls
Suspect known.

200 block of Corbett Ave. (Danvers St.)  Vandalism  Car window broken
overnight.

Golden Gate Park - JFK and Middle Drive East  Auto Burglary  Occurred on
July 14.

Haight Street Corridor

Two cited for Sit/Lie violations during the course of the day.

Lincoln Way and 3rd Ave.  Auto Burglary  Occurred on July 14.

100 block of Marview Way (Panorama Dr.)  Vandalism  Home wrecked by friends
of owner's son during owner's absence the second week of July.

first block of Museum Way (Roosevelt Way)  Threats  Emails sent by unknown
suspect.

Park Station  4:30 PM  Sexual Battery Arrest  Inspector Kelly charged a
County Jail inmate with misdemeanor sexual battery and battery in a July
8th case wherein a woman was accosted and spat upon while riding the N
Judah through the Sunset Tunnel. The suspect, a 37 year old SF man, was
arrested July 8th in the Duboce Triangle neighborhood on an unrelated
charge and later identified by the battery victim.

Serious Incidents

Beideman and O'Farrell Streets  11:59 PM  Robbery  A cabbie picked up a
fare on the 1600 block of Fillmore Street and was directed to Beideman and
O'Farrell Streets where the fare produced a knife and robbed the cabbie of
his money. The suspect fled on foot.

Other Incidents

500 block of Burnett Ave.  (Hopkins Ave.)  5 PM  Mental Health Evaluation
Officer Sterns investigated a burglary and determined that a neighbor had
been entering the victim's apartment without permission. The neighbor
appeared and the good officer interviewed him. He then brought the neighbor
to SFGH for a mental health evaluation.

Frederick St. and Arguello Blvd.  Vandalism  Parked car damaged sometime
between June 13 and 27.

       Haight Street Corridor

Sit/Lie Violations: Three people were cited for Sit/Lie violations over the
course of the day. One of those cited, a 20 year old Portland, OR, man, was
arrested and booked for the same offense at 6 PM on the 1400 block of
Haight Street.
600 block of Stanyan Street  (Haight St.)  9:20 PM  Disorderly Conduct
Officer Racine arrested a 21 year old SF man for being drunk in public.

300 block of Irving St. (4th Ave.)  Theft  Landscape tool taken on June 22.

800 block of Oak St. (Steiner St.)  Stolen Vehicle  '12 Acura taken.

1000 block of Pierce St. (Golden Gate Ave.)  9 AM  Search Warrant Service
Sergeant Bosshard and posse served a search warrant and arrested a 43 year
old Western Addition woman for possessing methamphetamine and her 34 year
old male roommate for a probation violation and on a local warrant

1000 block of Shrader St. (Carl St.)  Auto Burglary  Occurred June 22.

Serious Incidents

1400 block of Oak St.  (Baker St.)  1:20 AM  Robbery  A 22 year old Haight
Ashbury man fought off two robbers who had chased him and demanded his cell
phone. Then they overpowered him and took his athletic bag and groceries.

1800 block of Ellis St. (Steiner St.)  2:15 AM  Aggravated Assault - Shots
Fired  A witness reported seeing a gunman firing shots on Ellis Street. Two
victims reported that they had been fired upon while parking their SUV.
They abandoned their vehicle and fled to a relative's house.

Beulah and Shrader Streets 4 PM  Battery  Officer Tarbox investigated a
Domestic Violence incident wherein a 39 year old Haight Ashbury man struck
his girlfriend and stole her car. Officer Lamela found the perpetrator near
the initial scene six hours later and arrested him for battery and car
theft.

700 block of Stanyan St. (Haight St.)  6:55 PM  Robbery  A 21 year old
Richmond man was robbed of his cell phone.

Other Incidents

1200 block of 7th Ave. (Lincoln Way)  Auto Burglary  Occurred between June
26 and 27.

1300 block of 7th Ave. (Irving St.)  Stolen Vehicle  '07 Aprillia
motorcycle taken.

850 Broderick St.  2 PM  Death Case  Officer Hunt investigated a death case
and summoned the Medical Examiner's Office.

1300 block of Divisadero St. (O'Farrell St) 5:15 PM  Theft  Shoplifting
case - no arrests.

Divisadero and 14th Streets  2:40 AM  Mental Health Evaluation  A 39 year
old SF woman was brought to SFGH for evaluation.

2400 block of Geary Blvd. (Wood St.)  Threats  Occurred on June 26 -
suspect known.

2000 block of Grove St. (Clayton St.)  Missing Person  61 year old man
walked away from board and care home.

Golden Gate Park - Alvord Lake  2:20 PM  Warrant Service  Officer Farrell
arrested a 21 year old Vallejo man on a local warrant.

Serious Incidents

1100 block of Hayes St.  (Pierce St.)  5:30 AM  Burglary  A resident woke
upon hearing a burglar in her kitchen. The thief fled when she called out.
A briefcase and a jacket were taken. The burglar made entry via an unlocked
kitchen window.

1800 block of Grove St.  (Masonic Ave.)  Burglary  Occurred between 3:30
and 7:30 AM when victim was home asleep. Forced entry via side door to
apartment. Laptop computer and car keys taken.

1800 block of Grove St.  (Masonic Ave.)  Burglary  Occurred between 10:30
PM on June 24 and 6:30 AM on June 25. No forced entry found. Entry into
parked car inside building's garage.

First block of Broderick St. (Waller St.)  8:45 PM  Robbery  A 43 year old
Lower Haight District man was thrown to the ground by two robbers who
rifled his pockets and fled with his phone, cash and keys.

3600 block of 16th St.  (Castro St.)  10:35 PM  Aggravated Assault  A 37
year old Santa Rosa man was struck in the head with a bottle which was
thrown from the balcony of a bar.

Other Incidents

First block of Castro St. (14th St.)  7:40 PM  Battery  A SFFD medic was
bitten by a woman that he was transporting to a hospital.

1000 block of Divisadero St. (Golden Gate Ave.)  12:25 AM  Traffic Case
Officer Bowers stopped a motorist for running a red light and arrested the
19 year old Pacific Heights man for DUI.

Divisadero St. and Golden Gate Ave.  3:15 AM  Traffic Case  Officer Daza
investigated a hit and run traffic collision and arrested a 22 year old
Novato woman for hit and run driving and DUI.

1300 block of Hayes St. (Divisadero St.)  5:30 PM  Fire Case  SFFD
extinguished a two alarm house fire.

2100 block of Turk St. (Central Ave.)  2:50 PM  Auto Burglary  A witness
called to report that a car was being burglarized by two men. Officer
Ferraz and Officer Leong found the pair nearby. The two suspects fled from
the officers. The good officers captured one man, a 19 year old Chinatown
resident, nearby and charged him with auto burglary.