Vehicle Fire:
4200 Block of Judah Street, Jan. 14, 2:39 p.m.
A man parked his vehicle but there was smoke coming out from under the hood. Shortly
afterward, the vehicle burst into flames.
The SF Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire. A security video from a
nearby business confirmed the start of the blaze.
Recovery of Stolen Vehicle, False Identification, Possession of Stolen Property:
19th Avenue and Wawona Street, Jan. 12, 5:08 p.m.
Officers were on patrol and received a positive confirmation, from the License Plate
Reader system, of a stolen vehicle from Napa County.
Officers conducted a traffic stop and detained the driver without incident.
The suspect reported that the vehicle belonged to her mother. A computer check
revealed she was on probation out of Napa County.
The officers searched the vehicle and discovered multiple bags of property with different
names on them, as well as an I.D that had the driver’s photo but a different name.
Officers contacted the owners of the property, who said their vehicle had been broken
into and their property stolen. The vehicle’s owner stated the driver, her daughter, had
taken the car without permission.
After further investigation, the suspect was arrested.
Outstanding Warrant:
1300 Block of 46th Avenue, Jan. 11, 10:41 p.m.
Officers responded to a hospital regarding an incident of battery.
The officers made contact with the subject, who had just been discharged from the
hospital. The subject reported that he had been kicked in the mouth by
a known suspect near a store but he was unwilling to answer further questions and
became uncooperative.
A computer check on the subject revealed that he had an outstanding warrant for his
arrest out of Pacifica, so he was taken into custody and booked.
Traffic Violation, Suspended Driver’s License:
41st Avenue and Taraval Street, Jan. 11, 7:14 a.m.
Officers on patrol were proceeding through an intersection when a vehicle, which had
failed to stop and yield to the officer’s vehicle, narrowly missed hitting them.
The officers conducted a traffic stop and a computer check on the driver revealed that
his license had been suspended. He was cited at the scene.
Carjacking:
1100 Block of Taraval Street, Jan. 10, 8:13 p.m.
The victim entered Taraval Station to report a carjacking. He said he double parked his
vehicle next to a fast-food restaurant while waiting to pick up a box from an
acquaintance. He was sitting in the passenger seat.
Suddenly, a man sat in the driver’s seat while a second suspect approached the victim
and pointed a hand gun at him. The armed suspect demanded the victim exit the vehicle
immediately, without taking anything. Fearing for his safety, the victim exited the vehicle
and the two suspects sped off.
While giving information to the officers, the victim was evasive as to what he was
picking up or who the acquaintance was.
Aggravated Assault with Weapon:
Golden Gate Park, Jan. 10, 11:30 p.m.
Officers responded to SF General Hospital regarding a stabbing that occurred in Golden
Gate Park.
The victim told officers he was walking through the park in an unknown area when he
saw a man harassing a woman. The victim intervened in an attempt to shield the woman
from the man, but the suspect approached the victim with a knife and stabbed him one
time in the right bicep. The suspect then fled in an unknown direction.
The victim was not sure of the exact location of the incident, but he thought it was at the
west end of the park, near Ocean Beach.
Assault, Brandishing a Weapon, Robbery:
700 Block of Taraval Street, Jan. 10, 11:02 a.m.
Officers responded to a report of shots being fired. The victim reported that he
recognized several juvenile suspects who had assaulted him and several other
people a few days earlier. They were standing across the street from him so the victim
walked into a nearby store and asked employees to call the police.
The victim walked back out and thought the suspects may have gotten on a mass transit
vehicle and crossed the street to get a closer look. But, once across the street, the suspects
noticed the victim and started laughing at him. Then, one suspect took something out of
his pocket, which caused the victim to pull out a knife for protection.
The suspects continued to laugh at the victim and walked away, but one suspect suddenly
turned back and used a BB gun to fire approximately 20 shots at the victim, who was not
struck by the shots.
The suspects fled the location but responding officers searched for and located one of the
suspects, who was recognized as a wanted person for a robbery that was recently
committed in the Mission District. The suspect was arrested.
Marijuana Offense:
2300 Block of Noriega Street, Jan. 9, 11:35 a.m.
Officers responded to a report, for the second time in a week, regarding a package
containing marijuana that was to be shipped. The witness, an employee at the business,
reported that after receiving the package and conducting the payment, he smelled the
odor of marijuana emanating from inside the package.
Due to company policy stating that employees open any suspicious packages, the
employee opened the package and found numerous bags of vacuumsealed
marijuana inside.
Possession of Loaded Firearm, Resisting Arrest:
1200 Block of 33rd Avenue, Jan. 7, 5:46 p.m.
Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun.
The witness, the suspect’s mother, reported that the suspect was angry and upset when
he returned home. The suspect ran upstairs and was observed pointing a gun at himself,
before putting it in the front waistband of his pants and leaving the house.
Responding officers located the suspect inside Golden Gate Park and successfully
detained him, despite the suspect attempting to flee as soon as he saw them. A search of
the suspect located the firearm and he was transported to a hospital for a mental health
evaluation. He was also cited.
Robbery with a Knife:
1500 Block of Kirkham Street, Jan. 4, 6:13 p.m.
The victim reported that he was walking home when the suspect suddenly approached
from behind and forcefully took the victim’s backpack and jacket. The victim turned
around and observed the suspect holding a knife.
The suspect told the victim to keep quiet and immediately fled the area.
Robbery with Gun:
41st Avenue and Pacheco Street, Jan. 4, 6:54 p.m.
The victim reported that he was walking and talking on his cell phone when he noticed
two suspects running towards him, one armed with a small handgun. The second suspect
reached around the victim and grabbed his property from his back pocket. Both suspects
then fled the area on foot.
Burglary, Possession of Stolen Property, Resisting Arrest:
2100 Block of 24th Avenue, Jan. 4, 2:54 p.m.
Officers on patrol were flagged down by a witness who reported that a woman had just
stolen a lap-top computer. He then pointed at the suspect.
The victim stated that she was cleaning rooms at Abraham Lincoln High School when she
saw the suspect going through multiple drawers in various class rooms. The witness
confronted the suspect, who fled the scene while the witness chased her.
The officers attempted to make contact with the suspect but the suspect resisted, was
uncooperative and refused to comply with the officer’s lawful orders.
Eventually, the suspect was successfully detained and a search revealed that she was in
possession of property belonging to multiple victims. The suspect was arrested.
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