Full Notification

When I mention “the unit block” of a street, this means the incident occurred at an address anywhere between 1 and 99 of the street.

Notable Cases

On Tuesday, 08-27-19 at 11:46 a.m., Officer Farrar was dispatched to the Exxon station on Callan Boulevard on a report of a suspicious person. A 16-year old female said she was followed by an unknown male who told her she was beautiful as she passed him while she was walking down Serramonte Boulevard from the Serramonte Del Rey School. The female said the subject then made “sexual noises” at her. The reporting party pointed to the subject as he was walking northbound on Serramonte Boulevard. Officer Farrar placed the suspect, a 43-year old Daly City resident, under arrest for child annoyance.

On Tuesday, 08-27-19 at 7:30 p.m., a 36-year old San Francisco resident was arrested (cited) for misuse of a disabled placard at Washington Street near Hill Street. For several days, the officer had noticed a distinctive purple Mercedes with a disabled placard parked in a two-hour metered spot for more than two hours at a time. The officer said the registration address and the address on the disabled placard were not the same. The officer saw a male subject get into the vehicle and drive east on Washington Street. The officer pulled over the driver and asked him about the owner of the placard. The driver said it was his mother’s placard, and he had just dropped her off at the BART station. The officer told the subject he had just seen him leave the parking spot, and the subject admitted to lying and to using the placard to park his vehicle.

On Tuesday, 08-27-19 at 10:16 p.m., Officer Dhaliwal was dispatched to a report of an in-progress trespassing call at a residence on the unit block of Lycett Circle. The reporting party said he got up to get a glass of water and saw someone in the hallway. The 37-year old reporting party said he recognized the subject as a neighbor who lived across the street. The reporting party asked the subject what he was doing in the house, and the subject said he was looking for someone. The reporting party told the subject to leave, and the subject grabbed a phone off the coffee table and left the residence. Officer Moody went to the suspect’s residence and made contact with the subject, a 42-year old male, who was with his 52-year old girlfriend. The dispatchers advised both parties were on probation. The officers searched the subject’s bedroom and found two methamphetamine pipes and methamphetamine. The male subject was arrested for trespassing, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and for being under the influence of a controlled substance. The female subject was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.

On Wednesday, 08-28-19 at 1:53 a.m., several officers were dispatched to the area of South Mayfair Avenue and Poncetta Drive on a report of a disturbance with people kicking windows and the sound of gun shots. The reporting party heard one gun shot and saw four subjects fighting in front of the Boulevard restaurant. Officers Bermudez and Shoopman detained male two subjects on John Daly Boulevard, after seeing one subject reach into his waistband then throwing a silver handgun into a nearby bush. Sgt. Busalacchi and Officer Dhaliwal contacted two female subjects standing next to two vehicles in a parking lot on Poncetta Drive. All four of the subjects were transported to the police station for interviews, and two subjects were arrested. The female, a 24-year old Mill Valley resident, was arrested for possession of a concealed loaded firearm—not the registered owner, carrying a concealed firearm on a person, carrying a concealed firearm—unregistered with ammo, being a felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm in public, and resisting arrest. The male subject, a 19-year old Mill Valley resident, was arrested for illegal discharge of a firearm with negligence, possession of a concealed loaded firearm—not the registered owner, carrying a concealed firearm on a person, carrying a concealed firearm—unregistered with ammo, and for carrying a loaded firearm in public.

On Wednesday, 08-28-19 at approximately 5:41 p.m., a 44-year old San Francisco resident was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia following a shoplifting call at the Lucky’s Supermarket.

On Thursday, 08-29-19 at 2:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to a residence on the 100 block of Bepler Street on a report of an interrupted residential burglary. The reporting party told Officer Moody she heard her front door open and shortly after that, she saw the motion light activate. The reporting party notified her husband, and he went to see if anyone was inside the house. He saw a male subject attempting to steal pairs of shoes from their shoe rack. The reporting party’s husband chased the subject as he attempted to flee with the shoes. The 26-year old husband said as he was chasing the subject, he said the subject threw down two pairs of shoes and attempted to jump onto a bicycle in the alleyway but realized it would take him too long to get on the bike. The subject then ran eastbound on Vendome Street, and the reporting party’s husband lost sight of the subject. Officer Bermudez responded to the area and found the subject underneath a vehicle on the unit block of Vendome Street. Officer Bermudez placed the subject, a 33-year old transient, under arrest for residential burglary and home invasion. The subject was also in violation of a restraining order as he was within 100 yards of the female who placed an order against him, and those charges were also added to the other offenses.

On Thursday, 08-29-19 at 11:55 p.m., Officer Lizana and Sgt. Busalacchi were dispatched to a residence on the 200 block of San Fernando Way on a report of a trespasser. The reporting party who answered the door said his sister had been evicted from the residence, and she refused to leave. The officers spoke with the female who appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance, and they placed her under arrest. As they were walking the 40-year old female subject out of the residence, the officers said the female threatened her brother. The suspect was also booked for criminal threats.

On Thursday, 08-29-19 at 11:58 p.m., officers were dispatched to a residence on the 200 block of Morton Drive on a report of a male who said a group of subjects followed him home and were inside his residence. The dispatchers advised that the reporting party said one of the subjects may have a gun because he heard the subject say, “Take a shot”. The officers arrived and talked to two of the reporting party’s roommates. The officers conducted a protective sweep and did not find any other subjects inside the residence. The 34-year old reporting party said he hid in the bathroom because he heard a subject say he had a gun. The subject admitted to smoking methamphetamine a following days prior. A month ago, the subject reported a false crime. Officers placed a mental health hold on the subject, and he was taken to the hospital. A complaint will be sought against him for reporting false crime.

On Friday, 08-30-19 at 3:17 a.m., Officer Tualaulelei and Officer Shoopman conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at Junipero Serra Boulevard and 91st Street. The officers contacted the sole occupant and asked what he was doing. The driver did not have a driver's license but gave his passport to the officers as identification. The officers asked the driver if he had anything illegal in his vehicle, and the driver said no. The driver allowed the officers to search his body and the vehicle. Officer Tualaulelei found an unloaded Smith & Wesson pistol in a holster, concealed under the steering wheel column of the vehicle. The pistol was reported stolen to the Sacramento Police Department. The officers found a loaded 8 round Smith & Wesson magazine and a plastic bag containing suspected methamphetamine in the interior driver’s side panel door. The driver, a 32-year old San Francisco resident, was arrested for possession of a concealed stolen firearm, carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle, carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, carrying a loaded stolen firearm, possession of a controlled substance while armed, and possession of a controlled substance.

On Friday, 08-30-19 at 3:20 a.m., Officer Moody was dispatched to St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco on the report of a possible strong-armed robbery that occurred in front of Nation’s Burgers at Westlake Shopping Center. The victim, a 31-year old San Francisco resident, said he went to order food and realized the line was too long, so he decided to return to his vehicle. The victim said as he exited the restaurant, he was struck in the rear of his head with a hard object which he believed to be brass knuckles. The victim said he was knocked unconscious for 20 seconds and was contacted by unrelated people asking if he was okay. The victim said he drove home with his head bleeding and then was taken to the hospital by his father. The victim noticed his wallet was no longer in his possession. Officer Moody then went to the Nation’s restaurant to attempt to locate any additional evidence, and a Nation’s employee said a customer turned in the wallet with nothing missing. Officer Moody called the victim so that he could respond and retrieve his wallet. The victim then gave an updated statement and said when he initially arrived at the Westlake Shopping Center, he was cut off by a silver Ford Fusion that was occupied by three males. The victim said he went to Walgreen’s and then was followed by the male subjects. The victim said he decided to leave Nation’s, and that is when he was knocked unconscious. This investigation is continuing.

On Friday, 08-30-19 at 10:00 a.m., a 17-year old Jefferson High School student was found to be in possession of marijuana and two vaping devices on campus. He was cited for the offense and released to his mother.

On Friday, 08-30-19 at 11:55 p.m., a 38-year old transient was contacted while sleeping in his vehicle in the area of Lausanne Avenue and Ford Street. The subject was out of compliance for not registering as a sex registrant. He was out on bail for a previous failure to register, and he was placed under arrest.

On Saturday, 08-31-19 at 12:42 a.m., Officer Hart and Officer Greene conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Callan Boulevard and Serramonte Boulevard. The officers learned the vehicle was reported stolen from San Francisco. After a short investigation, they arrested the driver, a 27-year old Daly City resident, for vehicle theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, and possession of a forged note—a $100 bill.

On Saturday, 08-31-19 at 9:00 a.m., Officer Gill conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Washington Street near Sullivan Avenue. While the officer was approaching the vehicle, he saw the driver turn the vehicle off and place his keys on the roof of the vehicle. (The driver did this without being asked.) The officer asked the driver for his identification, and the driver said he did not have any. The officer saw the passenger reaching around his waist band and the center console of the vehicle. The driver, a 29-year old Oakland resident, said he was on probation, and Officer Gill waited for his cover officer to arrive. While waiting for the officer to arrive, Officer Gill said the passenger kept moving his hands around the vehicle, and since he could not see his hands clearly, he advised the passenger to keep his hands on the dash board. The officer said the passenger, a 35-year old Oakland resident, held up a clear plastic sandwich bag and told the officer it was empty and then threw the bag outside the vehicle. Officer Hyink arrived to assist, and they asked the driver to exit the vehicle. Dispatchers advised that both subjects were on probation with a search and seizure clause. Both subjects were searched, and they had nothing illegal on their person. When the officers searched the vehicle, they found nine individual plastic twists containing suspected heroin and seven individual twists containing suspected methamphetamine. Both suspects were arrested for possession of a controlled substance with the intention to distribute and transportation of a controlled substance with the intention to distribute.

On Saturday, 08-31-19 at 6:00 p.m., Officer Chittenden was dispatched to the area of John Daly Boulevard and southbound Highway 280 off-ramp on the report of an auto vs. pedestrian collision. Other officers arrived first and saw a subject running in front of cars. The subject had resisted the officers when they tried to detain him. Officer Chittenden contacted the driver of the vehicle, and she said she was on the off-ramp onto westbound John Daly Boulevard when she saw a subject walking close to the lane of traffic. The driver said she slowed and came to a complete stop because she believed the subject was going to walk in front of her vehicle. The driver, a 31-year old San Francisco resident, said after she came to a complete stop, the subject jumped onto her hood and rolled back onto the ground and became motionless. The driver said she believed the subject was attempting to make it look as though she hit him, but she had not. After the officer conducted a brief investigation, he arrested the subject, a 30-year old Daly City resident, for being under the influence of a controlled substance and resisting arrest.

On Sunday, 09-01-19 at 2:56 a.m., Officer Ciucci was on patrol in the area of Mission Street and John Daly Boulevard and saw two subjects sitting in the enclosed bus shelter. Officer Ciucci noticed that the female subject was holding a piece of foil directly below her face and was heating the underside of the foil with a lighter. When the officer parked by the bus shelter, he noticed the female try to conceal the foil and lighter in a stroller that was next to her. The female admitted to smoking Fentanyl. Officer Ciucci cited the female, a 21-year old South San Francisco resident, for possession of Fentanyl, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.


Robberies

There were no robberies during the past week.

Residential Burglaries

There were two residential burglaries during the past week.

On Wednesday, 08-28-19 between 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m., an unknown subject burglarized an apartment at 870 Campus Drive and stole an iPad, Google Chrome laptop, Lenovo laptop, Canon camera, blue tooth speaker, Alexa speaker, Nextbook laptop, miscellaneous women’s clothing and miscellaneous cleaning products. The method of entry is unknown.

On Thursday, 08-29-19 at 2:30 a.m., a 33-year old transient broke into a residence on the 100 block of Bepler Street via the front door and took two pairs of shoes. He was arrested burglary, as well as other charges. See “Notable Reports” for more information.

Commercial Burglaries

There were no commercial burglaries during the past week.

Vehicle Burglaries

There were four vehicle burglaries and one attempted vehicle burglary during the past week.

• Serramonte Shopping Center parking lot near Target—four bags containing a Lenovo laptop, Canon camera, speaker, earrings, and travel vouchers were taken from a 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan (rental car). The right rear window was smashed. Occurred on 08-28-19 at 10:37 p.m.
• Moonstar Restaurant parking lot—a Le Sports bag containing $2,000 in Chinese currency, Xiaomi headphones, Birkenstock slippers and a cell phone charger was taken from a 2019 Toyota Highlander (rental car). The rear cargo window was smashed. Occurred on 08-31-19 between 8:00 p.m. and 9:38 p.m.
• Koi Palace parking lot—a backpack containing toiletries was taken from a 2011 Honda Odyssey. The right rear window was smashed. Occurred on 08-31-19 between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
• Outback Steakhouse Restaurant parking lot—a bag containing a sweatshirt and a backpack containing charging cables and a jacket were taken from a 2019 Nissan Armada (rental car). The left rear window and rear lift gate windows were smashed. Occurred on 09-01-19 between 7:15 p.m. and 9:20 p.m.
• Lucky’s parking lot—an attempted burglary to a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The front passenger window was smashed. Occurred on 09-01-19 between 10:50 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.


Stolen Vehicles

There were two vehicles stolen during the past week. One was recovered.

• 100 block of Marbly Avenue—a 2012 BMW 325i. Occurred on 08-26-19 at 7:00 p.m. The victim said his “friend” helped him charge the battery and then took the car. **The vehicle was recovered in Fremont on 08-29-19.
• 300 block of Gellert Boulevard—a 2017 Nissan NV 1500. Occurred on 08-28-19 between 4:11 p.m. and 4:38 p.m.

Miscellaneous

• There were 5 domestic disturbance cases reported
• There were 3 shoplifting incidents reported
• There were 8 cases involving an involuntary psychiatric hold
• There were 3 malicious mischief/vandalism case reported
• There were 6 arrests for public intoxication
• There were 7 hit and run collisions reported
• There were 6 “boots” placed on cars for unpaid parking tickets

Scams/Other

Nothing to report.


If you have any suggestions or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your concern for our community. I appreciate you taking the time to read my bulletins. Your comments are always welcome!

Diane McCarthy, Management Analyst (650) 746-8373 [email protected]