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Notable Cases

On Thursday, 03-13-14 at 9:00 p.m., Officer Keith Mattos was dispatched to a hit and run traffic collision in the area of Highway 35 and John Daly Boulevard. A bicyclist was lying in the exit lane, and there were broken pieces of the suspect vehicle’s right side mirror at the scene. The mirror had the word “Mazda” on it. As Officer Mattos was at the scene, a Broadmoor Police officer stopped a black Mazda with a missing mirror. The driver of the vehicle, a 19-year old Daly City resident, initially denied hitting the bicyclist. He subsequently admitted to it (after the mirror matched up perfectly), and he was arrested for hit and run. The victim, a 41-year old Daly City resident, was transported to San Francisco General Hospital with a complaint of pain and possible internal injuries.

On Thursday, 03-13-14 at 3:32 p.m., Sgt. Mike Brennan and Sgt. Alex Rohleder were in an unmarked police vehicle, assigned to the Crime Suppression Unit when they attempted to pull over a vehicle for speeding in the area of Southgate Avenue and St. Francis Boulevard. Sgt. Brennan noticed the driver appeared nervous, and the driver advised he was on parole for robbery. Sgt. Brennan asked the driver, a 40-year old Daly City resident, if he could search him for weapons or narcotics, and the driver agreed. Sgt. Brennan asked the driver to put his hands behind his back, and then noticed a plastic bag containing suspected heroin drop on the ground. The driver realized what happened, and he immediately tried to grab the bag from the ground and put it in his mouth to swallow it. As Sgt. Brennan was trying to prevent the suspect from grabbing the bag, the suspect became combative. The driver was arrested for possession of heroin, resisting arrest, battery on a peace officer, attempting to destroy/conceal evidence, violating his parole and for committing a felony while on bail. The passenger, a 27-year old San Francisco resident, also had heroin in her possession when the officers searched her.

On Sunday, 03-16-14 at approximately 10:30 a.m., a 65-year old Daly City resident reported that she was the victim of fraud by an unknown suspect at the Bank of America ATM on Southgate Avenue. The victim said that she went to the ATM and noticed a black female described as slender, late 20’s, 5’5, with braided hair who was waiting to use the machine and rubbing her eyes as if they were irritated. The unknown female backed away from the machine and let the victim use it first. After the victim used the ATM, the unknown female immediately began using the same ATM she just used. Later in the day, the victim checked her account on line and discovered there were several unauthorized withdrawals totaling $940. This report was referred to detectives.


Robberies

There were two robberies during the past week.

On Thursday, 03-13-14 between 8:20 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., a 43-year old Daly City resident was the victim of an armed robbery at the Bank of America ATM on Gellert Boulevard. The victim said she was making a deposit when she was approached by a male who said, “This is a hold up, give me all your money, I have a gun”. The victim turned to look at the subject and noticed he had a black scarf around his face and neck. The suspect forced the victim to withdraw cash in three separate transactions. The suspect told the victim to give him her keys and cell phone and that he would put them in the garbage can and she could retrieve them after he left. The victim was unharmed. The bank’s video surveillance camera was able to capture a clear photo of the suspect. (See attached) As of this date, the suspect has not been identified.

On Saturday, 03-15-14 at 9:26 p.m., a 17-year old Daly City resident was the victim of a strong arm robbery. The victim said he was walking on the 2300 block of Junipero Serra Boulevard when a subject took his skateboard from him, and they began struggling with each other. Officer Katie Scoles and Officer Cameron Newton were driving by them just after this occurred. The suspect, a 26-year old Daly City resident, admitted to taking the skateboard and was arrested for robbery.


Residential Burglaries

There were three residential burglaries during the past week.

On Monday, 03-10-14 between 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., a residence on the 100 block of Dockside Drive was burglarized. An unknown suspect entered the residence via the rear unlocked door and took an Apple iMac G5 computer.

On Monday, 03-10-14 between 9:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., a residence on the 100 block of Marbly Avenue was burglarized. The suspect(s) used a ladder to get to the kitchen window and removed it from the window frame to gain entry. The bedrooms were ransacked, and the suspect(s) stole currency and jewelry.

On Thursday, 03-13-14 between 9:00 p.m. and 10:55 p.m., an apartment on the unit block of Hill Street was burglarized. The suspect(s) pried the front window screen to gain entry. Loss was miscellaneous jewelry, electronics and clothing.


Commercial Burglaries

There were no commercial burglaries during the past week.



Vehicle Burglaries

There were four vehicle burglaries during the past week.

• 24 Hour Fitness parking lot—a wallet containing credit cards, cash and identification was taken from a Ford Expedition. The method of entry is unknown. Occurred on 03-10-14 between 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
• 300 block of Ottilia Street—tools, a stereo, and speaker box containing a subwoofer was taken from a 2003 Chevrolet Suburban. The rear window was smashed. Occurred between 6:00 p.m. on 03-10-14 and 8:00 a.m. on 03-11-14.
• 300 block of Michelle Lane—a small safe, garage door opener and coins were taken from a 1998 Honda Prelude. The method of entry is unknown. Occurred on 03-14-14 between midnight and 7:30 a.m.
• 200 block of Coronado Avenue—sunglasses, phone chargers, clothing and snacks were taken from a 1997 Honda Civic. The method of entry is unknown. Occurred between 11:00 p.m. on 03-23-14 and 9:00 a.m. on 03-14-14. **On-line report.


Stolen Vehicles

There were four stolen vehicles during the past week. Two of them were recovered.

• 300 block of Higate Drive—a 1994 Saturn SL. Occurred between 3:00 p.m. on 03-13-14 and 1:00 p.m. on 03-14-14. **Recovered by Daly City P.D. on 03-15-14.
• Roosevelt Avenue/Alexander Avenue—a 1999 Honda Civic. Occurred between 9:00 p.m. on 03-14-14 and 6:15 p.m. on 03-17-14. **Recovered by DCPD on 03-18-14.
• Clubview Drive/Cloister Way—1990 Nissan Pathfinder. Occurred between 3:00 p.m. on 03-15-14 and 1:00 p.m. on 03-16-14.
• Unit block of Norwood Avenue—a 1994 Honda Accord. Occurred between 9:00 p.m. on 03-17-14 and 4:30 a.m. on 03-18-14.


Scams/Other

Nothing to report.


Community Events


iHelp

The City of Daly City launched “iHelp”, an innovative citizen’s service request and civic engagement tool allowing residents to easily interact and stay connected with their local government. Daly City iHelp is a free mobile device application (“app”) and is available from the Apple and Google app stores for immediate download. By utilizing this service, residents can access important City information, report issues (graffiti, garbage complaints, etc.), and track requests online and via mobile devices. Please take a moment to download the app or go to the city of Daly City website to see what requests have been already made on iHelp. For requests to the Police Department, please note the app is not maintained 24 hours per day, and service requests must be of a non-urgent matter.

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