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Notable Cases

On Wednesday, 03-26-14 at 12:56 a.m., Officer Joshua Moala conducted a traffic stop on a parked vehicle on the 200 block of Willits Street. The vehicle’s driver side window was completely open, and the officer smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The male who was in the driver’s seat said he was waiting for a friend. Officer Moala asked the subject if he had anything illegal in the vehicle, and he admitted to having marijuana in the vehicle. A further search of the vehicle yielded finding marijuana, cocaine, a scale and packaging items. The driver, a 23-year old San Francisco resident, was arrested for possession of narcotics for sale, transport and sale of narcotics, transport and sales of narcotics between counties and possession of marijuana. An infant in an unsecured car seat was also in the vehicle, along with the mother. The report will be forwarded to Child Protective Services for information.

On Wednesday, 03-26-14 at 2:49 a.m., Officer Patrick Dolan was on patrol in the area of the 200 block of Woodrow Street and stopped a vehicle for a vehicle code violation. The driver had a suspended license, and the vehicle was towed because of that. Prior to the tow, Officer Dolan conducted an inventory of the vehicle and found counterfeit money in the ash tray. He also found more counterfeit money in a box. Also in the vehicle were Hydrocodone pills for which the subject did not have a prescription. The subject, a 40-year old San Francisco resident, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of forged notes, counterfeiting and driving with a suspended license.

On Thursday, 03-27-14 at 4:16 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 400 block of A Street on a report of a fire. The fire department quickly extinguished it.

On Friday, 03-28-14 at approximately 7:51 a.m., Officer Tiffany Cook was dispatched to the corner of North Lycett Circle and Gellert Boulevard on a report of two subjects sleeping inside a van, with one of the subjects slumped over the steering wheel and possibly intoxicated. Officer Cook arrived and found one subject in the passenger seat and one in the back of the van. The van was an unreported stolen vehicle. The 39-year old subject in the back of the van was arrested for vehicle theft, possession of a stolen vehicle and receiving/concealing stolen property.

There were twelve cases this week in which narcotics and/or narcotic paraphernalia was found upon the subjects. Arrests were made in all cases.


Robberies

There were no robberies during the past week.



Residential Burglaries
There were no residential burglaries during the past week.


Commercial Burglaries

There were two commercial burglaries during the past week.

Between 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, 03-26-14 and 5:50 a.m. on Thursday, 03-27-14, the Dunn-Edwards paint store was the victim of burglary via the removal of a glass door. The loss is pending an internal audit.

Between 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, 03-26-14 and 8:40 a.m. on Thursday, 03-27-14, the Our Lady of Mercy Church was the victim of a burglary. Entry appears to have been made via an unlocked or ajar door. The loss was food.



Vehicle Burglaries

There were twelve vehicle burglaries during the past week. Eight occurred during the same time span and area.

• Brunswick Street/Hillside Boulevard—unknown loss from a 2004 Mazda Tribute. The front passenger window was smashed. Occurred on 03-25-14 at 2:40 a.m.
• 1300 block of Brunswick Street—unknown loss to a 2007 Honda Odyssey. The front passenger window was smashed. Occurred on 03-25-14 between 2:40 a.m. and 2:45 a.m.
• 1300 block of Brunswick Street—unknown loss to a 2002 Toyota Camry. The front passenger window was smashed. Occurred on 03-25-14 between 2:40 a.m. and 2:45 a.m.
• 1300 block of Brunswick Street—unknown loss to a 1996 Isuzu Rodeo. The front passenger window was smashed. Occurred on 03-25-14 between 2:40 a.m. and 2:45 a.m.
• Brunswick Street/Hillside Boulevard—unknown loss to a 2012 Ford Focus. The front passenger window was smashed. Occurred on 03-25-14 between 2:40 a.m. and 2:45 a.m.
• 1300 block of Brunswick Street—unknown loss to a 1997 Honda Civic. The front passenger window was smashed. Occurred on 03-25-14 between 2:40 a.m. and 2:45 a.m.
• 1300 block of Brunswick Street—unknown loss to a 1999 Toyota Avalon. The front passenger window was smashed. Occurred on 03-25-14 between 2:40 a.m. and 2:45 a.m.
• 1300 block of Brunswick Street—unknown loss to a 2001Toyota RAV4. The front passenger window was smashed. Occurred on 03-25-14 between 2:40 a.m. and 2:45 a.m.
• Serramonte Shopping Center parking lot near JC Penney—a bag containing electronic items. Taken from a 2013 Chevrolet Suburban. The rear driver’s window was smashed. Occurred on 03-25-14 between 7:15 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.
• Unit block of Bepler Street—an iPad, two iPods, a speaker system, checkbook and cash was taken from a 2003 Nissan Sentra. The front passenger window was smashed. Occurred between 11:00 p.m. on 03-25-14 and 7:30 a.m. on 03-26-14.
• Unit block of Crestwood Avenue—a bike, tools and a stereo were taken from a 1990 Mitsubishi Galant. The passenger door was pried and a window was smashed. Occurred between 12:00 p.m. on 03-28-14 and 10:00 a.m. on 03-30-14.
• 300 block of Willits Street—a front passenger window was smashed, but there was no entry made to a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado. Occurred on 03-24-14 between 11:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.


Stolen Vehicles

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

• 900 block of Skyline Drive—a 2000 Honda CRV. Occurred on 03-24-14 at 7:45 p.m. **Recovered by DCPD on 03-24-14. The victim’s ex-husband stole her vehicle.
• Unit block of Partridge Lane—a 1992 Acura Integra. Occurred between 6:00 p.m. on 03-23-14 and 6:00 a.m. on 03-24-14. **Recovered by San Francisco Police Department on 03-24-14.
• 1200 block of Skyline Drive—a 2003 BMW 540. Occurred on 03-27-14 between 2:30 a.m. and 7:10 a.m.
• Unit block of Partridge Lane—a 1995 Nissan Pathfinder. Occurred between 11:00 p.m. on 03-29-14 and 8:30 a.m. on 03-30-14.


Scams/Other

Nothing to report.



Community Events

“Little Boxes: the Legacy of Henry Doelger”

Did you know there is a documentary film about the “Little Boxes”? Two weeks ago, I attended a free screening of the 45 minute documentary celebrating the life and works of Bay Area real estate development icon Henry Doelger. Mr. Doelger was a pioneer of Mid-Century Modern design, and this film shows the concept of Westlake and how it was built from nothing. Having grown up in a Doelger home, I found this film fascinating. There is one more upcoming free showing of this documentary on Wednesday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Gellert Library in the Community Room. I encourage you to attend. You will be pleasantly entertained!

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If you have any suggestions or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your concern for our community.




Diane McCarthy
Management Analyst