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 Monday, 04-13-15 at 10:26 p.m., Officer Joshua Moala contacted a subject who was pacing back and forth at the intersection of Junipero Serra Boulevard and 88th Street. Since this area has been experiencing a rash of auto burglaries, Officer Moala asked the subject what he was doing in the area. The subject said he had gotten off of BART but couldn’t tell the officer just why he was in the area. Officer Moala noticed a large knife handle hanging out of the subject’s jacket pocket and asked the subject if he could search him. In the subject’s left pants pocket, the officer found a can of pepper spray and in the right pants pocket, he found a glass pipe commonly used to smoke crack cocaine. The subject, a 60-year old San Francisco resident, was a convicted felon and was arrested for being a convicted felon in possession of tear gas and for possession of unlawful paraphernalia.

On Thursday, 04-9-15 between 3:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., a subject spray painted graffiti on the water tower located at Southgate Avenue and Montrose Drive. With the help of an alert neighbor, on 04-14-15, officers were able to identify the suspect who admitted to doing the graffiti on the water tower as well as eleven other locations in Daly City. A complaint will be sought against the 18-year old Daly City resident.

On Tuesday, 04-14-15 at 2:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to the IHOP restaurant on a report of a male subject sleeping in the restaurant for four hours. An employee tried to wake up the subject but was unsuccessful. While the officers were waking up the subject to find out his identity, the subject brushed a napkin on the table which revealed a used glass smoking pipe used to ingest crack cocaine. As the officers were searching the subject’s bag for his identification, they found nine used glass pipes, as well as seven individually rocks of crack cocaine. Officers asked the subject, a 37-year old San Francisco resident, how much he sold the crack cocaine for, and he said he didn’t sell it. The officers said that amount was a lot for one person, but the subject said he could smoke that much in one day. They arrested for the subject for possession of a controlled substance and for possession of paraphernalia.

On Tuesday, 04-14-15 at 5:19 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 6200 block of Mission Street on a report of a female subject who had a bottle of liquor in her hand and was yelling at people while they walked by her. Officer Greg Grogan arrived and saw the subject drinking from a 24 ounce can of malt liquor. When the subject saw the officer, she immediately placed the can on the steps behind her. The officer asked if he could search her and her purse, and the subject consented. Throughout the interaction with the subject, Officer Grogan and the officers who were assisting him were yelled at by the intoxicate subject. Officer Grogan placed the 50-year old San Francisco resident under arrest for public intoxication and was walking her to his patrol car when she spat in the officer’s face. She was then additionally charged with battery upon a peace officer.

On Thursday, 04-16-16 at approximately 3:15 a.m., several officers were dispatched to the Town Motel on Geneva Avenue on a report of an in-progress vehicle burglary. Dispatchers advised the reporting party interrupted the burglary and was following the suspect on foot. Officer Christian Poteat arrived in the area and located the subject nearby. Officers arrested the 31-year old Santa Rosa resident for attempted burglary and vandalism.

On Thursday, 04-16-15, detectives arrested two subjects who robbed a cab driver on Clarinada Avenue on 03-28-15. (This case was listed in the 04-03-15 bulletin.)

On Friday 04-17-15 at 2:11 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Gambetta Street on a report of an assault with a deadly weapon that occurred a few minutes prior. The dispatchers advised that one suspect was described as a white male between 24-30 years old, 5’11”, approximately 210 lbs., with a full beard and wore a light colored hooded sweatshirt and a black beanie cap. The other suspect was described as a black male in his 30’s, 6’1”, approximately 250 lbs. wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and a black beanie cap. The 32-year old victim said he had arrived home and parked his vehicle in the garage of the apartment and then stepped into the garage, closing the garage door. He walked to the rear of the garage and saw two males hiding between his other vehicle and another vehicle. The victim asked the subjects what they were doing there, and they began to use profanities and told him to mind his own business. The victim said the white subject picked up a metal pipe and hit him in the chest which caused him to double over. The victim said as he was grabbing onto his chest, he was hit in the back by the white male. As this was happening, the victim said the black male struck him with closed fists about the head, face, and shoulders. The subjects then fled the area in an unknown direction.

On Saturday, 04-18-15 at 8:27 a.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of Mission Street and Evergreen Avenue on a report of a hit and run traffic collision involving a pedestrian. Witnesses were able to obtain a license plate number of the vehicle and a description of the driver. Officers went to the house where the vehicle was registered and saw the driver parking his vehicle. The driver, a 47-year old San Francisco resident, denied hitting anyone. Witnesses positively identified the driver and his vehicle. Officers arrested the driver for hit and run, as well as being an unlicensed driver. The 17-year old victim complained of pain to her lower back and was released at the scene.

There were five arrests made for people who were driving under the influence of alcohol and one for driving under the influence of drugs this past week.


Robberies

There were no robberies during the past week.


Residential Burglaries

There were three residential burglaries during the past week.

On Wednesday, 04-15-15 between 11:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., a residence on the 200 block of Hillside Boulevard was burglarized. Entry was possibly made through the rear door. There was no loss reported.

On Friday, 04-17-15 between 2:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., a residence on the 200 block of Campana Avenue was burglarized by an unknown subject who broke the side door to gain entry. The loss was jewelry and bank checks.

On Sunday, 04-19-15 at 9:23 a.m., a resident on the 800 block of Niantic Avenue reported that he had heard a noise at his front door and went down the stairs to investigate it when he saw an unknown subject, described as a Hispanic male, approximately 40 years old, 6’0, medium to heavy build, salt and pepper hair, unshaven, wearing a black pea coat and black pants in his house. The victim said he punched the suspect in the face, and then the suspect ran out of the house and got into a black “newer model” four door Nissan with tinted rear windows and silver wheels. This case has been referred to the Investigations Division for follow up.


Commercial Burglaries


There were two commercial burglaries during the past week.

On Tuesday, 04-14-15 between 1:45 p.m. and 1:52 p.m., an unknown suspect broke the locker in the women’s locker room at the 24-hour Fitness facility. The loss was a purse containing a cell phone, iPad, ring, gift cards, wallet, credit cards, cash, identification cards and keys.

On 04-19-15 at 11:15 a.m., a sales associate at the T-Mobile store on Gellert Boulevard reported that a black male stole two iPhones on display and walked to a car in the lot and drove away.


Vehicle Burglaries

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

• 200 block of Alta Loma Avenue—two jackets were taken from a 2011 Scion XB. The rear hatch window was smashed. Occurred on 04-13-15 between 12:15 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
• Unit block of Castlemont Avenue—car chargers, headphones and change were taken from a 2008 Toyota Corolla. The right rear window was smashed. Occurred between 10:00 p.m. on 04-13-15 and 8:00 a.m. on 04-14-15. **On line report.
• Unit block of Fairway Drive—shoes and clothing were taken from a 2008 Honda Civic. The right rear window was smashed. Occurred on 04-15-15 between 10:43 p.m. and 10:53 p.m.
• 2600 block of Geneva Avenue—a purse, wallet, and an Apple MacBook Pro were taken from a 2015 Land Rover Range Rover. The right front window was smashed. Occurred on 04-17-15 between 1:55 p.m. and 2:50 p.m.
• Cow Palace parking lot—a bag containing a book was taken from a 2014 Mercedes ML350. The right rear window was smashed. Occurred on 04-17-15 between 4:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
• Serramonte Shopping Center parking lot near JC Penney—a backpack containing miscellaneous clothing was taken from the floorboard behind the driver’s seat of a 2006 Nissan Murano. Occurred on 04-17-15 between 5:45 p.m. and 7:40 p.m.
• Cow Palace parking lot—a wallet containing a debit card, identification and cash was taken from underneath the seat of a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox. The left front window was smashed. Occurred on 04-17-15 between 4:30 p.m. and 9:35 p.m.
• Park Plaza Drive/Belmar Avenue—a backpack containing an iPad mini, wallet, identification, debit card and miscellaneous gift cards was taken from a 2013 Toyota Prius. The front passenger window was smashed. Occurred on 04-18-15 between 5:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.
• 3200 block of Geneva Avenue—a subject was arrested for attempting to break into a 2003 GMC Savannah on 04-16-15 at 3:15 a.m. An arrest was made.


Stolen Vehicles

There were five vehicles stolen and one attempted stolen during the past week. Two were recovered.

• Mariposa Avenue/Midvale Drive—a 2000 Ford Van. Occurred between 2:00 p.m. on 04-15-15 and 9:00 a.m. on 04-17-15.
• Dunks Street/San Pedro Road—a 1995 Nissan Maxima. Occurred on 04-17-15 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:20 p.m. ** Recovered by Broadmoor P.D. on 04-17-15.
• 400 block of Talbert Street—a 2006 Nissan Murano. Occurred between 11:00 p.m. on 04-17-15 and 8:30 a.m. on 04-18-15. **Recovered by San Francisco P.D. on 04-18-15.
• 100 block of Park Plaza Drive—a 2007 Hyundai Sonata. Occurred between 11:30 p.m. on 04-18-15 and 12:00 p.m. on 04-19-15.
• 100 block of Warwick Street—a 1995 Honda Accord. Occurred between 8:30 p.m. on 04-19-15 and 6:00 a.m. on 04-20-15.
• 100 block of North Mayfair Avenue—a 1997 Saturn SL. Occurred on 04-17-15 at 1:03 a.m. **Attempted only—the owner confronted the subject who tried steal the vehicle, and then the subject fled.


Scams/Other

Nothing to report.


Community Events


Daly City Firefighters’ 10th Annual Charity Poker Tournament, May 2, 2015

Join the Daly City Firefighters on Saturday, May 2, 2015 to play poker and raise money for a great cause, the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation and other local non-profit organizations. Details: No-limit Hold’em poker tournament at the Lucky Chances Casino in Colma. For more information, visit www.dalycityfirefighters.com or contact Matt Petersen at [email protected] or (415) 991-6170.



Filipino Americans with Type 2 Diabetes Needed for Study!

The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is conducting a six month study using a pedometer, mobile app diary, and Facebook to reduce heart disease in Filipinos with Type 2 diabetes. Requirements: Filipino (men and women), have type 2 diabetes on Metformin, 18 years or older, would like to lose weight and be physically active, no disabilities limiting physical activity, have a smart phone. The commitment is six months, and you will receive $80 + keep the Fitbit pedometer ($60 value), upon completing all six month study requirements. This is a tailored program with personal coaching, education and support. It requires one research office visit per month, three blood draws and three physical exams. For more information, email: [email protected] or call (415) 483-0992.


Latino Participants Needed for Weight Loss Program!

The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is conducting a ten week study using a pedometer, mobile app diary, and Facebook to participate in a weight loss program. You may qualify if you are 18 years or older, identify as a Latino and are overweight, NOT taking insulin, would like to be more physically active and have a smart phone. The commitment is for ten weeks. It requires up to four office visits at U.C. San Francisco and that you wear a pedometer and use a mobile phone application. For more information, email: [email protected] or call (415) 322-9766.


Free Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA Spay/Neuter Clinic

On the 4th Wednesday of every month through June, the Peninsula Humane Society and the SPCA is holding a free spay/neuter clinic at Pet Food Express at 6295 Mission Street. No dogs over 80 pounds, and no pets over 8 years old. This free service is valued at $400+ at a private vet hospital. The dates are: April 22, May 27 and June 24, and the time is 8:00-9:00 a.m.—first come, served. For questions, call (650) 340-7022, ext. 387.


Nextdoor.com

This is a free private social network for you, your neighbors and your community which allows you to talk to your neighbors on line. This, in turn, People use Nextdoor for many reasons: to quickly get the word out about crimes in the area, organize a Neighborhood Watch Group, track down a trustworthy babysitter, find referrals for businesses, looking for lost pets, finding new homes for unwanted items (furniture, bicycles, etc.), and many other reasons. It is very easy to sign up, and I like the fact that the site verifies users by addresses, and it won’t allow people to access to a neighborhood if they don’t actually live there. There is a mobile application, or you can have it sent to your email. Give it a try! www.nextdoor.com

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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. I appreciate you taking the time to read my bulletins. Your comments are appreciated!


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