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, 03-07-16 at approximately 8:20 p.m., officers responded to a residence on the 300 block of San Diego Avenue regarding an interrupted residential burglary. The victim was sitting in his house when he heard a noise, and he knew he was the only one home. He went out to check out the noise and saw that his garage door, which he left partially open, was now closed. He saw subject, described as a black male wearing a black jacket, white hat and pants, nearby who started running from the area.

On Tuesday, 03-08-16 at 7:47 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Sylvan Street on a report of three subjects in the back alley of the building trying to get into the reporting party’s apartment by prying open a window. The officers found three subjects in the alley and Officer Bruce Perdomo, with his K-9 partner, ordered the subjects to the ground. The officers searched the subjects and found a firearm lying on the ground, approximately 15 feet from them. The suspects were subsequently arrested. Two subjects, a 16-year old San Francisco resident and a 19-year old San Francisco resident, were arrested for attempted residential burglary and for conspiracy to commit a crime. The third suspect, an 18-year old Daly City resident, was arrested for attempted residential burglary, conspiracy to commit a crime, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of an unregistered firearm and for providing false information to a police officer.

On Wednesday, 03-09-16 at 8:21 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Northgate Avenue and Eastgate Drive on a report of gun shots fired at the reporting party’s vehicle. As officers arrived, they saw the reporting party exit his vehicle and walk towards them. The reporting party said when he was driving, an unknown vehicle with multiple unknown occupants pulled up next to him and fired various gun shots at his vehicle. He said the same thing happened a few weeks ago in Modesto. A witness who was parked nearby said she did not hear any gun fire. Officers noticed the subject was jittery and sweating profusely. The officers determined the subject, a 47-year old San Mateo resident, was under the influence of a controlled substance and was arrested for being under the influence, possession of unlawful paraphernalia (a pipe) and for possession of a controlled substance.

On Thursday, 03-10-16 at 9:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Jefferson High School on a report of a possible kidnapping that occurred approximately 15 minutes prior. Dispatchers advised that the reporting party, who primarily spoke Portuguese, said he was kidnapped three blocks away from Jefferson High School and was shoved into the trunk of his vehicle by two black male adults, one of whom brandished a gun to his face. The victim described his vehicle and said he was having difficulty breathing. At approximately 10:06 p.m., Officer Nick McCarthy located the vehicle in the area of Guadalupe Canyon and Radio Road and said he could hear a male subject screaming from the inside of the trunk. Officer McCarthy opened the trunk and found the subject in a fetal position. The 21-year old victim was checked by fire medical personnel and suffered no physical injuries. The victim said he delivers pizzas, and he was delivering a pizza when he said a subject described as a black male with a muscular build walked out of an apartment on the 7800 block of Mission Street to obtain the order. He said he got back into his vehicle to drive away and realized he was being followed by another vehicle. The victim said the other vehicle then got in front of him and angled it and blocked his path. The victim said the subject (passenger) got out of his vehicle, grabbed a black semi-auto handgun from his waistband and pointed it to his window and told him to put his hands up and to get out of the car. The victim said the driver of the vehicle got out and tried to open the door. The victim said the first suspect took the keys out of the ignition, shoved the victim into his trunk, got back into his vehicle and drove away. The victim said the car eventually stopped, and the subject exited the vehicle. The victim described the first suspect as a black male, approximately 20-25 years old, 5’9”-5’10”, slender build, medium skin, short black hair, both ears pierced with circular diamond-like studs, with a greenish color tattoo possibly of an Arabic-style font running vertically down the right rear side of his neck. He could only describe the second suspect as a black male, approximately 20-25 years old with dark skin and an afro. This case has been assigned to investigators.

On Saturday, 03-12-16 around 4:40 p.m., Officer Karen Douglas was on patrol and noticed a jacket with a “POLICE” patch hanging in the rear window of a pickup truck parked in the Dollar Tree parking lot. Officer Douglas saw a subject wearing civilian clothing exit the vehicle. Officer Douglas and Officer Patrick Dolan looked at the vehicle and saw it was in a state of disarray and decided to contact the subject to see if he was an off-duty officer. The subject told officers he used to be a police officer in Texas. The officers determined the subject, a 52-year old Alameda resident, was never a police officer. During a search of the vehicle, officers located two grenades inside of a tactical nylon vest. The San Mateo County Bomb Squad and took possession of the grenades. He was subsequently arrested for possession of two hand grenades, impersonating a police officer and for possession of a controlled substance.


Robberies

There was one robbery and one attempted robbery during the past week. Arrests were made in both cases.

On Wednesday 03-09-16 at 12:12 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Burlington Coat Factory regarding a theft that had just occurred. The reporting party, a loss prevention officer, said when he attempted to confront the subject about the theft, the suspect lifted his shirt and brandished two knives, which were stuffed into the front waistband of his pants. The suspect ran out of the store with bags. Officers located the suspect near the Panda Express restaurant and placed the subject, a 44-year old San Francisco resident, under arrest for commercial burglary, robbery and brandishing.

On Monday, 03-07-16 at approximately 6:06 p.m., a 48-year old Brisbane resident said she was at the Provident Credit Union ATM on Junipero Serra Boulevard intending to withdraw cash. The victim said she inserted her card into the machine and was about to enter the PIN when she heard a male voice from behind yell in an aggressive manner, “Give me your money!” The victim turned around and saw a subject who was advancing towards her. The victim said she yelled back and became fearful of the subject. The subject repeated his demand, and the victim said a couple of seconds passed before the suspect said, “Just kidding, but seriously give me your money.” The victim said she told the subject “no”, and that the subject said, “okay” and walked past her southbound on Junipero Serra Boulevard. The victim was able to flag down an officer and gave a description of the subject. Officers located the 31-year old transient subject nearby and arrested him for attempted robbery and for outstanding warrants.


Residential Burglaries

There were two residential burglaries and three attempted residential burglaries during the past week.

On Monday, 03-07-16 between 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., an apartment on the 400 block of Santa Barbara Avenue was burglarized by an unknown suspect who entered the apartment via an unknown means and took multiple gaming consoles and controllers.

On Monday, 03-07-16 at approximately 8:20 p.m., a residence on the 300 block of San Diego Avenue was burglarized by an unknown suspect who entered through an open garage door. Please see photo in “notable cases” above for an image of the suspect.

On Monday, 03-07-16 between 8:00 a.m. and 7:50 p.m., an unknown suspect attempted to burglarize a residence on the unit block of Monterey Drive by prying the front door. No entry was made.

On Tuesday, 03-08-16 at 7:47 p.m., three suspects tried to pry open a window to an apartment on the 600 block of Sylvan Street. No entry was made. All three suspects were arrested.

On Tuesday, 03-08-16 between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., an unknown suspect attempted to burglarize a residence on the unit block of Morton Drive by forcing open the rear sliding glass door. No entry was made.

Commercial Burglaries

There were two commercial burglaries during the past week.

Between Saturday, 03-05-16 and Saturday 03-12-16, an unknown suspect removed a lock to a storage unit at the Public Storage facility on Mission Street and took miscellaneous electronic items. Another lock was put on to replace the initial lock.

On Saturday, 03-12-16 at 8:07 p.m., an unknown suspect distracted the manager while another suspect forced entry to the cashier drawer and took cash at the Cricket Wireless store in the Serramonte Shopping Center. The suspects were only described as African American males, approximately 6’0”, 200 lbs., in their late 50’s, wearing leather jackets, hats and dark jeans.


Vehicle Burglaries

There were 4 vehicle burglaries during the past week.

• Sprouts parking lot—a tote bag containing a laptop, wallet, book and Fastrak was taken from a Toyota Prius. The right rear window was smashed. Occurred on 03-07-16 between 4:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
• 300 block of Santa Barbara Avenue—a backpack containing a wallet and credit cards was taken from a 1994 Mazda. The front passenger window was smashed. Occurred between 9:00 p.m. on 03-07-16 and 9:30 a.m. on 03-08-16.
• Sprouts parking lot—a pair of Nike Jordan shoes was taken from a 2009 Toyota Scion. The right front and right rear windows were smashed. Occurred on 03-09-16 between 8:00 p.m. and 9:20 p.m.
• Serramonte Shopping Center parking lot near Target—a backpack containing a laptop, books, and sunglasses was taken from a 2016 Ford Explorer. The right rear window was smashed. Occurred on 03-13-16 between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.


Stolen Vehicles

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

• 100 block of Palisades Drive—a 1992 Toyota Corolla. Occurred between 12:00 p.m. on 03-05-16 and 10:20 a.m. on 03-07-16. **Recovered by Daly City P.D. on 03-07-16.
• 3000 block of Geneva Avenue—a 2003 Nissan Maxima. Occurred between 8:00 p.m. on 03-08-16 and 10:25 a.m. on 03-09-16.


Miscellaneous

• There were 3 hit and run crashes
• There were 6 cases involving an involuntary psychiatric hold
• We responded to 10 domestic disturbance cases
• We made 9 warrant arrests


Scams/Other

It’s that time of year when the “IRS Scam” is in full force. We have been receiving calls from people advising they have received phone calls/messages from callers claiming to be from the IRS. The caller advises that the person has not paid the proper taxes and to avoid arrest, the person must pay immediately by purchasing a money card and giving the “agent” the codes on the cards. The IRS will NOT call you. If you know you owe taxes or think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040. If you know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes, please report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General at 1-800-366-4484. You may also report a phone scam at the Treasury department’s site, https://www.treasury.gov and click on “services” and then again on “report fraud, waste and abuse.”







Community Events/Information


Wanted: Old Eyeglasses. Collection date: Saturday, March 19, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Daly City Host Lions Club will be collecting eyeglasses at the Serramonte Center near the food Court. Your old eyeglasses will help someone else see! If you are unable to bring the glasses to this location, you can drop them off during business hours at Site for Sore Eyes at Serramonte Center or e-mail [email protected] or call (650) 755-6152 for other drop off locations.


Daly City Host Lions Club Spring Fun Day—Saturday, March 26 (field games at 11:00 a.m.)

This year’s Spring Fun Day includes an egg hunt and field day for children between the ages of 2-12. This free event will be held rain or shine at the Pollicita Gym & Field at 550 East Market Street in Daly City. There will be goodie bags for the first 500 egg hunt participants. A hot dog lunch will be for purchase.

The hunt times are:
12:00 pm for Pre-K
12:15 pm for KinderKids
12:30 pm for Grades 1 & 2
12:45 pm for Grades 3 & 4
1:00 pm for Grades 5 & 6

For more information, please call (650) 991-8001.


Daly City Host Lions Club Pasta Bingo—Friday, April 8

The Daly City Host Lion’s Club is having their annual Pasta Bingo event on Friday, April 8, 2016 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Café Doelger in Westlake Park. (101 Lake Merced Boulevard, Daly City). The cost is $25.00 per person and it includes dinner and ten bingo games. The tickets are advanced purchase only, and reservations will be held at the door. (Reservations and payments must be received by Monday, April 4.) Dinner is pasta, salad, bread, dessert and coffee. For additional information, please call (650) 755-9567 or email [email protected].


Sandbags Available During Storms

Sandbags are available for residents at the Water and Wastewater Resources Department located at 153 Lake Merced Boulevard. (24 hours/7 days a week) and at the Public Works Corporation Yard located at 798 Niantic Avenue—Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Residents are limited to 10 sandbags.


The “Daly Wire,” the City’s Monthly Electronic Newsletter

In an effort to expand the City’s communications efforts, the City of Daly City has launched a monthly electronic newsletter - the “Daly Wire.” Each issue will feature a range of important topics including events, exploring services and programs, highlighting projects, and providing helpful tips and news. Don’t miss out on all that’s happening in Daly City – please subscribe by visiting www.dalycity.org/dalywire





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

Our Anonymous Tip Line is (650) 873-2467 (873-AIMS).