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, 04-04-16 at 10:26 p.m., officers, along with the Daly City Fire Department, were dispatched to an apartment on the 200 block of Lake Merced Boulevard on a report of a “Hover Board” that combusted while being charged in the kitchen area. No injuries were sustained and the resident was able to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher prior to the fire department’s arrival.

On Wednesday, 04-06-16 at 5:19 p.m., Officer Greg Grogan stopped a vehicle on the 2900 block of Geneva Avenue and immediately smelled a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. He asked the driver to step out of the vehicle and noticed a black knife in the driver’s front pocket. Officer Grogan removed the knife from the subject’s pocket and realized it was more than 3” and spring loaded, which is illegal. The subject consented to being searched, and the officer found a large amount of marijuana in his vehicle, and also a large amount of money in the suspect’s possession. The subject, a 23-year old San Francisco resident, was arrested for possession of marijuana for sales and for possession of a switchblade on his person.

On Saturday, 04-09-16 at 2:53 a.m., Officer Zachary Fulmore saw a subject step out of a parked silver Camaro at the Valero Gas Station. The officer said as the door was open, he could see in clear view on the passenger side floorboard what appeared to be a black semi-automatic handgun. The officer asked the subject if was a real gun, and the subject said it was a BB gun. While examining the rest of the contents inside the vehicle, the officer saw a 36” long sword inside of a black sheath on the passenger seat. He also saw a wooden baseball bat behind the driver’s seat. The officer’s cover unit arrived, and the officers searched the subject’s vehicle, finding a 6” kitchen knife on the passenger seat, a 5” folding knife on the passenger seat and an 8” fixed blade knife jammed between the driver’s seat and center console. The officer asked the subject why he was carrying the pellet gun and additional knives, and the subject said he was in the process of moving. The subject, a 33-year old South San Francisco resident, was cited for openly displaying an imitation firearm in public.

On Saturday, 04-09-16 at 11:43 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Rio Verde Street on a report of a female tampering with the witness’ exterior fuse box and taking mail out of mailboxes from residences along the same block. The witness gave a description of the subject, and officers found her in the area. The subject, a 32-year old San Francisco resident, was found to be in possession of a syringe loaded with heroin, a piece of paper containing methamphetamine and numerous pieces of mail not belonging to her. The subject was arrested for mail theft, petty theft, possession of methamphetamine, possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia and for two outside agency misdemeanor warrants.


Robberies

There were two robberies during the past week.

On Monday, 04-04-16, at 3:41 a.m., a 37-year old Daly City resident was the victim of a robbery via force by a suspect on the 900 block of Hanover Street. The victim said he was in San Francisco and took the bus back to Daly City and got off at Goethe Street and Hanover Street. The victim said as he arrived home and attempted to put his keys in the door, he was grabbed from behind by a subject who had an iron pipe in his hand. The suspect took the victim’s wallet and fled the area. Officers found a subject in the area who matched the description the victim gave of the suspect. The subject, a 28-year old San Francisco resident, was arrested for robbery.

On Wednesday, 04-06-16 at 11:00 p.m. a 19-year old San Francisco resident was the victim of a robbery via a brandishing of a handgun and punch to his head by an unknown subject. The victim said he was driving in the area of Templeton Avenue and Irvington Street looking for parking when he was contacted by a subject who told him through the open car door window to “give me all your f- money or I’m going to kill you”. The victim said as the suspect was demanding the money, the suspect raised the front of his shirt which exposed a black grip of a pistol tucked into the waistband of his pants. Fearing for his safety, the victim took out his wallet and handed money to the suspect. The victim after he handed the suspect the money, the suspect punched in him on his temple area of his head. The victim said the suspect ran away. The victim described the suspect as a black male, approximately 6’0 tall, slender build, short black hair, beard, wearing a black coat with light pants. This investigation is continuing.


Residential Burglaries

There was one residential burglary during the past week.

Between Wednesday, 04-06-16 at 7:30 a.m. and Thursday, 04-07-16 at 7:15 a.m., a residence on the unit block of Dorchester Drive was burglarized by an unknown suspect who smashed the rear sliding glass door to gain entry. The loss was cash and miscellaneous jewelry.



Commercial Burglaries

There were no commercial burglaries during the past week.



Vehicle Burglaries

There were five vehicle burglaries during the past week.

• 355 Gellert Boulevard (parking lot)—nothing was taken from a 2015 Honda CRV. The right rear window was smashed. Occurred on 04-04-16 between 9:00 a.m. and 9:53 p.m.
• Planet Fitness parking lot—a backpack containing a MacBook Air laptop was taken from the front passenger floorboard of a 2002 Acura MDX. The left front window and right rear windows were smashed. Occurred on 04-06-16 between 8:16 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
• Washington Street/Junipero Serra Boulevard—a purse containing credit cards, cash and keys was taken from under a sweater on the backseat of a 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe. The right rear window was smashed. Occurred on 04-07-16 between 6:45 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
• 100 block of Glenwood Avenue—tools were taken from the tool box of a 2004 Ford F150. Occurred on 04-07-16 between 8:45 a.m. and 9:25 a.m. **On-line report.
• Serramonte del Rey parking lot—nothing was taken from a 2007 Lexus ES450. The left front window and right front window was smashed. Occurred between 11:00 p.m. on 04-06-16 and 8:45 a.m. on 04-07-16.


Stolen Vehicles

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

• Unit block of San Juan Avenue—a 1997 Honda Civic. Occurred between 6:30 p.m. on 04-04-16 and 2:00 a.m. on 04-05-16. **Recovered by Daly City P.D. on 04-14-16.
• 24 Hour Fitness parking lot—a 1995 Cadillac El Dorado. Occurred on 04-07-16 between 12:30 a.m. and 1:36 a.m.
• Gilman Drive/Eastmoor Drive—a 2011 Toyota Camry. Occurred between 6:00 p.m. on 04-09-16 and 1:00 p.m. on 04-10-16.


Miscellaneous

• There was one hit and run crash
• There were 14 cases involving an involuntary psychiatric hold
• We responded to 7 domestic disturbance cases
• We made 9 warrant arrests



Scams/Other

Computer Virus Scam

On Friday, 04-08-16 a 65-year old Daly City resident was the victim of a “computer virus scam”. The victim said in the past few weeks, he had been receiving telephone calls from a number he didn’t recognize. He finally answered the call, and a male caller with an Indian accent said he was an employee of Microsoft’s tech support and asked the victim if his computer was on. When he told the caller the computer was off, the caller told the victim to turn it on. When the victim turned on his computer, he noticed that there were pop-up ads showing on his screen. The caller told the victim that other callers complained about similar problems, and it was due to the Zeus computer virus. The victim said the caller asked him for permission to remotely control his computer, and the victim consented. The victim said moments later, the cursor on his computer screen began to move, and a list of errors appeared on the screen. The subject told the victim that those errors were a result of the virus and that lifetime tech support could be provided for $599. The caller was able to convince the victim to purchase $700 worth of Apple iTunes gift cards and give the numbers on the back of the cards to him in order to remove the computer viruses. The victim thought perhaps it was a scam and reported this to us. Please do not fall prey to this type of call.






IRS Scam


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


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].



14th Annual Family Literacy and Health Day—Saturday, April 9

The Jefferson Elementary School District, along with the Daly City Partnership, PTA and PIAC, is holding their 14th annual Family Literacy and Healthy Day at the Susan B. Anthony School at 575 Abbot Avenue (near Hillside Boulevard) in Daly City on Saturday, April 9, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This year’s theme is “Readers is out of this World”, and this free event includes books, family activities, lunch, crafts and entertainment. For more information, please contact the Partnership Office at (650) 992-2448 or email [email protected].



Pacific Islands Together Luau—Friday, April 15


Pacific Islands Together is having their community fundraiser luau at the Westlake Pacelli Gym at 145 Lake Merced Boulevard in Daly City on Friday, April 15 from 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The event is all ages and will feature live performances by the First Tongan United Methodist Church of San Bruno, Keolalaulani Halau Olapa O Laka, Rahiti, S.F. 5th Ward, Samoan Assembly of God Youth, S.F., a live band and DJ. Tickets are $20 for an adult and $15 for kids 10 & under (presale). At the door, adults are $25 and kids 10 & under are $10. For tickets and/or information, email: [email protected].


Volunteers needed for Daly City Earth Day Event—Saturday, April 16


Would you like to help Daly City go green? Please volunteer at the City’s annual Earth Day event and help make the event a success. The event goes from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event will be organized in a drive-through format, with multiple stations for e-waste drop-off, document shredding, bulky item recycling/reuse, compost giveaway, and various environmental programs with informative tables. As a volunteer, you would direct people and cars, answer questions, give directions, and help unload items from cars. You can come for a couple of hours or stay the whole time. Lunch gift cards will be provided to volunteers. For more information, please contact Stephen Stolte, the City’s Sustainability Coordinator, at (650) 991-8126 or [email protected].


Pacific Islands Together Health and Wellness Festival—Saturday, May 14

P.I.T. is having a free health and wellness festival including a DJ state with live performances, food, arts and crafts, family activities, community and cultural fun. This third annual “Shine Family Day” will be held at the Jefferson High School field from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information, em: [email protected].


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


Digital/Social Media

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

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