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 Friday, 01-10-20 at approximately 7:33 p.m., Officer Greene arrested a 21-year old San Francisco resident for driving under the influence of alcohol after the subject was involved in a traffic collision with three parked vehicles on the 100 block of Westdale Avenue.

On Saturday, 01-11-20 at 12:10 a.m., Officer Sunga and Officer Chow were dispatched to the New Daly City Market on Templeton Avenue on a report of a subject threatening to shoot the reporting party. The 50-year old reporting party (victim) said he was walking from the back of the store to the deli area when a subject at the register appeared to be drunk and was yelling. The victim told the subject to get out of the store, and he said the subject pushed him. The victim said they walked outside, and the subject told the victim he was going to get his gun. The victim said a few minutes later, the subject returned with a brown rifle and threatened to kill him. Officers determined the weapon was a replica, and they arrested the subject, a 54-year old Daly City resident, for exhibiting a replica firearm and for making felony criminal threats.

On Saturday, 01-11-20 at 10:47 a.m., officers were dispatched to the In N Out Restaurant on Washington Street on a report of a subject who locked himself inside the restroom who was possibly involved in narcotics activity. Officer Kett responded and announced his presence to the subject in the restroom. The officer saw the subject through the crack in the door and said the subject was attempting to flush something down the toilet. Sgt. Klier arrived and ordered the subject to open the door. As the subject was being escorted out of the restaurant by the officers, he dropped baggies containing Fentanyl onto the pavement. Officers arrested the 25-year old Modesto resident for being under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, and resisting/obstructing peace officer.

On Saturday, 01-11-20 at 8:00 p.m., Officer Greene was dispatched to an apartment on the 500 block of Clarinada Avenue per the request of the fire department regarding a criminal investigation. When Officer Greene arrived, he contacted the firefighters on the third floor who were utilizing fans to ventilate the entire floor. A firefighter advised a female subject in one of the apartments had used a Weber grill to burn objects. After a brief investigation, Officer Greene arrested the 30-year old female for reckless burning of property, and willful cruelty to a child after three children under the age of 10 were subjected to the smoke. In addition, the subject had methamphetamine in her backpack, and the charge of possession of a controlled substance was added.

On Saturday, 01-11-20 at approximately 9:07 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Lucky’s store on a report of a female yelling for help. The female told Officer Sunga that her husband picked her up from her work in the City, and she noticed he was drunk. She said they got into an argument about his drinking and the way he was driving. The 28-year old victim said her husband stopped the car at Gambetta Street before Abbot Avenue and told her to get out of the car. The victim complied and said her husband told her to get back into the car. The victim said she refused, and then he hit her with an open hand approximately four times to the back of her head and face, causing her to fall. The victim said she stood up, and her husband pushed her back into the front passenger seat of the car. The victim said her husband threatened to ruin her life if she didn’t get back into the vehicle and then took her cell phone so she wouldn’t call anyone. The victim said her husband began driving again, at the same time hitting her. The victim said when they got in front of Mission Plaza, she opened the door and jumped out of the vehicle and yelled for help. The subject was still on the scene when the police arrived. The officers arrested the subject, a 27-year old Daly City resident, for kidnapping, violating a court order, driving under the influence, corporal injury upon a spouse, and for committing a felony while on bail.

On Friday, 01-17-20 at 8:11 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Lucky’s store on a report of a subject who stole wine and other liquor. The reporting party said the suspect looked at the Lucky’s employee and raised a bottle over his head before he took off running. Sgt. Moala found a subject matching the description who was hiding in bushes on the 200 block of South Parkview Avenue. The 39-year old transient subject was arrested for robbery.

On Saturday, 01-18-20 at 4:51 p.m., several officers were dispatched to the Home Depot store on a report of a male subject who attempted to steal merchandise and tried to throw a screwdriver at the reporting party. The reporting party was able to get a description of the suspect’s vehicle, and Officer Chittenden tried to pull over the vehicle. The driver did not yield to the officer and drove recklessly in the area and evaded the officer. Our investigators worked on identifying a suspect and took the suspect, a 38-year old transient, into custody on 01-21-20.

On Sunday, 01-12-20 at 1:49 p.m., several officers were dispatched to the parking lot of Planet Fitness on a report of a male brandishing a knife. The reporting party (victim) said he was driving in the parking lot and saw a gold colored Mercedes partially parked blocking the driveway of the entrance to the parking lot. There was no driver in the driver’s seat, but two others were in the vehicle. The victim honked his horn and asked the subject in the front passenger seat why he was parked there and commented about the parking. The victim drove around the vehicle and parked his vehicle in a stall. The victim then noticed the Mercedes reversed towards his vehicle and blocked his vehicle in the stall. The victim said the driver stepped out of the vehicle and started yelling at him. The passenger stepped out of the vehicle with a “blade” (knife) and held it to the side of his body. The first suspect told the victim that he would slash his throat. Officer Hart and Officer Leyson contacted the suspects and later arrested the first suspect, a 21-year old male Vallejo resident, for criminal threats and brandishing a weapon. They arrested the second suspect, a 20-year female Vacaville resident, for brandishing a weapon.


Robberies

There were four robberies and one attempted robbery during the past two weeks.

On Tuesday, 01-14-20 at approximately 8:40 a.m., two employees of the Bayshore Market reported they were the victims of an armed robbery. The victims were at the cash register when a subject reported as black male in his 20’s, approximately 5’8”, medium build, wearing a black hooded sweater, black pants and black athletic shoes with white bottoms and holding a gun, came into the store and demanded money. The hood covered the subject’s head, and he was wearing a surgical-style mask over his face and had white latex gloves on his hands. The subject took cash and was last seen running northbound on Accacia Street towards Velasco Street.

On Thursday, 01-16-20 at 3:55 p.m., a DSW employee was pushed by a male dressed as a female after the employee attempted to retrieve shoes that the subject stole. The subject fled the store on foot.

On Friday, 01-17-20 at 8:11 p.m., a robbery occurred at the Lucky’s store. See “Notable Reports” for more information.

On Saturday, 01-18-20 at 4:51 p.m., a robbery occurred at the Home Depot store. See “Notable Reports” for more information.

On Thursday, 01-16-20 at 4:30 p.m., a cashier at the Round Table Pizza restaurant reported a person he went to high school with a few years earlier came into the restaurant with another subject. The reporting party (victim) said the subject came around the counter and demanded money from him by saying “You owe me money”. The victim said he didn’t know what the subject was talking about and told him to go back on the other side of the counter. The reporting party said the subject then punched the 32-year old victim in the face and ran outside the restaurant and into a silver Lexus. There was no loss, and this investigation is continuing.


Residential Burglaries

There was one residential burglary during the past two weeks.

Between 8:30 p.m. on Monday, 01-06-20 and 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday, 01-07-20, an unknown subject damaged the side door to a residence on the unit block of Castillejo Drive. It is unknown if anything was taken as the house is under construction.


Commercial Burglaries

There were two commercial burglaries this past two weeks.

Between 12:00 p.m. on Friday, 01-10-20 and 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, 01-11-20, an unknown suspect cut the lock to a storage locker at the Public Storage facility on Mission Street and stole $1,300 worth of miscellaneous items.

Some time on Tuesday, 01-14-20, an unknown suspect pried the entire lock housing area to a storage locker at the Public Storage facility on Mission Street and stole $1,000 worth of tools, pennies and miscellaneous items.


Vehicle Burglaries

There were 20 vehicle burglaries and one attempted vehicle burglary during the past two weeks.

• 100 block of Frankfort Street—eyeglasses and gift cards were taken from a 2012 Ford Edge. The method of entry is unknown. Occurred on 01-06-20 between 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
• 100 block of Frankfort Street—a case of Pepsi and a cupholder were taken from a 2018 Toyota Prius. A crow bar was used to pry the driver’s side door. Occurred on 01-06-20 at 2:52 a.m.
• Koi Palace Restaurant parking lot—a backpack and duffle bag containing a laptop, clothing, personal electronics and personal belongings from a 2019 Honda CRV. The rear window was smashed. Occurred on 01-06-20 between 6:30 p.m. and 8:40 p.m. **On-line report.
• In N Out Restaurant (Gellert Boulevard)—a green camouflage backpack containing Nike shoes, Nike shorts and cologne was taken from a 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander. The right front window was smashed. Occurred on 01-06-20 between 10:45 p.m. and 11:05 p.m.
• In N Out Restaurant (Washington Street)—suitcases containing miscellaneous clothing, computers, backpacks were taken from a 2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse (rental car). The left rear window was smashed. Occurred on 01-06-20 between 10:27 p.m. and 10:45 p.m.
• Serramonte Shopping Center parking lot near Crunch Fitness—nothing was taken from a 2002 Honda CRV. The rear window was smashed. Occurred on 01-07-20 at 7:00 p.m.
• Parking garage a 2665 Geneva Avenue—nothing was taken from a 2011 Toyota Corolla. The right front window was smashed. Occurred on 01-08-20 at 3:31 p.m.
• Unit block of Jennifer Court—nothing was taken from a 1999 Honda Accord. The left rear window was smashed. Occurred between 6:30 p.m. on 01-08-20 and 6:30 a.m. on 01-09-20.
• Unit block of Midway Drive—nothing was taken from a 2004 GMC Envoy. The rear window was smashed. Occurred between 7:30 p.m. on 01-08-20 and 7:25 a.m. on 01-09-20.
• Unit block of Midway Drive—nothing was taken from a 2006 Cadillac STS. The right rear window was smashed. Occurred between 8:00 p.m. on 01-08-20 and 7:25 a.m. on 01-09-20.
• Jennifer Court/Midway Drive—nothing was taken from a 2003 Honda Accord. The right front window was smashed. Occurred between 10:00 p.m. on 01-06-20 and 8:42 a.m. on 01-09-20.
• McDonald’s restaurant on Geneva Avenue—a work backpack containing a Lenovo ThinkPad and a Google Pixel cell phone was taken from the front seat of a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The right front window was smashed. Occurred on 01-09-20 between 6:25 p.m. and 6:27 p.m.
• Parking lot at 1851 Junipero Serra Boulevard—a Nintendo Switch game console and a lunch box was taken from the rear passenger seat of a 2018 Toyota Corolla. The right rear window was smashed. Occurred between 3:00 p.m. on 01-09-20 and 9:30 a.m. on 01-11-20.
• Unit block of North Mayfair Avenue—a duffle bag containing an Apple watch, U.S. passport and clothing was taken from a 2008 Toyota RAV4. The right front window was smashed. Occurred between 11:00 p.m. on 01-10-20 and 2:24 p.m. on 01-11-20.
• Westlake Shopping Center near Trader Joe’s—a radar detector, electronic cables and chargers were taken from a 2009 Toyota Corolla. Three windows were smashed. Occurred on 01-11-20 between 10:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. **On-line report.
• Serramonte Shopping Center near Target—three bags containing two Canon cameras, air pods, chargers, Rayban sunglasses and a Nintendo game console were taken from a 2014 Toyota Prius. The rear window was smashed. Occurred on 01-12-20 between 10:20 p.m. and 10:39 p.m.
• 1600 block of Annie Street—chocolates were taken from a 2015 Lexus NX2OOT. Occurred on 01-14-20 between 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. **On-line report.
• 100 block of Upland Avenue—papers, work gloves, oil and fabric softener were taken from a 1997 Acura Integra. Occurred between 9:00 p.m. on 01-17-20 and 6:00 a.m. on 01-18-20. **On-line report.
• 1900 block of Junipero Serra Boulevard—a backpack with miscellaneous documents was taken from a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The right rear window was smashed. Occurred on 01-17-20 between 7:35 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. **On-line report.
• Unit block of Montrose Avenue—a dash camera was taken from a 1998 Acura Integra. The left front window was smashed. Occurred on 01-20-20 at 4:31 a.m.
• Parking lot of 1498 Southgate Avenue—an attempted burglary to a 2016 BMWX5. Occurred on 01-08-20 at 1:34 p.m.

Stolen Vehicles

There were five vehicles stolen during the past two weeks. Three were recovered.

• Unit block of Cliffside Drive—a 2013 Ford F150 van. Occurred between 6:00 p.m. on 01-08-20 and 7:00 a.m. on 01-09-20.
• Unit block of Sheffield Drive—a 1998 Honda Civic. Occurred between 7:00 p.m. on 01-10-20 and 6:55 a.m. on 01-11-20.
• 500 block of Clarinada Avenue—a 2005 Ford F250. Occurred between 11:30 p.m. on 01-11-20 and 6:20 a.m. on 01-12-20. **Vehicle recovered later that afternoon in Daly City.
• Unit block of Edgewood Court—a 2003 Cadillac Escalade. Occurred on 01-13-20 between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. **Recovered by the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office on 01-14-20.
• Unit block of Edgewood Court—a 2003 Cadillac Escalade was stolen again on 01-14-20 at 4:17 p.m. **The car was recovered the next day in Daly City.


Miscellaneous

• There were 14 domestic disturbance cases reported
• There were 5 shoplifting incidents reported
• There were 7 cases involving an involuntary psychiatric hold
• There were 9 malicious mischief/vandalism cases reported
• There were 3 arrests for public intoxication
• There was 1 hit and run collision reported
• There were 2 “boots” placed on cars for unpaid parking tickets


Scams/Other

Apple Scams

On Thursday, 01-16-20 at 2:40 p.m., a 67-year old Daly City resident came to the police station to make a report of a past fraud. The reporting party said she received a series of calls from people claiming to be Apple employees who said they noticed there were fraudulent foreign purchases on her Apple ID account. The “Apple employees” told her they would guide her on how to purchase a firewall in order to block future fraudulent purchase. The caller sent the victim an e-mail saying $1,000 had been deposited into her Apple ID account which was connected to her Wells Fargo Bank. The victim was then told to go to the nearest Walgreens and purchase five eBay gift cards for $200 each, as there were five separate accounts that have to be separated. The caller told the victim to give him the numbers on the back of the cards, and he instructed her to go to other stores to purchase more cards. The victim lost $1,000 before discovering this was a scam.

A similar scam occurred on Wednesday 01-14-20 to a 71-year old resident who lost $1,500 by purchasing gift cards from Best Buy to supposedly fix the “problem” with her Apple computer.

Community Events/Information
Daly City Community Police Academy!!
Apply to take the FREE Daly City Community Police Academy – a fantastic 8-week course to learn more about policing and build relationships with our police officers. You will learn about critical issues in policing directly from experts in the field.
Participants will take a station tour, learn about field operations and the legal context of various laws, participate in use of force and SWAT training and demonstrations, and so much more. Participants will have plenty of hands-on opportunities to learn, such as using the force option simulator.
Dinner and free childcare is provided for every class! To apply, fill out the online application by Friday, January 17: bit.ly/PDCommunityAcademy. You must be 18 or over to participate.
The Academy runs every Thursday evening (5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.) from February 6 to March 26, 2020.
To view more information, visit the Daly City website at: http://www.dalycity.org/CommunityAcademy
San Mateo County Alert System (SMC)

Have you signed up to receive these alerts? This alert is a free digital communication system used by emergency management agencies and first responders to send emergency alerts, notifications and updates to portable digital devices. In an emergency situation, an alert will be sent by San Mateo County authorized personnel and you will receive messages on your cell phone or mobile device. Most carriers activate the service automatically. To receive emergency alerts, sign up by visiting www.smcalert.info. According to County records, Daly City has the lowest number of registered users in the county. Please sign up today!


Nextdoor.com

Nextdoor.com is a free private social networking website for your neighborhood. This private network ensures that only those who live in your neighborhood can join; users must go through a verification process. Neighbors ask each other for business recommendations; help in locating missing pets; discuss relevant local government issues; or connect for other reasons. It is very easy to sign up. 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 live there. Please note: The City of Daly City and/or the Police Department cannot see what residents post—we are only allowed to post information. There is also a mobile application, or you can have it sent to your e-mail. Give it a try! www.nextdoor.com


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Thank you,

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