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Crimes of Note 3-7

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Volume , IssueDecember 17, 2015

Captain Lazar’s Message

Captain David Lazar

Commanding Officer Central Station

As the year is coming to a close, we are working ona variety of plans including upcoming enforcementplans to kick off in January as well as working toprepare for our New Year’s Eve celebration. TheCentral District expanded in July of 2015 and so wewill be handling the firework’s event at theEmbarcadero along with our increased coverage onBroadway, Fisherman’s Wharf and North Beach.

Officers are working hard to address quality of lifeissues and property crime in the neighborhoods. Asmentioned in prior newsletters and as a result of mydaily reading of incident reports and collisionreports, a couple of important items to keep in mind:

My Holiday Top Ten!

1. Never leave anything in your vehicle.

2. To the best of your ability, do not display your smart phone in public.

3. When traveling, safeguard your purses and bags. Keep your wallet in yourfront pocket and place your cash where it cannot be easily removed from you.Do not carry a lot of cash with you.

4. Do not have your packages delivered to the lobby of your building or frontdoor. We believe package thieves are following the delivery trucks. Develop aplan for delivery which keeps the packages safe.

5. Guard your identity. Do not provide strangers with confidential identifyinginformation.

6. Do not fall for any scam including the IRS or craigslist scam. If it’s too good to betrue, then it’s not true.

7. Think about all the ways a burglar can get into your home and put in placesafeguards such as a security survey by SF Safe, alarms, security cameras, etc.

8. When walking around, do not jaywalk or walk against a red signal light. It is notworth it.

9. Do not drink and drive!

10. Report any and all suspicious/criminal activity by dialing 911 immediately.

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Gordon J. Lau Elementary

Thanks to Dr. Dennis Chew, Principal of Gordon J. Lau Elementary School, he hosted his annual Santapresent give away to his students. Santa Claus was played by Reserve Officer Stewart Ng and next tohim was Chief Suhr. Deputy Chief Tom, Retired Deputy Chief Biel, Commander Lee, Captain Lum,Lieutenant Kato, Officer Wong, Officer To and I were in attendance. It was great time and fun to seehow excited the kids were to meet Santa!

Personnel Transfers

This Saturday, nine Officers are leaving Central Station and nine Officers are arriving. I would like tothank all the Officers for their great work at Central Station. Most of the Officers leaving havecompleted their one year probationary period and are moving on to their permanent assignment. Thankyou to Officers Azam, Nord, Tran, Griffin, Bernardi, and Gopar. We wish you well in your nextassignment.

Officer Mary Godfrey, who is one of the hardest workers I have ever had the privilege to work with andhas been at Central Station for nearly 20 years, is transferring to Taraval Station by choice. Officer RayPascua, who has the foot beat in North Beach is transferring to the Airport Bureau.

We welcome to Central Station Officers Brent Montague, James Frugoli, Shane Tarum, Ana Morales,Kimberly Ng, Vanessa Johnson, Jonathan Sylvester, Nicholas Urbano and Andre Williams!

Daily Crime Fighting

I will conclude today’s newsletter with a comment about an email I received from a resident of Nob Hill.The resident’s email essentially said that they were planning on unsubscribing from this weekly newsletter“…it always comes across as a grade school newsletter with yippee good stuff…..you never really dealwith our increasing crime issues. You may want to consider doing that versus your hello and happyeverything and hope you are doing good.”

Behind the scenes, Central Station Officers are addressing everything commented on in the writer’s email.As I write this newsletter, my police radio is broadcasting a woman being beaten up by her boyfriend intheir apartment on Geary Street. Officers are rushing to the scene in an attempt to prevent the womanfrom being seriously injured. We will continue to make arrests for auto burglaries (about 130 year todate), mailbox and package thieves (as indicated in last week’s newsletter) and connect homelessindividuals to services as we do daily.

I am inviting the above author and all of you to my monthly community meeting which is being heldtonight (the 3rd Thursday of the month) from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in lower Nob Hill at Hotel Rex, 562Sutter Street. This is an opportunity to have dialog and to develop solutions to neighborhood problems. Ihope to see you there.

Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Holidays!

Sincerely,

Captain David LazarCentral Station

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Robberies


Crimes of Note

Definitions

Robbery – Robbery is the taking of property from another by using force or by using fear.

Assault – An assault is an unlawful attempt, coupled with the present ability, to commit a violent injuryon another person.

Battery - (Misdemeanor battery) is any willful and unlawful touching of another.(Felony battery) is the use of force or violence upon the person of another that causes

serious bodily injury.

*Assault is when a person swings their arm and battery is when that arm makes contact withanother person.

Aggravated Assault – Assault upon another person with a deadly weapon or instrument other than afirearm or by any means of force likely to produce great bodily injury.

Burglary – The intent upon entry into a property to commit grand theft, petty theft, or any felony.

Grand Theft – Grand theft is theft committed when the value of the money, labor, or property takenexceeds $950.

Petty Theft – Theft where the value of the property taken is less than $950.

12/10 2:15am Robbery, With Force600 block of Pacific

An unknown suspect bear hugged the victim from behind and kneethe victim in the back causing the victim to fall on the ground. Thesuspect grabbed the cell phone in the victim’s hand and fled away.

12/12 1:20pm Robbery, With ForceGrant/Post

An unknown suspect approached the victim and placed a CD in thevictim’s hand. The suspect demanded money for the CD. There werethree other suspects surrounding the victim and the victim feltdanger to his life. The victim pulled out his wallet and opened hiswallet. The suspect took money from the wallet and the suspectsfled away.

12/13 12:00pm Robbery, With Force400 block of Davis

The suspect was trespassing and security took a picture of thesuspect and was escorting the suspect out of the building. Thesuspect then grabbed the security by the neck and took the camerafrom security. Arrest made.

12/14 12:05am Robbery, With Force700 block ofBroadway

Two unknown suspects approached the victim on the bus anddemanded property. The suspects punched the victim in the face,reached into the victim’s pockets and took his cell phone and wallet.

12/14 11:58am Robbery, With Force100 block ofCalifornia

Two unknown suspects approached the victim and one grabbed thevictim’s wallet from the victim’s hand and the other one hit the victimin the face.

12/16 7:20am Robbery, With Gun600 block of Market

An unknown suspect approached the victim at the ATM and pointeda gun at the victim. The suspect told the victim to move away andthe suspect withdrew money from the victim’s account.

12/16 5:50pm Robbery, With Gun800 block ofColumbus

Two unknown suspects approached the victim and demanded thevictim’s cell phone. The victim did not respond and the suspectsstated that they will shoot the victim. One suspect reached into abackpack and the victim froze, thinking the suspect may pull out agun. The other suspect took the victim’s cell phone from the victim’spants pocket.

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Narcotics Related

Assault/Battery/Violent Crimes

Theft/Shoplifting


12/13 8:05am Possession ofNarcotics400 block of Powell

Possession of suspected narcotics. Citation issued.

12/11 3:00pm Aggravated Assault,With Force600 block of Market

The suspect entered the store and asked to use the phone. Whenthe suspect was told no, the suspect became upset and startedyelling and talking to herself. An employee approached thesuspect and the suspect grabbed the employee’s hair, pulled theemployee to the ground and slammed the employee’s head on theground. Arrest made.

12/13 6:35pm Battery600 block of Market

An unknown suspect approached the victim from behind andpunched the victim in the face.

12/14 1:30am Aggravated Assault,With Other Weapon400 block of Mason

The suspect threw a glass bottle from the second floor to the firstfloor and hit struck the victim in the head. Arrest made.

12/15 4:25pm Aggravated Assault,With Other WeaponDrumm/Washington

The suspect sleeping on the sidewalk. The suspect was told toleave by security, but refused and got aggressive. The suspectpulled out a water bottle and threw at security. Arrest made.

12/16 4:18pm BatteryMontgomery/Post

An unknown suspect approached the victim on a bicycle waiting intraffic and pushed the victim.

12/10 11:00am Carjacking, WithForceFrancisco/Montgomery

An unknown suspect got into the victim’s vehicle as the victim wasremoving items from the trunk. The vehicle key was left in theignition. The victim tried to remove the suspect from the vehicle. Thesuspect pushed and swung at the victim. The victim saw thought hesaw a weapon, so he stepped back and the suspect sped away inthe vehicle.

12/10 12:29pm Theft, From LockedVehicleEmbarcadero Center2

An unknown suspect shattered the passenger side windows andstole a suitcase, containing glasses frames.

12/10 1:30pm Theft, ShopliftingUnit block ofO’Farrell

The suspect entered the store and stole fragrances. The suspect wasstopped by security outside of the store. Citation issued.

12/10 2:00pm Theft, From LockedVehicleLeavenworth/Beach

An unknown suspect shattered the passenger side rear window andstole a backpack, containing a laptop and tablet.

12/10 4:00pm Theft, From LockedVehiclePier 33

An unknown suspect shattered the passenger side rear window andstole a laptop, passport and hard drive.


An unknown suspect shattered the passenger side front window andstole a purse.


An unknown suspect shattered the passenger side rear window andstole backpacks, containing laptops, passport, keys and USB drives.

12/10 7:25pm Theft, ShopliftingUnit block of Powell

The suspect entered the store and stole fragrances and skin careproducts. The suspect was stopped by security outside of the store.Citation issued.


An unknown suspect shattered the passenger side rear window andstole a bag, containing a laptop, passport, identification card,money and earphones.

12/11 6:15am Theft, From Building300 block of Post

An unknown suspect stole a compressor from the opened garage.

12/11 1:00pm Theft, From PersonUnit block of Grant

An unknown suspect approached the victim and stole the gameconsole from the victim’s hands.

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12/11 4:00pm Theft, From VehicleGreen/Hyde

Stolen license plates.

12/11 4:15pm Theft, From Building200 block of Post

An unknown suspect stole jewelry from the victim’s purse which wasleft unattended on a store’s counter.

12/11 4:20pm Theft, From LockedVehicle800 block ofJackson

An unknown suspect shattered the passenger side rear window andstole backpacks, containing laptops, tablet and clothing.

12/11 7:00pm Theft, From Building2100 block of Larkin

An unknown suspect entered the restaurant’s unlocked office andemployees’ locker room and stole a laptop and purse.

12/12 12:30am Theft, From LockedVehicleStockton/Greenwich

An unknown suspect shattered the driver side rear window andstole a laptop, tablet and paperwork.

12/12 8:40am Theft, Shoplifting100 block ofO’Farrell

The suspect entered the store and stole watches. The suspect wasstopped by security outside of the store. Citation issued.

12/12 1:55pm Theft, From VehiclePier 45

Stolen rear license plate.

12/12 4:22pm Theft, From Building200 block of Powell

An unknown suspect stole the victim’s purse that was placed on acushion unattended.

12/12 5:30pm Theft, From LockedVehicle800 block of Post

An unknown suspect shattered the passenger side front window andstole a backpack, containing a cell phone and external battery.

12/12 6:15pm Theft, Shoplifting200 block ofJefferson

Two unknown suspects entered the store and stole mobility devices.

12/12 6:30pm Theft, VehicleFilbert/Taylor

Stolen vehicle.


An unknown suspect entered the store and stole fragrances.

12/13 2:30pm Theft, ShopliftingUnit block ofWentworth

An unknown suspect entered the store and stole bottles of ginseng.

12/13 5:30pm Theft, VehicleFront/Green

Stolen vehicle.

12/13 6:15pm Theft, From LockedVehiclePine/Grant

The suspect shattered the driver side front window and stolebackpacks and a suitcase, containing a laptop, passport, cameras,camera lenses and clothing. Arrest made.

12/13 7:30pm Theft, From LockedVehicle300 block of Beach

An unknown suspect shattered the passenger side rear window andstole a backpack and suitcase, containing money, credit card andclothing.

12/13 8:30pm Theft, From LockedVehicleNorth Point/Powell

An unknown suspect shattered the trunk window and stole laptops,passport and clothing.

12/14 10:05am Theft, From LockedVehicle2700 block of Taylor

An unknown suspect shattered the passenger side rear window andstole a backpack, containing clothing, glasses, toiletries and watch.

12/14 12:30pm Theft, Shoplifting400 block of Sutter

An unknown suspect entered the store and stole coats.

12/14 6:00pm Theft, Other Property2nd/Market

An unknown suspect stole the victim’s laptop and clothing which wasleft unattended on a bike rack.

12/14 7:39pm Theft, From Building2100 block of Larkin

An unknown suspect rang the door bells of the apartment buildingand entered the building. The suspect stole a package from theapartment lobby.


An unknown suspect shattered the passenger side rear window andstole a bag, containing a laptop, passports and clothing.

12/15 5:55pm Theft, Shoplifting200 block ofJefferson

Four unknown suspects entered the store and stole a mobilitydevice.

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An unknown suspect entered the store and stole a tablet.

12/15 11:25pm Theft, From PersonUnit block of Powell

An unknown suspect approached the victim and stole the victim’scell phone from the victim’s hand.

12/16 1:30pm Theft, From LockedVehicleMason/Beach

An unknown suspect shattered the trunk window and stole tablets,credit cards, money and jewelry.

12/16 1:40pm Theft, From LockedVehicle200 block of Beach

An unknown suspect shattered the passenger side rear window andstole a backpack, containing a passport.

12/10 12:37am Vandalism,CommercialUnit block ofJackson

The suspect shattered the side window of the store. The suspect alsohad an outstanding warrant. Arrest made.

12/10 11:00am FraudUnit block of Kearny

An unknown suspect called the victim and stated that the victimowed back taxes to the IRS. The suspect told the victim to stay onthe phone, drive to the bank and withdraw money. The victimdiscovered it was a scam and hung up.

12/10 4:42pm Vandalism,CommercialUnit block of Drumm

An unknown suspect was told to leave the store. The suspect leftand rammed the door on the outside.

12/11 1:30am Burglary, Apartment500 block ofStockton

An unknown suspect pried open the front door of the apartmentbuilding and entered the lobby area. The suspect pried openmailboxes and stole mail.

12/11 2:56am Recovered Vehicle500 block of Sutter

Recovered vehicle.

12/11 10:30am Burglary, Residence600 block of Kearny

An unknown suspect shattered the skylight in the bathroom andentered the residence. The suspect stole a necklace.

12/11 3:07pm Recovered Vehicle800 block of Geary

Recovered vehicle.

12/12 2:20am Warrant ArrestGeary/Powell

The suspect was driving a vehicle with no license plates. A computercheck shows the suspect had an outstanding warrant. Arrest made.

12/12 4:50am Burglary, Hot ProwlUnit block of Ross

An unknown suspect climbed the fire escape and entered thevictim’s bedroom through an unlocked window while the victim wasin the bathroom. The suspect stole a laptop, wallet, vacuum andspeakers.

12/12 7:24am Burglary, Apartment800 block of Pine

The suspect removed the window from the brackets and enteredthe apartment building. The suspect stole a blanket from thelaundry room. Arrest made.

12/12 4:30pm Burglary, Apartment1400 block ofCalifornia

An unknown suspect pried open the storage unit and stole bicycles,wine and a wedding dress.

12/12 5:00pm Burglary, Hot Prowl600 block of Powell

An unknown suspect opened the unlocked bedroom window andstole a laptop while the victim was in the living room.

12/13 3:00am Burglary,Commercial500 block of Beach

An unknown suspect shattered the front glass door and window andstole money, tablets, and keys.

12/13 12:00pm Burglary,Commercial100 block of Geary

An unknown suspect kicked door the front door and stole a laptop,camera and lens.

12/13 11:40pm Warrant ArrestMontgomery/California

The suspect was driving a vehicle and made an illegal turn. Acomputer check shows the suspect had an outstanding warrant.Arrest made.

12/14 3:00am Vandalism, Vehicle1400 block of Clay

An unknown suspect shattered the driver side rear window.

12/14 9:35am Vandalism, VehicleDrumm/Clay

An unknown suspect shattered the passenger side rear window ashe rode a bicycle pass the victim’s vehicle waiting at a red light.

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12/14 7:50pm Possession ofWeaponPowell/O’Farrell

The suspect was swing a pipe in the middle of the street. Citationissued.

12/16 1:47pm Recovered VehicleFront/Green

Recovered vehicle.

12/16 3:00pm Burglary, Residence700 block of Post

An unknown suspect kicked in the front door and stole laptops,handbag and jewelry.

12/16 8:45pm Arson600 block of Pacific

An unknown suspect set a garbage can on fire.

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Each month Central Police Station features a citizen

who represents the unique flavor of the

Central Police District. This month we interviewed

Ida Zoubi. Ida is a board member of the

North Beach Business Association.

Ida was born in San Francisco, CA and has kept her ties with the city that she loves. Bothof Ida’s parents emigrated from Italy, along with her grandparents from her mom’s side.You can often find Ida, with her beautiful smile, at Café Trieste. She makes a meandepth charge!

Ida’s Grandfather opened Café Trieste on April 01, 1956. Ida spent her weekendsthere as a kid because her mom would bring her to the café when she helped out there.Ida would run around the neighborhood as a kid and at the age of 12, her AuntIolanda put her to work behind the counter of Café Trieste.

Ida plays an integral part in the neighborhood. Every year Ida helps the San FranciscoFire Department with their annual toy drive. Ida throws a huge party at Café Triesteand invites everyone from the neighborhood to participate in the toy drive; she has localmusicians there to get the party going. Ida also sells a lot of Raffle Tickets for the SFFDToy Drive. Ida is a huge supporter of the neighborhood and local musicians and artists;you can often find quite a few of the local musicians at Café Trieste playing the accor-dion or guitar. Ida is also a supporter of the Junior Giants.

We are extremely lucky and grateful to have Ida in the neighborhood, she has alwaysbeen a huge supporter of our department and we appreciate her support.

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1. How long have you lived in San Francisco?

I have been involved with the neighborhood since I was a kid. My grandfatheropened Café Trieste almost 60 years ago. 04/15/2016 will be our 60th

Anniversary of Café Trieste.

2. What is your favorite thing about the Central District?

My favorite thing about the Central is the people who live here and visit here,and the history of the district.

3. What is your connection or involvement with the Central District?

I am part owner of Café Trieste and a board member of the North BeachBusiness Association. I help with the SFFD Christmas Toy Drive every year; wecollect toys here at Café Trieste and sell raffle tickets for the event.

4. What are some of the significant changes that you have noticed in the CentralDistrict in the last 5 years?

I have noticed a lot more families with kids in the neighborhood now. Anotherthing that I have noticed is a lot of the legacy businesses closing, like Capp’sCorner and Caesars.

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Each month Central Police Station features one

of its officers in an effort to learn more about the

men and women who police our neighborhood.

This month, we interviewed Officer Thomas Cunnane,

a 8-year member of Central Police Station.

Officer Thomas Cunnane is the grandson of Irish immigrants. Officer Cunnane was bornin San Francisco, CA; he grew up in San Francisco and attended Saint Ignatius HighSchool. After High School, Officer Cunnane joined the US Army where he was a tankdriver for three years. Officer Cunnane is still a San Francisco resident, and has raisedhis kids in the city.

When Officer Cunnane returned from serving his country, he joined the SFPD AirportBureau. Officer Cunnane worked at the airport from 1980-1997, during that timeOfficer Cunnane was part of the SWAT Team and was also a Field Training Officer. In1997 Officer Cunnane decided to teach defensive tactics and officer safety at thePolice Academy. Officer Cunnane taught at the Police Academy until 2007. OfficerCunnane has trained many recruits and Officers in the ten years that he was at theacademy.

After ten years of teaching, Officer Cunnane decided to leave the academy and cometo Central Station. Officer Cunnane has walked a foot beat in Union Square for the lastnine years. You can often see Officer Cunnane in the area of Union Square with hisservice cap and hear his cheerful laugh.

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Officer Cunnane is a seasoned Officer, who many younger Officers look up to foradvice and guidance. Officer Cunnane is also a member of the Bay Area LawEnforcement Emerald Society. We are very fortunate to have Officer Cunnane atCentral Station, someone who truly loves and cares about this city.

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CENTRAL COMMUNITY CALENDER

Community Meeting Location:

Hotel Rex

562 Sutter Street

6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

December 2015Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Meeting

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Central Police District MapThe CENTRAL DISTRICT commences at a point on the water north of where Mission St. intersects with TheEmbarcadero and proceeding west on Mission St. (excluding both sides) to 3rd St.; north on 3rd St. (includingboth sides) to Market St.; west on Market St. (excluding both sides) to Powell St.; north on Powell St.(including both sides) to Geary St.; west on Geary St. (including both sides) to Larkin St.; north on Larkin St.(including both sides) to Bay St.; west on Bay St. (including both sides) to Van Ness Ave.; north on Van NessAve. (including both sides), and continuing north on the Municipal Pier Access Road (including both sides) toa point on the water just west of the Municipal Pier; east and south from a point on the water just west of theMunicipal Pier, following the shoreline, to the origin at a point on the water north of where Mission St.intersects with The Embarcadero.

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EMERGENCY: 911

Non-Emergency: 553-0123

Cell Phone 911: 911

Customer Service Center: 311

Central Station: 315-2400

Captain David Lazar 315-2480 [email protected]

Lt. Michael Serujo –Investigations

315-2400 [email protected]

Lt. Molly Pengel (Days)

Lt. Jody Kato



Lt. Brien Hoo (Nights) 315-2400 [email protected]

Lt. Samuel Christ (Nights) 315-2400 [email protected]

Anonymous Tip-Line 392-2623

S.A.F.E. 553-1984

Website: www.centralpolicestation.org

SFPD Tip Line:

Chinese Tip Line:

575-4444

315-2435

Text a Tip: 847411 (Tip 411)

Blessing Scam Hotline: 553-9219

Graffiti Abatement: 850-6951

Central Events: 315-2440 – Sergeant Patrick Tobin

Central Permits: 315-2423 – Officer Steve Matthias

Code Abatement: 315-2417 – Sergeant Alex Takaoka

Deputy City Attorney: 554-3820 – Jill Cannon

Dept. of Parking & Traffic: 553-1943

DPW Dispatch 695-2020

Homeless Issues: 315-2400 – Officer Eric Caracciolo &Damien Fahey

Chinatown Beat: 315-2400 – Officers Howard Chu, SamYuen, David On & Danny Guo

Union Square Beat: 315-2400 – Officers Tom Cunnane,Johnathon Ng, Tiffany Gunter, JamesHoran, Timothy Whatley & AndrewRechsteiner

Fisherman’s Wharf Beat: 315-2400/273-9515 – Officers JohnVan Koll, Nicholas Stewart, RobertClendenen & Kresley Wallace

North Beach Beat: 315-2400 – Officers Kevin Worrell, RayPascua, Mark Alvarez & John Torrise

Ping Yuen: 315-2400 – Officers Mark Milligan,Reginald Pena, Minh Du & FerdinandDimapasoc

We, the members of the SanFrancisco Police Department, arecommitted to excellence in lawenforcement and are dedicated to thepeople, traditions and diversity of ourCity. In order to protect life andproperty, prevent crime and reduce thefear of crime, we will provide servicewith understanding, response withcompassion, performance withintegrity and law enforcement withvision.

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