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Thursday, August 07, 2008

Gunslingers, Dope Dealers and Car Thieves in San Francisco


Regardless of crime statistics, which can easily be manipulated to produce any desired result, the clear and absolute fact is that living in San Francisco is becoming more dangerous as each year passes. Just ask someone who has lived in San Francisco for awhile.

I remember San Francisco 50 years ago (I'm in my 60's) and I can testify to the fact that the Streets of San Francisco are rough and getting a lot rougher. The problem stems from gangs and ghetto bums.

Here, by example, is one day's reporting from San Francisco Police Department's Ingleside Station. This is the report for Wednesday, August 6, 2008. Here's what happened in this small section of San Francisco on a lazy summertime day:

Midnight: Mission & Valencia Streets Armed Robbery: Gun
Officer Kavanagh and posse investigated a street robbery wherein a 33 year old Potrero hill man was robbed at gunpoint of his car keys. A search of the area produced a detention of two men on a MUNI bus. The victim could not identify the men detained by the police as his assailants, but one of the men had thrown a shank to the bus floor. An 18 year old Excelsior District man was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon. Case # 080825680

1:30 am: 3700 block of Mission St. Attempted Armed Robbery: Knife
A 21 year old Bernal District man was confronted by two teenagers. One of the teens produced a knife and demanded money. The other teen pushed the man to the ground.The man evaded the robbers and flagged down Officer Archilla and Officer Faidiga. They found the culprits nearby and arrested the pair for aggravated assault and attempted robbery. The teens, Mission District residents, were surrendered to a probation officer at the Juvenile Justice Center. Case # 080825806

4:30 am: Maynard & Congdon Streets Armed Robbery: Gun
A 34 year old Portola District woman was robbed at gunpoint by two men as she walked to a bus stop. The robbers took her jewelry and purse and fled in a black car.

7:15 am: Hahn St. & Blythdale Ave. Armed Robbery: Gun
A 22 year old Sunnydale District man was approached by an armed gunman as he walked home. The robber demanded the victim's money but the victim successfully resisted the robbery. The victim ran from the robber only to be confronted by his assailant again on the 500 block of Sawyer Street. The victim and the robber fought once more and the gunman struck the victim in the head with the gun. The robber made off with the victim's backpack and its contents.

8:10 am: Heritage St. Juvenile Probation Violation
Officer Finely and Officer McCarthy investigated a stolen car incident in which the victim recovered her car but suspected her 14 year old niece of the theft. The niece's juvenile probation officer requested the arrest of the niece for violating terms of her probation. The officers located the niece and arrested her after a short struggle. The niece was surrendered to the probation officer at the Juvenile Justice Center. Case # 080825456

9:10 am: 300 block of London St. Sexual Battery
A 40 year old Excelsior District woman was accosted at her door by a suspect. She screamed and the man fled in a white truck.

10:20 am: 900 block of Rutland Ave. Attempted Residential Burglary
A resident awoke to sounds of another person in her home. She called 911 because no one was supposed to be there. Officer Chang investigated and determined that the resident's brother had been coerced by an acquaintance into breaking into one of the home's locked rooms. No loss was reported.

10:30 am: 700 block of Sunnydale Ave. Trespassing
Officer Cuenca and Officer Altamirano located a trespasser acting erratically in front of a school. The man assaulted the officers and was quickly subdued. One of the officers sprained her hand during the arrest. The 58 year old Visitacion Valley man was charged with battery and trespassing. Case # 080826779

12:34 pm: Harvard & Pinoche Streets Domestic Violence 5:40 pm 1900 block of Sunnydale Ave. Carjacking with a Gun
Two Bayview District brothers were robbed of their cash and their car by a gunman. Officer Trail investigated and identified a suspect. Officer Sanders, Bayview District, saw the stolen car and followed in to Watchman Way. The suspect eluded the officer. Sergeant Knoble, Gang Task Force, took over the case.

5:50 pm: 400 block of Amherst St. Possession of Narcotics
Officer Campos and Officer Hopkins conducted a follow up investigation based on a search warrant served earlier in the week. They arrested two residents, a 33 year old woman and a 32 year old man, inside their home and seized LSD and methamphetamine in the premises. Case # 080826628

8 pm: 200 block of Cayuga Ave. Theft from a residence: suspect known

9:35 pm: Church & Duncan Streets Strong Arm Robbery
A 25 year old Haight District woman struggled for control of her purse when another woman tried to take it. The robber succeeded in taking the purse and fled in a silver 2 door Mazda.
on Thursday, August 07, 2008

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

I came here through a link from Brittney Gilbert's Eye on Blogs on the KPIX CBS Channel 5 website. Good post!

Friday, August 8, 2008 9:37:00 AM PDT

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