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July 2009

Police Blotter

June 12, 11:10 p.m., Disturbing the Peace, Attempting to take Weapon from Police Officer, Resisting, Delaying Police, 800 block of 22nd Street:  Officers Cowhig, Cader, and Burkhart responded to a disturbing the peace call.  The officers recognized one of the suspects from a prior arrest, and advised the subject that he would be patted down for weapons, which he has been known to use.   The officers attempted to search the suspect, who resisted and attempted to take one of the officer’s baton.  The suspect was unable to get the baton, and officers had to use force to take him into custody.  The officers observed that the suspect had been drinking and smelled of alcohol.  No one was injured during the incident.


June 12, 8:58 p.m., Robbery with a Gun, Pennsylvania and 22nd streets:  A victim was robbed by two unknown suspects as he was walking on Pennsylvania.  The victim told officers that two subjects stopped him, put a gun to his head and demanded money.  The victim, in fear for his life, gave the suspects his belongings.  One of the suspects, after completing the robbery, turned and faced the victim, with the gun in hand.  The victim was able to get a good look at the gun, and advised officers of its make and model.  The suspects fled on foot after the incident.  The victim wasn’t injured.

 

June 12, 8:10 p.m., Robbery with a Gun, 3rd and Marin:  A victim was robbed by two suspects while waiting for a train on the Muni platform.  The victim told officers that a group of eight juveniles walked up to him and demanded his cell phone.  The victim replied, “Hell no, I ain’t giving you my stuff.”   One of the suspects pulled out a gun and hit the victim on the head, while taking the cell phone out of the victim’s hand.  The other suspects stood by and watched as this happened.  All of the suspects fled the area after the incident. The victim refused treatment and stated he was not injured.


June 12, 12:04 p.m., Terrorist Threats, 1400 block of Illinois:  Officers Hastings and Viera responded to a business regarding a threats report.  The officers met with the victim, who told them that a known suspect had been making death threats to the victim and his son.  The officers returned to the business when the victim called a second time, stating that the suspect was on the premise.  The officers took the suspect into custody, without incident.


June 12, 12:01 a.m., Robbery with a Gun, 17th and De Haro:  A victim was robbed of his cash, wallet, headphones, camera, game boy, game cards, cell phone and mp3 player while at the bus stop.  The victim told officers that as he was seated inside the bus shelter, reading a book two subjects walked by the bus stop.  Five minutes later, the subjects returned, pointed a gun at him and told him, “Give it up, give me the bag.”  The victim gave the suspects his bag and wallet.  The victim wasn’t injured during the incident.


June 11, 2:05 a.m., 200 block of Texas:  A victim was robbed of his wallet, cell phone, money and keys as he walked to his car, with his friend, a second victim.  The victim stated that an unknown suspect walked up behind them, pointed a gun at the second victim’s head, and told both victims to “give me what you got.”  The victims, fearing for their lives, gave the suspect their belongings.  The victim stated that there was a second suspect that was standing nearby, acting as a lookout.  Both suspects casually walked away after the incident.  Officers searched for the suspects, to no avail.   The victims weren’t injured during the incident.


June 10, 11:40 p.m., 19th and Illinois streets:  Two victims were robbed of their cash while they were standing on the corner of 19th and Illinois, talking.  The victims told police that they were standing on the street when an unknown suspect walked up to them, pointed a gun, and said “wallets, wallets.”  The victims gave the suspect their money, at which time the suspect walked away.  The victims were not injured during the robbery.


June 9, 9:20 p.m., Robbery with Force, Warrant Arrest, 2000 block of San Bruno Avenue:  Officers Cader and Cabuntala responded to San Bruno and Bacon regarding a robbery.  Additional officers responded to the area and detained the suspect, who they identified by the description given by headquarters. The victim told officers that the suspect had approached him from behind and took his money.  The victim chased the suspect, but lost sight of him.  The suspect was placed into custody and transported to Bayview Station.  The officers also discovered two outstanding warrants for the suspect’s arrest.


June 8, 12:44 a.m., Carjacking with a Gun, Stolen Auto, Dakota Street:  Officers Thompson and Cabuntala responded to the 1800 block of 25th Street regarding a carjacking report.  The officers spoke with the victim, who stated that she was stopped on Dakota Street when an unknown subject pointed a shotgun at her through the car window, and ordered her from the vehicle.  The victim, fearful for her safety, complied and gave the car to the suspect, who jumped in and drove away.  The victim ran home and called police.  The officers searched for the suspect and the vehicle, to no avail.  No one was injured during the incident.


June 6, 7:04 p.m., Firearm with Altered Identification, Gun loaded, Resisting, Delaying Peace Officers, 900 block of Connecticut Street:  Bayview’s plainclothes team members were in the area of Wisconsin and 25th streets when they saw a person that they knew from prior contacts loitering in the area.  The officers attempted to speak with the subject, who took off running. The officers chased after the subject, who dropped a magazine portion of a gun as he ran.  Officer Kirchner stopped and recovered the magazine, then continued running after the suspect.  Officer Rodatos located the gun, which had dropped to the ground when the suspect went over a chain link fence.  Officers Hunt and Lyons joined in the foot pursuit of the suspect, and were able to take him into custody without further incident.   The suspect was transported to Bayview Station, where he was interviewed and confessed to having the gun. The suspect was booked and transported to County Jail.


June 5, 12:44 p.m., Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol, Parole Violation, Traffic Violation, 25th and Connecticut streets:  Officers Hargreaves and Mishagi were traveling in the area of Connecticut Street when they saw a car go through a posted stop sign.  The officers pulled the car over and were about to make contact with the driver when the subject’s car rolled down the hill and slammed into the police car.  The officers immediately made contact with the driver, who smelled of alcohol and couldn’t stand on his own.  The subject was arrested and transported to a facility for a breath test, which he failed.  The officers discovered that the suspect was on parole, which earned him a bus ride back to prison.  The passenger of the subject’s vehicle complained of pain and was seen by a medic, but was released at the scene.  No officers were injured during the accident.

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