Central District Newsletter - July 15, 2008

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7/10/08 at 12:30 AM, at Geary and Hyde Streets, Officers Nielsen and Matt Sullivan arrested a 19 year old Hispanic female from SF for soliciting acts of prostitution.
7/11/08 at 3:33 AM at Post and Hyde Streets- Officers Matt Sullivan and Rene Nielsen arrested a 48 year old white female from SF loitering for the purposes of prostitution.
7/12/08 at 4 AM at Geary and Hyde Streets- Officers Matt Sullivan and Magnus Chow arrested a 22 year old Vallejo black female for yelling “Forty for a blow job!” to a passerby.

Crimes of Note
Some writers to my newsletter have questioned using resources for prostitution operations. I often explain the associated crimes of violence with prostitution cases, along with the other ancillary factors; drugs, domestic violence, sexual and physical abuse and robbery. The debate continues, yet, here are three great examples of good police work being done by officers in a plainclothes capacity.

While out on patrol working plainclothes in the prostitution operation on 7/9/08 at 2:13 AM, Officers Milan Kangrga and Rene Nielsen stopped at a red light in the unmarked car at Geary and Larkin when they saw a man curled on the sidewalk, being punched and kicked by three suspects. The black female and two black males beat the man and tore at his clothes and wallet until the officers interceded. A witness observed the man waiting for a cab when the three set upon him. The aggressive woman with no address was found to be on active felony probation. One of the male robbers was also on active parole. All three were booked for Robbery and possession of stolen property.

On 7/10/08 at 2 AM at California and Hyde Streets, Plainclothes Officer Martin Garay, with back up from officers Angel Lozano, Brendan O’Connor, Jeremy Cummings observed a suspicious person ‘casing’ vehicles. He continued to watch as the suspect threw something at a parked van window, causing it to shatter. The suspect walked away from the vehicle yet continued to watch it, presumably to see if it had an alarm or victim nearby. Eventually the black male suspect was apprehended and the owner of the van was located. The suspect with no address was on probation for auto burglary and had been arrested three times in the past year for auto burglary as well.

On 7/10/08 at 11:30 PM at Geary and Hyde Street, a plainclothes narcotics detail consisting of Officer Angel Lozano, Warren Lee, Robert Kellogg, Nielsen, Sullivan and Sgt. Mark Hernandez made an arrest of a 33 year old Hispanic female, who sold them ‘crack cocaine.’ The woman had over $300 in multiple denominations, indicating that she had made several sales in the area.

On 7/10/08 at 1 PM, an office worker saw a woman loitering on the 9th floor of a commercial building at the Embarcadero Center. The worker recognized the 30 year old Asian woman from fliers previously distributed, indicating that she was an opportunist/burglar. A short while later the suspect was stopped by the worker. The suspect handed over a wallet that she had just taken from the worker’s desk. Security

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responded and charged the woman with burglary and for probation violation for, yes burglary.

On 7/10/08 at 8:20 PM, a woman was riding the MUNI F line at Lombard and Battery when another passenger unzippered her bag and took her wallet. The woman grabbed the man and yelled “Thief!” The suspect fled but the German tourist victim was undeterred and chased the 48 year old black male suspect off the street car and onto the Embarcadero. Another passenger aided by chasing the suspect until he dropped the wallet to the ground. Officers Lim and Sophal Chea detained a suspect matching the description given on the 800 block of Sansome. Fortunately, he was easily identified by his physical description and also his clothing: The suspect was wearing a blue sports coat, blue plaid boxer shorts and brown shoes.

On 7/11/08 at 10 PM, a 77 year old was stabbed by a 30-40 year old black male on the 1100 block of Hyde. The victim was entering his apartment when the suspect came up behind him and inexplicitly stabbed him in the stomach. The victim feared that it was a robbery and gave the suspect his wallet. The suspect, wearing a black jacket and dark pants fled on foot.

On 7/12/08 at 1:40 AM, Officers were called to a party on the 400 block of California Street on a reported shooting. The officers located the victim, a 27 year old man from Vallejo, who had been shot once in the arm. The suspect, a black male, 35-40 years old, 5’6” stocky build with a black pin striped shirt, fled among the other 800-900 party goers. The unauthorized party on the 15th floor was broken up and took over an hour to clear. We will be talking with building management regarding future events at the location.

On 7/12/08 at 8:30 PM at Jefferson and Jones Street, four tourists and their hosts came to the aid of a woman being choked on the street by her boyfriend. The men from Chico, Lafayette, SF and Spring, Texas, jumped in and restrained the 31 year old white male from Concord, Ca until police arrived.

On 7/13/08 at midnight, a Cable Car derailed at Washington and Powell, ejecting several passengers in the process. The car apparently became stalled several feet before this point and was in the process of being pushed by MUNI operators when the Cable Car apparently got away from them. No other vehicles were involved. Paramedics responded to treat riders at the scene. Two were transported to SFGH for treatment and one woman passenger reportedly required surgery.

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Central Station Resource List

EMERGENCY: 911
Non-Emergency: 553-0123
Cell phone 911: 553-8090
Customer Service Center: 311
Central Station: 315-2400
Web: www.sfgov.org/police
Captain James I. Dudley 315-2480 james.dudley@sfgov.org
Anonymous Tip-Line 392-2623 SAFE 553-1984 www.sfsafe.org
Graffiti Abatement 278-9454
Graffiti Fax 278-9456 .
Central Events: 315-2440 Sergeant John Colla
Central Permits: 315-2423 Officer Fred Crisp
Code Abatement: 315-2417 Sgt. Mark Hernandez
Deputy City Attorney: 554-3820 Jill Cannon
Dept. Parking & Traffic: 553-1943
DPW: 695-2020 Dispatch
Quality of Life Liaison: 315-2400 Officer Kim Koltzoff
Homeless Issues: 315-2400 Off. Jay Shastri or Cathy Daly
Chinatown Beat: 315-2400 Off. Leon Sorhondo & Stewart Ng- Days
Sam Yuen- Nights
Union Square Beat: 315-2400 Officer Carl Payne & Tom Cunnane- Days
Officers Scott Korte, Ed Carew- Nights
Wharf Beat: 315-2400 Officer Nick Rainsford and Bob Merino
North Beach 315-2400 Officer Mark Alvarez & Mike Kangrga
Community Liaison: 421-6443 x37 Tel-Hi-



Megan’s Law Website Access:
The general public can find out information on sexual predators on line by going to the DOJ website: www.meganslaw.ca.gov or at the SFPD link at www.sfgov.org/police. You may check specific names or zip codes to locate those listed in the database.

Join the SFPD: www.sfgov.org/police

Join the SFPD Community Police Academy: Call Lula Magellon at 415-401-4720 or check: www.sfgov.org/police_index.asp?id=20182

Call 3-1-1/TTY: 415-701-2323. If outside of San Francisco, call 415-701-2311/TTY: 415-701-2323 to reach any of the following: Abandoned Vehicles----DPT Dispatch -----DPW Street Cleaning-----Graffiti Hotline--Mobile Assistance Patrol (MAP)-----Pothole Repair----Street Signs (missing/damaged)---Street Lighting

The first story was very heartening! "We prevent injuries, too."

Bravo, Mr. Cipinko. Nice to know some of you are above simply chasing ambulances.