Central District Newsletter-December 2, 2008

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11/24/08-10:25 PM- Sutter/Hyde Streets: 32 year old white female from SF was arrested for soliciting Officer Kangrga for sex.
11/25/08-1:50 AM at Bush and Hyde Streets- A black female from Vallejo was arrested for soliciting Officer Kangrga.
11/25/08-2:25 AM on Larkin at Post Street- A 22 year old white female with no local address was arrested for soliciting Officer Matt Sullivan.
11/25/08-11:32 PM at Post/Hyde- A 48 year old white female from SF was arrested for soliciting undercover Officer Kangrga.
11/26/08-just past midnight at Cosmo Place, a 31 year old white female from SF was arrested for soliciting Officer Kangrga.

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
Off. Sam Yuen & Jonathon Tong- Nights
Union Square Beat: 315-2400 Officer Carl Payne & Tom Cunnane- Days
Officers Scott Korte, Ed Carew- Nights
Wharf Beat: 315-2400 Officer Noel DeLeon & Bob Merino-Days
Officer Tom Costello & Kevin Richins-Nts
North Beach 315-2400 Officer Mark Alvarez & Mike Kangrga- Nts
Officer Dan Gallagher & Matt Fambrini
Community Liaison: 421-6443x16 Tel-Hi- Danika Choe

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

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Crimes of Note
It may sound like a joke when you hear the locations, but we actually have had a rash of arson’s in the district and that is no joke. The venues happen to be at construction site portable toilets. The fires have been set in the early morning hours and they go up in smoke in a matter of minutes. The last two incidents occurred on 11/28/08 at 2:45 AM on the 1400 block of Vallejo and also on 11/30/08 just after midnight on the 1200 block of Filbert Street. The SFPD Arson Detail is investigating. There have been at least 4 such incidents in the past few weeks. They are not only an immediate danger and toxic but the needless incidents also divert valuable SFFD resources when responding to such calls.

11/26/08 at 1 AM- An individual went outside of a bar at Geary and Leavenworth to have a smoke when he was joined by four others. Without warning, all four began to beat the victim about the face and head with their fists, possibly as a prelude to robbery. Officers Tina To and Magnus Chow responded to the call and saw the victim running up the block, being chased by the four suspects. All four were arrested and booked for aggravated assault and conspiracy.

11/28/08 at 4 PM- Portsmouth Square- A 57 year old male transient with an open bottle of vodka was arrested for chasing and screaming at children near the square’s playground by Beat Officer Tom Cunnane.

11/29/08 at 8:26 AM, 700 block of Sutter. A painter working on a construction site interrupted a burglar inside the building ceiling area. Officers Ben Santana, Tom Cunnane and Alane Baca responded and saw several items laid out by the thief. The officers searched the building until they found him hiding inside the ceiling space. The 30 year old transient was booked for Burglary.

Between 11/29/08 and 11/30/08, four separate cocaine and methamphetamine arrests were made on Geary, Market, Embarcadero and Larkin Streets. Officers Eric Tapang, Kevin Worrell, Brandon Thompson and John Ferrando all made the self initiated arrests of males ranging from 21 years old to 40 years old.

On 11/30/08 at 4:34 PM in Washington Square, Officers Bob Duffield and Dante Giovanelli witnessed a fight between two transient males inside the park. One of the suspects attempted to stab the other with a screwdriver while the other combatant swung a claw hammer as well. The officers interrupted the fight and confiscated the weapons and booked both men for fighting with weapons and aggravated assault. One of the men was on active felony parole.

Prostitution-
Operations were conducted with Sgt. Arlin Vanderbilt, Officers Milan Kangrga and Officers Rene Nielsen and Matt Sullivan.

11/24/080- 9:30 PM- Post/Larkin: Black male, 32 years from SF arrested for soliciting plainclothes Central Station Officer Mike Kangrga.