Taraval Station

Daily Crime Report :: Mon – Feb 2, 2015

*** Not all crimes are reported in the weekly reports. ***

Suspicious Occurrence
6:49 am
1500 45th Ave
A woman reported she received a recorded phone call message allegedly from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The message asked her to ‘key’ in the ‘following’ prompts. She hung-up.

Burglary
7:53 am
1600 37th Ave
An officer responded to a report of a burglary at an office. The officer determined an unknown suspect gained entry by breaking a window open. An item was missing from inside.

Bomb Threat
7:57 am
400 Sargent St
Officers responded to a report of a bomb threat at a school. The campus was evacuated. A search by bomb detecting canines revealed no explosive devices.

Burglary
10:28am
1200 Ortega St
An officer responded to a report of a burglary at a school. A recorded surveillance footage showed a man enter through an unlocked front door. The man goes into an unoccupied room empty handed and then exits while carrying someone else’s belonging. The suspect then leaves the campus.
Suspect: Light skin male; 20-30 years; LSW gray beanie, blue “Code America” sweatshirt, light color shorts

Possession of a Weapon on School Grounds-Possession of a Controlled Substance
11:00 am
2100 24th Ave
An officer responded to a report of a student found in possession of an unlawful weapon and a controlled substance. A school dean had detained a student for the above violations.

Threat to Harm
11:24 am
300 Ralston St
Officers responded to a report of a threat. A woman received threatening messages from her former boyfriend to harm her. The messages were relayed over a cellular phone video ‘chat’ service. He was not at the scene nor in nearby areas.

Fraud
11:49 am
1500 7th Ave
A man walked into Taraval Station to report a fraud. An unknown person opened an account with a telephone service carrier with his identity without his permission. He was made aware of what happened when he received a letter demanding he pay an overdue balance.

Theft
12:03 pm
700 Taraval St
An officer responded to a report of a shoplifting. A known shoplifter was seen exiting a store with unpaid merchandise items. The shoplifter then returned and showed a random receipt to a clerk in an attempt to get a grocery bag. A store manager detained the shoplifter. Officers recorded the shoplifter’s identity. The manager then refused further police action.

Vandalism
12:04 pm
300 De Montfort Ave
A woman reported when she returned to her parked and locked vehicle, its passenger side window was smashed. No property was taken from inside.

Battery
12:20 pm
100 Aptos Ave
An officer responded to a report of a battery in front of a school. A student pushed a teacher numerous times.

Fraud
12:55pm
3200 20th Ave
Officers responded to a report of a fraud. A person whom earlier used a fraudulent debit card to make a purchase attempted to do the same again. When employees tried to authenticate his identity, the suspect left the store.
Suspect: Hispanic male; 30-40 years; 5’6” tall; 230 lbs; LSW black jacket, blue jeans

Theft
2:31pm
Funston St and Irving St
A woman reported her purse and its contents were stolen out of a grocery cart.

Burglary
4:37pm
2400 41st Ave
Officers responded to a report of a burglary. A man walked into a shared garage and saw his bicycle and two other bicycles–each belonging to two of his roommates, missing. The next day on February 2nd he saw a male suspect and a female suspect each ride two of the three stolen bicycles. He confronted the suspects and was able to recover one of the bicycles. The suspects fled.
Suspect #1: Hispanic or Middle Eastern male; 20-30 years; 6’1” tall; 175 lbs; black hair; brown eyes; LSW red rain jacket, black pants; scruffy and unshaven
Suspect #2: White female; 25-35 years; 5’6” tall; 130 lbs; blond hair; blue eyes; LSW yellow rain jacket, dark pants, curly long ‘poofy’ hair, crown or tiara on head

Attempted Burglary
5:10 pm
700 Mount Vernon Ave
Officers responded to a report of an attempted burglary. A woman returned to her locked and secured home and saw the front and rear gates were damaged. However there were no signs of an unauthorized entry into the house.

Mental Health Detention
5:26 pm
1200 19th Ave
Officers responded to a report of a suicidal person. Officers determined the person was a danger to oneself and therefore transported the person to a psychiatric care center for a mental health evaluation.

Mental Health Detention
5:48 pm
300 Lakeview Ave
Officers responded to a report of a mentally unstable person acting aggressively. Officers determined the person was a danger to others and therefore transported him to a psychiatric care center for mental health evaluation.

Resist, Delay, Obstruct Peace Officer-Double Parking-Expired Registration
6:37 pm
100 Lobos St
An officer stopped a vehicle for double parking. A record check revealed the vehicle’s registration was expired. The driver exited the vehicle and attempted to leave. Officers took custody of the man and he was arrested and released for the above violations.

Driving Without a License
8:06pm
19th Ave and Buckingham Wy
Officers responded to a report of a vehicle collision. A record check revealed one of the involved drivers did not have a license. He was arrested and released for the above violation.

Theft From Person
8:20 pm
19th Ave and Holloway Ave
A woman walked into Taraval Station report a theft. She was waiting in a line to board a MUNI bus when she felt an unknown person brush up against her backpack. She immediately checked her backpack and saw a belonging missing.

Hot Prowl Burglary
9:38pm
2500 41st Ave
Officers responded to a report of a burglary. A victim was inside a home near a partially opened window when she saw hands push through the blinds and slide the window open. She yelled she will dial 911. She heard two males voices speak softly in English. The men then fled.
Suspect #1: Black male; 5’4” tall; 150 lbs
Suspect #2: Unknown race male

Theft From Vehicle
Reported at 10:13 am / 1900 36th Ave / 2008 Toyota Camry

Stolen Vehicle Plate
Reported at 1:13pm / Stanyan and Fulton St
Reported at 8:00pm / 1400 37th Ave

Stolen Vehicle
Reported at 8:11 am / 8400 Oceanview Ter / 2001 Honda CRV

Recovered Vehicles
Reported at 12:05pm / 11th Ave and Judah St / 2012 Mazda 3