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11/28/06 10:21 pm 3200 block of Folsom

Officers Robin Odum, Melonee Alvarez, Shawn Phillips and Sgt. Tim Plyer responded to the 3200 block of Folsom on a neighbor complaint of excessive noise and a female screaming for assistance. When the officers arrived they found two suspects, male and female who were uncooperative and screaming obscenities at the officers. The suspects had a pitbull and a boxer who were turned loose on the officers. The dogs ran back and forth in an aggressive posture to the officers. After a standoff the suspects were taken into custody and arrested for felony assault and resisting arrest. The dogs were not well kept and appeared to be malnourished. Animal Care and Control were called to the scene and took custody of the dogs. Case #061266788

Not exactly Precita Valley specific, but many residents travel on Mission every day. During the holiday season, to help reduce crime and make shopping safer, SFPD will be doing "Footbeats":

SFPD Footbeats start on Friday, November 24, 2006 seven days a week. Officers Carmen Walsh, Wayman Young, Vincent Pedrini and Armann Ramoso will be working 4:00 pm to 2:00 am on Mission Street from Cesar Chavez to Richland. Officers Gerald Thompson, Maria Alvarado, Carla Lee and Andrea Calahane will be working 11:00 am to 9:00 pm on Mission Street from Silver to Geneva.

Want to help police your hood?

The next class of the Citizen's Police Academy begins February 27, 2007. This is a 15 week program that meets once a week and is designed to inform and teach citizens various aspects of policing. Enrollment is limited to 25 students per class. For more information, call Ms. Lulu Magallon at 401-4720 or Officer Maria Oropeza at 401-4701. Their email address is sfpd_citizenspoliceacademy.

The monthly Ingleside Police Station Community meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 7:00 pm at Ingleside Police Station. Guest speaker will be Daniel Homsey, Director of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services. We will also discuss recent crime patterns.

(We're working on an improved neighborhood calendar for the site, but for now we'll just post them as we learn about them.)

A new community group in Bernal Heights with emphasis on folks living on Elsie, Coso, Bonview, Winfield, Mirabel and surrounding streets will meet at the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, 515 Cortland, on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 7:00 pm to duscuss recent burglaries and other crime issues. Representatives from the Police Department and San Francisco Safe will be in attendance.

Captain Paul C. Chignell asks: ``If you see a vehicle parked with registration of April 2006 or before, (vehicles can be towed when unregistered for six months), please give me a description of the vehicle and location. We will tow the vehicle UNLESS the owner has paid fees and is pending current registration. There are hundreds of unregistered vehicles in the Ingleside District---and you are our eyes and ears.``

Call 404-4000 to report these cars.

11/05/06 4:00 pm 1800 block of Alabama (Near Ripley)

Sgt. Tim Plyer, Officers Anthony LaRocca, Melonee Alvarez and Shawn Phillips went to the 1800 block of Alabama where a door to door solicitor became engaged in a verbal dispute with a property owner. The owner took out a revolver and pointed it at the solicitor. The owner was cited for brandishing a firearm. Case #061181487

10/30/06 6:43 pm 1600 block of Alabama
Officers Jason Acosta and Renee Pagano went to the 1600 block of Alabama and arrested a woman who had attacked her husband thereby leaving scratches on his face. The woman had also used a knife to tear up a couch and threatened her husband with the knife. Case #061160237

San Francisco Safe works closely with the Ingleside Police Station personnel in crime prevention. We urge residents to set up neighborhood watches as a crime prevention tool. For more information, call 553-1984.

San Francisco SAFE, Inc. (Safety Awareness for Everyone) is a community crime prevention and public safety program that works in cooperation with the San Francisco Police Department and other city agencies to help San Franciscans protect themselves from becoming victims. SAFE was created in 1976 as a project of the SFPD. In 1980, SAFE became a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, and 30 years later, continues to act as the crime prevention component of the police department. A major portion of SAFE's income comes from a grant contract with the SFPD, but SAFE also receives donations and grants in order to expand and enhance our crime prevention and public safety services. SAFE has also received numerous grant awards from the City and County of San Francisco, the San Francisco Mayor's Office, State Office of Criminal Justice Planning and local foundations. We have provided major support to the San Francisco Police Department and Mayor's Office by acting as a fiscal agent for these federal and state funded grants, along with participating in numerous crime prevention activities as a part of these grants.

Have an anonymous tip for the local police? Call 587-8984.

We had a lot of kids turn out for Trick or Treat this year. They started around 6:15, and I think our last visitor was at about 8pm.