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Did you know it's actually against the law for a solicitor to knock on your door or ring your bell if you have a "No Peddlers" or "No Solicitors" sign in public view?

SEC. 870. - PEDDLING WHERE SIGN "NO PEDDLERS" DISPLAYED PROHIBITED.

It shall be unlawful for any peddler, or any person pretending to be a peddler, for the purpose of selling or pretending to sell, goods, wares or merchandise, or any article, material or substance of whatsoever kind, to ring the bell or knock at the door of any residence or dwelling whereon a sign bearing the words "No Peddlers" or words of similar import, is painted or affixed so as to be exposed to public view, or to peddle or pretend to peddle goods, wares or merchandise, or any article, material or substance, of whatsoever kind, in any building, whereon, or wherein a sign bearing the words "No Peddlers," or words of similar import, is painted or affixed so as to be exposed to public view.

Labels: Neighborhood Watch

From the Police Blotter:

There was a robbery in Bernal Heights on Wednesday the 25th around 5:45 p.m. A person was sitting in Martha Brothers coffee on Cortland when the suspect came in and forcible took the victims laptop. The heroic citizen chased after the suspect and retrieved his laptop. I am glad the victim was not injured during this incident. Please be aware that these incidents do occur in coffee shops. Safeguard your property!

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch

There have been more incidents recently at the Oakes Children's Center, the school for developmentally delayed and emotionally disturbed children on Treat,

Wednesday, October 21st at 8:46 am
1500 blk of Treat

Police report: Vandalism to Property: Officers Saari and Trujillo responded to a school, where a student who was involved in a verbal altercation with another student and became disruptive. The student picked up a chair and smashed a classroom window. The student was cited and released.



This is not the first Police response to Oakes, in fact some neighbors who live nearby say that there are police cars there several times a week. There was also a police car on Tuesday this week.

A few days ago, a neighbor was walking home and saw a student outside the facility on Treat "having a tantrum and throwing around garbage cans, hitting cars". Other neighbor said a student threw a brick and damaged their car (apparently they didn't report this to the police). There have been other occurrences of students outside the building, standing in the middle of Treat Ave, blocking cars and not moving.

We have heard other complaints from neighbors about the busses that bring the children to and from the campus which then have to make U-turns at the top of Treat, and double-park for extended periods of time on the street in front of the school.

This is in contrast to what the Oakes people told neighbors at the August 15th, 2008 community meeting before the school opened, when they said "buses will offload on Folsom or drive through [the parking lot]."

This is the 2nd year of operation for Oakes at perhaps it is time for another community meeting to address neighbors concerns?

Labels: Neighborhood Watch, Precita Valley Neighbors, Zoning

Saturday, September 5th at 2:59 pm
400 block of Precita

Vandalism and Parole warrant Arrest

Officer Alvarenga and Gritsch responded to a man vandalizing cars. They immediately found the suspect, who seemed to be under the influence of some mind altering substance. The officers were fast acting and were able to detain and get an ambulance to assess the suspect. Their investigation also showed that the suspect was wanted on a parole warrant. Needless to say one less criminal in the Ingleside. Report number 090916495

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch, Precita Park, Precita Valley Neighbors

Monday, September 7th, 12:00 pm 200 block of Precita Burglary

Officer Ferronato and Antonian responded to a residential burglary. When they arrived they spoke to the victim and the witness that lives in the house. The witness relayed to the officers that he was at home in his room when he heard the back door open. When he went to investigate he found a young lady that is familiar with the owner of the house. She was carrying a laptop that did not belong to her. The officers were able to locate the suspect and she is now a guest with the SF Sherriff! Report number 090918231

(This seems more of a "crime of passion" rather than a robbery. -Editor)

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch

This is the third vehicle break-in or robbery we've heard about in the last few weeks:

August 31st, 09:51 pm 1500 block Treat
Theft from Vehicle

Officer Sugitan and Officer Barajas responded to a report of an auto-boost. The suspect was gone when the police arrived. The witness told the officers that he came out of his house to find the suspect exiting a vehicle that had been broken into. The suspect fled the scene and the witness called the police. Case number 090897259.

Please be vigilant about strangers loitering around on your street. You do not need to confront them, but if you are visible, such as watering your plants in the front yard, it will deter them.

Labels: Car Break-ins, crime, Neighborhood Watch, police blotter, Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn

Monday, August 31, 2009 12:55 pm
500 block Precita (Between Alabama and Florida)

Burglary Officer Chan responded to a report of a burglary. The victim said that video game consoles and a digital camera had been stolen from a locked room. The suspect had broken a window on the door to gain entry. Case number 090895021.

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch, Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn

8/15/09 3200 Folsom St (Between evening of the 14th and morning of the 15th)

Officer Chan responded to a report of a theft. The victim said that she parked her car in front of her house on the evening of 8/14/09. When she returned to he car the next morning, she found the car on a wooden block with both of its left wheels missing. Case number 090832813.

Labels: car breakings, crime, Neighborhood Watch, Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 2:18 am
Peralta Ave. at Ripley St. (the top of Ripley)

Wheels stolen from Vehicle

Officer Lozano and Officer Polovina responded a call of a stripped vehicle and found a parked car missing it's two front wheels and tires. The owner told the officers that his car was in operating condition with all four tires prior to that night, case number 090789480.

(This is a common occurrence in San Francisco. People will return to their car parked overnight, only to find it sitting on milk crates and all 4 wheels removed.)

Labels: car breakings, crime, Neighborhood Watch

Monday, August 3, 2009, 6:46 pm
100 block Manchester St.
Burglary

Officer Kabanuck and Officer Paras were dispatched to a report of a burglary. The resident told the officers that he returned home to find a television, two computers, and a video game system stolen.

Note that this was a block away from another burglary reported the previous day. Keep your eyes out for strangers. Report suspicious activities and loitering to 553-0123. If there is an immediate threat to life or property, call 911.

Nigel passes on some additional info:

The suspect(s) entered through an open window within a 2
hour time frame between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Please prevent these occurrences by taking precautionary measures to safeguard your home.

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch, Precita Valley Neighbors

August 1st, first block of Manchester St. Burglary

Officer Paras and Officer Yuen were dispatched to a report of a burglary. The victims stated that they returned home to find three bicycles missing from their garage, case number 090784361.

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch

Demece writes:

• We were highly impressed with our new Ingleside Commanding Officer David Lazar and with Mike Farrah from the Mayor’s Office. We also want to thank Adam Gubser, Northwest Bernal Traffic Calming Planner at the SF Metropolitan Transit Agency for his update.
  Just a short background on Captain Lazar: He used to be an officer at Ingleside and wash the Police Departments’ Liaison with Homeless Connect: he is fully experienced in the social service deliveries of the city, and how the Police Department actively engages with people in need.  He also fought for and won a Crime Analyst for the Ingleside – our 5th Lieutenant who is in charge of the overall analysis of crime occurrence.  No other station has the combination of social services and crime analysis, and we have the second largest precinct in the city.  Here is the summary of the Ingleside Staffing:
  
  There are now 122 police officers, 17 Sergeants, and 5 Lieutenants.
  
  This is more staffing than at any other time of the Ingleside Station.  Ingleside Station is now fully staffed.
   


• Ingleside Station is now implementing its strategic plan.  In Phase I Implementation, Ingleside is considering 3 major factors in working with the community: Efficiency of Response, Problem Solving of Crime Issues, and Community Engagement.  In the Community Engagement section, as of April 18th, Ingleside Station is starting an infrastructure and community implementation plan.  Simply put, the station is focused on 1) creating community engagement and problem solving 2) crime analysis which can guide enforcement strategy 3) real-time crime descriptions 4) implementation of a 5th Lieutenant as Crime Analyst who serves who directs the Resource Unit, which is made up of the School, Foot patrols, and Park Patrol sectors. Captain Lazar holds problem-solving meetings with the Resource Unit and his 5 Lieutenants weekly.
  


• Please fill out the community survey attached.  This will clearly give the Station Lieutenants feedback on what type of hot spots we have typically encountered and they can better proactively deploy resource forces. The attached pdf file text is in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
  


• Precita Valley Neighbors Meeting representative from Ingleside Station will be Sergeant Michael Redmond until he gets promoted.!:)  He or is delegate will report to all our meetings and work with us directly.
  


• Captain Lazatta coordinates the Neighborhood Watch Groups.
  


• Precita Valley Neighbors requested and received a Bike Beat: The Bike Beat officers are Officers Preston, Wilson Lewis, and Cvetovac.  Give a big shout out to them, they are community resource officers equipped to handle and provide a wide range of community service information. 
  


• Operations Outreach Officers Najarro and McCarthy are actively working with the few homeless in Precita Park to link them into housing and services.
  


• Commanding Officer David Lazar asks all residents who walk and listen to music to swap their white earplugs with a different color earplug.  This way your mp3s or ipods won’t be as easily stolen and you wont be an easy target for a minor robbery.
  


• Precita Valley Neighbors will put up a sign in the Children’s’ Playground with a complete list of playground safety rules (No Loitering, No Smoking, Adults must be Accompanied with Children, etc. similar to the McKinley School Playground sign) this month.
  


• Precita Valley Neighbors has formally requested the soon to reopen Rite Way Market to not sell alcohol after midnight.
  


• Northwest Bernal Traffic Calming Update:
  
  Adam Gubser submitted a work order to re-stripe the intersection of Coso, Bonview, and Stoneman.  Stoneman/Manchester/Shotwell neighbors may want to discuss how to configure parking and/or median tree planting at Stoneman/Folsom to calm traffic.  Please email Adam Gubser directly at Adam.Gubser@sfmta.org to set up a meeting.  Thank you Adam!
  


Labels: crime, gangs, Neighborhood Watch, Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn, traffic calming



# posted by Editor @ 6/20/2009 02:50:00 PM 0 comments

Ingleside Station has new foot beat locations and foot beat officers! Effective May 19, 2009, the following foot beats take effect: Officers Nicole Jones and Tony Carrasco will walk the Cortland beat from Mission to Gates. Officers Wilson, Preston, Cvetovac and Lewis will have the bicycle beat on Mission from Cesar Chavez to Highland, to included Precita Park and Holly Court.

Keep an eye out for them and introduce yourself as a neighbor.

Labels: Cortland Ave, Neighborhood Watch, Precita Park, Precita Valley Neighbors

Saturday, May 9th, 10am – 11:00am at Charlie’s Deli, 3202 Folsom Street -Folsom at Precita.

Agenda:

Cesear Chavez Design Project update and the requests PVN has made to minimize increased traffic flow to NW Bernal.

Crime Update: Precita Park issues with homeless, large trash being dumped, and auto burglaries.

Bernal Traffic Calming Updates

Labels: Neighborhood Watch, Precita Valley Neighbors

Emergency Contact Numnbers

Emergency:	911
Non-Emergency – Police: (Reporting vandalism, etc)	(415) 553-0123
San Francisco City Switchboard:	311
SFPD Emergency (from Cell Phone)	(415) 553-8090
CHP Emergency (from Cell Phone)	911
SF SAFE: Safety Awareness For Everyone	(415) 553-1984

Ingleside Police Station

#1 Sergeant John V. Young Lane
San Francisco, CA 94112
Front Desk:	(415) 404-4000
Platoon Commander:	(415) 404-4020
Permits/Special Events:	(415) 404-4023
Passing Calls Requests	(415) 404-4063
Graffiti Liaison: Lieutenant Michael Moran	(415) 404-4020
	Michael.Moran@sfgov.org
Ingleside Station’s Anonymous Tip Line:	(415) 587-8984
Captain Denis F. O'Leary Desk:	(415) 404-4030
Fax:	(415) 404-4034
Email:	Denis.O’Leary@sfgov.org

Labels: car breakings, crime, Neighborhood Watch, police blotter, Precita Valley Neighbors

One resident of 1575 Treat was arrested this morning as part of a regional series of raids by the ATF.

According to Special Agent Kim Riddell of the ATF Public Information Office, details of the raids were under seal and would only say those arrested were scheduled to be arraigned today at 1:30 p.m. in the U.S. Federal Court building in San Francisco.

A tipster to Precita.org said the arrested man was known as "Moe". Someone else described the scene: "there were about 6 or 8 guys with shotguns wearing ATF windbreakers standing around outside".

[UPDATE] KRON has coverage of the arrests this morning on Treat.

U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Russoniello announced the arrests today, and said the arrest on Treat was one of 14 alleged "mid-level" drug and gun traffickers in Northern California with Mexico, and that the suspects were involved in trafficking since at least 2006. They are considered to be the "king men" or "managers" in drug and gun trafficking communities in Northern California.



(video and article from KRON)

SF Examiner had brief coverage, as did CBS 5 / bay Cities News Service which said "Authorities did not release specifics about the raids, but said they involved searches related to guns and drugs."

San Jose Mercury had an article about the regional raids but no details on the San Francisco arrest.

Labels: crime, drugs, gang, gangs, Neighborhood Watch, Precita Valley Neighbors

Treat Avenue residents are up in arms about a rash of DPT ticketing Saturday (1/31/09) on their street.

While Treat Ave does have some significant parking and traffic issues (many due to the fact that it is a narrow dead end street with no turn around), Saturday's ticketing was all about what one person called "petty technicalities that wasn't harming anyone".
What we know is that at 8am Saturday morning, DPT cited over 10 cars on one block for being parked the wrong direction on the street. Because there were no apparent safety issues, many people felt this was a "revenue action" on the part of DPT. People have stated that because it was the last day of the month, that DPT may be trying to reach revenue quotas. (We're trying to contact DPT to find out more about this.)

One neighbor has left signs around asking people to complain about this by emailing Supervisor Campos' office.

Here's a letter that's been posted on the street from Barbara:



Other parking issues have been double-parking and blocking the sidewalk. DPT has repeatedly ticketing the "Tiger Beer" Bajaj Scooter Pickup (which is a motorcycle under California law) for parking on the sidewalk in front of the owner's house; and ticketing of other cars for protruding onto the sidewalk from their driveways.

Many residents have professed that protruding onto the sidewalk is acceptable if it does not interfere with with pedestrians. While some residents do park in a way that impedes the pedestrian right-of-way, those are rarely ticketed.

Double parking is a more-mixed issue. Treat is a narrow street, and sometimes double-parkers make it impossible for wide vehicle (and delivery trucks) to safely pass by them. Other times double parking makes it hard for other residents to get out of their driveways.

What do you think? Leave us a comment!

[UPDATE: this is happening in Sunnyside, Glen Park and other parts of Bernal Heights as well. DPT needs the revenue!]

Labels: Neighborhood Watch, News, parking, precita valley neighboars, Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn

Here is a list of the Community Safety Camera Locations that are in our neighborhood. They're all north of Cesar Chavez and not immediately in our neighborhood, but they're in areas where residents often travel on their ways to and from home.

Mission 26th and Shotwell, NW Corner
Mission 26th and Shotwell, NW Corner
Mission 26th and Shotwell, NE Corner
Mission 26th and Shotwell, SW Corner
Mission Treat and Kamille, NE Corner
Mission Treat and Kamille, NE Corner
Mission 26th and Treat, SW Corner
Mission 26th and Treat, SW Corner
Mission 1350 block Treat, W side

From ECD Camera Locations [pdf].

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch

Ingleside Station will host its monthly Police Community Relations Meeting on Tuesday, January 20th at 7 p.m. in the Station's Community Room.

Guest Speaker: Sergeant Mario Molina, renowned expert on gangs.

Map to Ingleside station below:

Labels: gangs, Neighborhood Watch

Due to the holidays, the police blotter wasn't being published on a regular basis. Here's what has been going on that's of interest to the neighborhood:

December 20th, 2:00 am 1600 block of Alabama St. Robbery: A 26 year old Precita park man was attacked by three other men and robbed of his backpack.

December 29 6:50 am Folsom St. & Precita Ave. Shots Fired: A resident reported seeing a man with a gun fire two shots in the air.

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch, police blotter

ShotSpotter Gunshot Recognition/Locator System Test Tonight: Mirna at SFPD’s Mission Station: "On Thursday, December 18, 2008 testing of the gunshot recognition/locator system known as Shotspotter will take place in the Mission District. It is anticipated to occur at approximately 9:00 PM and will be occurring at various locations. The testing will occur in the areas of 18th St & Mission, 22nd St. & Valencia, 23rd St and Folsom, and 18th St and Bryant."

(Via Mission Mission.)

Labels: Neighborhood Watch, Precita Valley Neighbors

This was posted in several locations on Treat Ave. It points out a growing issue with parking in the neighborhood.

Neighborhood watch meetings have suggested calling 311 to report cars that are not recognized and have been parked in the same place for more than 5 days, as they may have been stolen. But there can be negative repercussions when a neighbor who is on vacation leaves their car on the street for a week and it gets towed.



There are also problems of people double parking on Precita and blocking the full street; people visiting Precita park and parking in a manner that blocks driveways on Treat and Harrison (because they think their car is much smaller than it really is), etc. Not to mention construction vehicles that double park or block driveways.

Harrison, Norwich and Treat also have some special issues because there is no weekly street cleaning which tends to clear out cars that have been left in the same place for over a week.

What do you think should be done? Have you had issues with DPT ticketing or towing your car? What should be done about it? Please click on the comments link below, you can comment Anonymously if you wish.

Labels: Neighborhood Watch, parking, Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn

September 13th, Saturday Night, 10 pm, 100 block of Ripley St. Residential Burglary

On Ripley, between Folsom and Alabama. Occurred between noon and 9:45 pm. Entry via bathroom window using victims' ladder. Gym bag, MP3 player and cash taken.

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch, police blotter

September 9th, 9 pm Folsom St. & Stoneman Ave. Armed Robbery: Gun

A 26 year old Bernal Heights man was approached at a bus stop by a man with a gun. The gunman pointed a silver revolver at the victim's head and demanded money. The perpetrator took the victim's wallet and iPod and fled on foot. The robber was described as a black male, 22 to 28 years old, standing 6' tall, weighing 155 pounds, black dreadlocks, last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and dark pants.

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch, police blotter

From the Police Blotter:

August 11, 2008 Precita Ave. & Harrison St. Attempted Armed Robbery: Gun

A 21 year old Oakland man found himself surrounded by four men as he walked to his car [update: which was parked just west of the Leonard Flynn School on the north side of Precita -in the dark area under the trees]. One of the men demanded his cell phone and the man refused to surrender it. The victim was knocked to the ground and struck over the head with a handgun. The four fled without taking anything from the victim. The victim heard a shot fired as the perpetrators ran away.

It sounds like there is far more story to this "event" than is being posted in the police blotter. Anyone know more about what's going on here? It's also unclear of which side of the park this was on. If you noticed a group of four men loitering around the park, can you describe them? Please post a comment if you can.

Labels: crime, gangs, Neighborhood Watch, police blotter, Precita Park

July 31st, 10:20 pm 3300 block of Mission St. Armed Robbery - Gun

A grocery store clerk found a 20 to 35 year old black male standing behind him with a gun in his hand demanding money from the clerk's register. The clerk complied and the robber fled on foot from the store. Inspector Boes from the Robbery Detail took over the case.

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch

Residential Burglary on July 11th at between 8:40 and 9:15 am on the 3200 block of Folsom St. No forced entry. iPod and laptop computer taken.

Remember to keep all your doors and windows locked, even if you're just leaving your home for 20 minutes.

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch, Precita Valley Neighbors

This close to 4th of July, it's hard to tell if it's gunshots or fireworks you're hearing.

Gunshots are usually fired in closer succession, often 1-2 shots per second.

Labels: Neighborhood Watch, Precita Park

Bernal Resident murdered near Holly Park Circle and Newman: William Amrull, a 50-year old man was "shot in the stomach and killed early Thursday [June 26th] around the corner from his home. Amrull's body was found shortly before 3 a.m. on the sidewalk near Holly Park Circle and Newman Street, near Holly Park."

If you're concerned about things like this, please contact Maya Dillard-Smith, of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice. Maya.Smith@sfgov.org, 415-554-3297. Ms. Dillard-Smith was hired to coordinate the development of a violence prevention plan for the City and County of San Francisco, but this plan has been in the works since February and hasn't been released yet.

Labels: Cortland Ave, crime, Neighborhood Watch, News

Wed, Jun 25th, 10 pm at Cortland Ave. & Elsie St. : Armed Robbery - Shot Fired

A 40 year old Bernal Heights woman was walking on Cortland Avenue when a suspect tried to pull her purse from her. She resisted and the robber fired one shot from a handgun into the ground. The suspect pulled the bag from the victim and ran south on Elsie Street.

Neighbors: let's not let this kind of thing escalate into our neighborhood. Please contact contact Supervisor Ammiano online, or call his office at 554-5144 and tell him you're concerned about the rash of violent crime in Bernal. You can also email his office directly at Tom.Ammiano@sfgov.org.

Labels: Cortland Ave, crime, Neighborhood Watch, police blotter

Thursday night, June 19th, at about 12:30 am., a car parked on the 1500 block of Treat had the window smashed and a Palm Pilot was stolen from inside the car.

We also heard another car on Treat was broken into the same night, and an iPod was stolen, and yet another car had a CD player stolen from it.

The first break-in was reported to police, but it did not show up in the published police incident log.

Labels: car breakings, crime, Neighborhood Watch, Precita Valley Neighbors

Suspects in the recent rash of street robberies are in custody. The SFPD is asking that victims of robberies, or witnessed a robbery & can identify the suspects, please contact Inspector Danker at 553-9256.

The police & the DA need the cooperation of the community to keep dangerous criminals off the street. If you or someone you know is the victim of a crime please report it & give us the tools we need to make this a safer place to live, work, & grow.

Once again, regarding the robbery suspects, contact Inspector Danker at 415 553-9256.

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch, police blotter, Precita Park, Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn

Tiffany tells us about the upcoming Neighborhood Watch Meeting:

Wanted to let you all know we will be having our next Neighborhood Watch Meeting Thursday, April 10 at 6:30 at Mona Tong's office, 326 Precita Ave.

It will be our 5th meeting! Please join us and invite other's to help get this group underway. Last months meeting was great and some cool new things have developed since then!

Labels: Neighborhood Watch

San Francisco Crime: Two Mission District shootings kill 1, injure 3: "A 16 year-old boy was shot in the arm and leg at 26th and Shotwell Streets at 7:30 p.m. He was transported to SFGH with non-life-threatening injuries."

(Via the excellent San Francisco Crime Blog and tipster Marijane.)

SF Gate also has this:

A teen was transported to a local hospital after being shot in the arm and leg while in the Mission District Saturday, according to a San Francisco Police Department spokesman.
The 16-year-old victim was standing at the corner of 26th and Shotwell streets around 7:30 p.m. when the suspect allegedly approached him and fired shots for no reason, spokesman Neville Gittens said.
The victim sustained gunshot wounds to one arm and one leg and was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, said Gittens.
Police suspect the incident may have been gang-related.

So that accounts for the sound of gunfire and the tons of sirens shortly thereafter.

There was another fatal shooting at this same location in December of 2006. Because of that, several cameras were installed at that intersection. Apparently, the cameras had no deterrent effect on this crime.







We wonder if the cameras recorded anything useful, or if they help expedite the arrivals of police and ambulances? Or were they useful at all?

Labels: crime, gang, gangs, Neighborhood Watch, police blotter, Precita Park

There is a neighboorhood watch for the 300 Block of Precita Avenue and the 1500 and 1600 Blocks of Treat Ave on Thursday, March 6 at 6:30 at Mona Tong's office, 326 Precita Ave.

This is our 4th meeting!

The purpose of this meeting is to join other neighbors in helping to reduce crime and improve quality of life issues in the immediate neighborhood.

We will be welcoming Captain O'Leary, the new Captain from Ingleside Station.

Please join us and invite others to help get this group underway.

Thursday, March 6 at 6:30pm SHARP at Mona Tong's office, 326 Precita Ave. The meeting will last 1 hour.

Labels: Neighborhood Watch, Precita Park, Precita Valley Neighbors, pvn

From Tiffany Delloue:

Wanted to let you all know we will be having our next Neighborhood Watch Meeting Thursday, March 6 at 6:30 at Mona Tong's office, 326 Precita Ave.

We missed last month's meeting due to illness and injury!

It will be our 4th meeting and Captain O'Leary from Ingleside Stattion (or one of his staff) will be here to discuss safety. Please join us and invite other's to help get this group underway.

Labels: Neighborhood Watch

Police Captain Denis F. O'Leary send us this warning:

Community Alert! Three residences in Bernal Heights suffered burglaries on December 11th. Two occurred on the 100 block of Elsie Street and one occurred on the 100 block of Precita Avenue.

All burglaries occurred during daylight hours when the residents were not home. No forced entry was found at any scene. A digital camera was taken in the Precita burglary and jewelry was taken in the Elsie Street burglaries. Please be aware of your surroundings and report suspicious people to the police.

Ingleside station has increased staffing in the Bernal Heights neighborhood in an effort to thwart these crimes.

Details:

6:26 pm 100 block of Elsie Street Residential Burglary (occurred between 11:30 am & 4:45 pm)
8:35 pm 100 block of Elsie Street Residential Burglary (occurred between 9:30 am & 7:30 pm)
8:53 pm 100 block of Precita Avenue Residential Burglary (occurred between 8:30 am & 8 pm)

Labels: crime, Neighborhood Watch, Precita Valley Neighbors

Good turnout at the neighborhood watch meeting. The best thing was hearing about all the issues that concern the neighbors.

Some of those issues include: drug/gang activity in the park; cars running stop signs on Precita and other traffic hazards (like the Alabama / Precita intersection), car break-ins, etc.

One of the interesting things that came up is that there is far more car break-ins than are bring reported to the police - based on neighbors seeing broken windows and glass.

If there are any problems you want to make others aware of, post a comment to this message.

Labels: Neighborhood Watch