Taraval Station

Daily Crime Reports August 7 to August 13, 2014

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Burglary of a Residence
7:05 pm
2000 21st Ave

Officers responded to a call of burglary at a residence. Upon arrival at the scene, officers were met with the victim who described to the officers how several electronic items were stolen from his residence. The unknown suspect appeared to enter the residence by breaking the front door.

Theft of Property
12:15 pm
200 Lowell St

Officers at Taraval Station were contacted by a man to make a report of theft to his property. The man explained how he ordered an electronic device from an online company, tracked its arrival to his house, but discovered someone had taken it from his door step after it was delivered.

Theft from Vehicles
10:13 am         Lopez Ave           2009 White Mercedes-Benz ML350
1:56 pm           Sunset Blvd        2004 Gray Acura TSX

Fraud – False Personation
3:47 pm
2000 Ulloa St

Officers at Taraval Station were contacted by a man to make a report of personation fraud. The man described to officers how he received notifications in the mail informing him he opened several new bank accounts, which he never authorized.

Fraud – False Personation
5:44 pm
2000 Lawton St

Officers at Taraval Station were contacted by a woman to make a report of personation fraud. The woman described to officers how she received notifications in the mail informing her she opened several new bank accounts, which she never authorized.

Driving with False Evidence of Vehicle Registration and a Suspended License – Cited
1:24 am
28th Ave and Taraval St

An officer on patrol conducted a traffic stop on a suspect’s vehicle for driving through a stop sign without stopping. Upon investigation of the vehicle, the officer determined the vehicle was displaying false evidence of registration and the driver was driving with a suspended license. The suspect was booked and cited for driving with false evidence of vehicle registration, driving with a suspended license, failing to stop at a stop sign, and having broken headlamps.

Driving with a Suspended License – Cited
7:57 pm
39th Ave and Judah St

Officers on patrol conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for driving in the transit lane. Upon investigation of the vehicle, officers determined the driver was driving with a suspended license. The suspect was cited for driving with a suspended license and driving illegally in the transit lane and released on scene.

Driving with Expired Registration – Cited
10:30 pm
Lincoln St and Great Highway

Officers on patrol conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle after observing the vehicle was displaying expired registration. Upon investigation of the vehicle, officers determined the driver’s vehicle indeed had an expired registration. The suspect was cited for displaying expired vehicle registration and released on scene.

Stolen Vehicles
9:00 am        8th Ave          2004 White Ford E250
9:45 am        19th Ave        2007 Blue Suzuki GSXR750

Found Property
3:27 pm        19th Ave
7:08 pm        Irving St

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2014

Residential Burglary
7:17 pm
3000 25th Ave

An officer responded to a report of a residential burglary. Upon arrival at the scene, the officer met with the owner of the residence who described discovering several items had been taken from his home. The front door was badly damaged, and appeared to be the point of entry and exit for the suspect.

Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card
3:21 pm
2000 31st Ave

Officers at Taraval Station were approached by a woman to report fraudulent use of a credit card. The woman described how several transactions were made in Southern California that she did not authorize, and that the bank she belongs to advised her that her credit card information was most likely compromised.

Suspicious Occurrence
6:15 pm
Buckingham Way

Officers at Taraval Station were approached by a woman to report a suspicious occurrence. The woman described walking to her residence on the sidewalk when she began suspecting a man in a vehicle was following her. The woman took out her cell phone to take a photo of the vehicle, and the vehicle drove away from her.
Suspect #1: White, Male, between 45 and 55 years old. Salt and pepper hair coloring.

Stolen Vehicles
7:21 am           39th Ave and Wawona          2001 Black Acura 3.2
8:00 am           Vicente St                              2002 Blue Acura TL
11:31 am         Forest Side Ave                      2005 White Ford E250
12:15 pm         Raymond Ave                         2000 Tan Honda Civic

Stolen License Plate
9:35 am         Winston Dr         1998 Toyota Corolla

Lost Property
44th Ave         3:05 pm

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2014

Attempted Robbery and Shoplifting
7:07 pm
Irving St

Officers responded to a report of a robbery at a supermarket. Upon arrival at the scene, officers met with an employee of the supermarket who described physically engaging with a shoplifting suspect at the supermarket. The suspect produced a folding knife, and the employee stopped the altercation. The suspect subsequently fled the scene on foot, leaving behind the items he was attempting to steal.
Suspect #1: White, Male, blonde hair, 5’9”, 165 lbs. LSW: Black hooded sweatshirt with green clover on the back, black khaki pants, and black shoes.

Residential Burglary
6:49 pm
2000 Lincoln Way

Officer responded to a report of burglary at a residence. Upon arrival at the scene, officers met with a man who described discovering a suspect had taken various items from the residence. The man was watching the residence for his sister, the owner, who was out of town.

Theft – Shoplifting – Cited
6:41 pm
3000 20th Ave

Officers responded to a report of shoplifting at a department store. Upon arrival at the scene, officers spoke with department store employees who had detained an individual for attempting to shoplift several items. Officers investigated the woman and found several unpaid items from the store on her person. The suspect was cited for misdemeanor theft and released on the scene.

Theft – Shoplifting – Cited
8:04 pm
2000 Sloat Blvd

Officers responded to a report of shoplifting at a supermarket. Upon arrival at the scene, officers spoke with supermarket employees who had detained an individual for attempting to shoplift a bottle of alcohol. Officers questioned the suspect, who admitted to attempting to steal the alcohol for a party. The suspect was cited for misdemeanor theft and released on the scene.

Malicious Mischief – Vandalism to a Vehicle
10:10 am
2000 Wawona St

Officers at Taraval Station were approached by a man to report vandalism to his vehicle. The man described parking his car on the street during the night, and discovering the next morning that a window was broken.

Driving without a Driver’s License and Illegal Frontal Lighting – Cited
3:29 pm
19th Ave and Irving

An officer on patrol conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for using illegal frontal lighting. Upon investigation, the officer also discovered the driver of the vehicle was never issued a California driver’s license. The driver of the vehicle was cited for illegal frontal lighting on his vehicle and driving without an issued driver’s license, and was released on scene.

Found Property
5:41 pm         Ocean Ave

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2014

Attempted Burglary – Hot Prowl
3:28 am
00 Chumasero Dr.

Officers responded to a report of a hot prowl. Upon arrival at the scene, the officers met with the victim. The victim stated that in the process of going to sleep, he saw a hand trying to open his bedroom window. He yelled out at the suspect and saw the suspect run away. Officers searched the area to no avail.
Suspect: White, Male, 6’0”, 140 lbs., blonde hair, and between the ages of 20 – 30. LSW: Tan or beige shirt, skinny blue jeans, short possibly curly blond hair.

Theft from a Person
6:11 pm
3200 20th Ave

A woman went to the Taraval Station to report a theft of her personal belonging. She stated that she went to go eat and had her purse open. She stated that she didn’t notice her personal belonging missing until a later time. An officer provided the victim with a follow-up form.

Theft from a Building
8:54 pm
1200 9th Ave

An officer responded to a report of burglary. Upon arrival at the scene, the officer met with the victim. The victim stated that her personal belonging was missing in her garage, where other tenants had access to it as well. The officer provided the victim with a follow-up form and an additional loss form.

Theft from Locked Vehicle
5:35 pm         1000 Sloat Blvd         2012 White Volkswagen Jetta
5:56 pm         3200 20th Ave           2001 Silver Honda Accord

Malicious Mischief – Graffiti
6:35 am
1900 19th Ave

An officer responded to a report of vandalism. Upon arrival at the scene, the officer met with the victim. The victim stated that an unknown suspect had sprayed graffiti over the front of his residence. The victim stated that he had suspicion of a possible person. The officer took photographs of the scene and booked them into evidence at the Taraval Station.

Stolen Vehicles
12:02 pm         4400 Ulloa St                                    1991 Blue Toyota Camry
5:46 pm           Sloat Blvd and Skyline Blvd              2007 Gray Ford F250

Stolen License Plates
9:10 am          1800 48th Ave
4:22 pm          Serrano Dr and Arballo Dr

Found Property
6:35 pm           2300 24th Ave
10:10 pm         2300 24th Ave

MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2014

Robbery with Force
12:21 am
4000 Judah St

An officer responded to a robbery with force. Upon arrival at the scene, the officer met two women who stated that two suspects attempted to take their purses. The suspects were able to steal of the women’s purse and personal belongings. They then fled the scene to a getaway vehicle.
Suspect 1: Black, Male, 20-22 years old, 5’10”, 175 lbs, brown hair, and brown eyes. LSW: Cornrows to shoulder, yellow-hooded jacket, and blue jeans.
Suspect 2: Black, Male, 20-22 years old, 5’4”, 120 lbs, black hair, and brown eyes. LSW: “Buzz” haircut, black t-shirt, and dark complexion.

Robbery with Force – Chain Store
5:05 pm
200 Winston Dr

An officer responded to a robbery with force at a chain store. Upon arrival at the scene, the officer met loss prevention officers who stated that the suspect took store merchandises and placed them into her bag. She then walked past several open and manned registers and left the store without paying. When the loss prevention agents followed attempted to detain her, another suspect stepped out of a vehicle and tried to separate the other suspect from the loss prevention officers. Both suspects got into the vehicle and fled the scene.
Suspect 1: Black female, 25-29 years old, 5’9”, 160 lbs, black hair. LSW: Black leather jacket, black sweatpants, black t-shirt with white printing on the front. Has a tattoo on left side of neck.
Suspect 2: Black male, black hair.

Commercial Burglary – Forcible Entry
4:13 am
100 West Portal Ave

An officer responded to a commercial burglary with forcible entry. Prior to the officer’s arrival at the scene, other officers already responded to an audible alarm at the location. The officers observed that the front door was pried open. The officer took over the scene and determined that the front door was the point of entry and exit. A store employee stated that store merchandises were missing and damaged.

Residential Burglary – Forcible Entry
8:20 am
200 Kensington Way

Officers responded to a residential burglary with forcible entry. Upon arrival at the scene, the officers met a man who stated that earlier he locked and secured his house. When he later returned to his home, he discovered that a suspect opened and damaged the front door. Many of his tools were missing from inside his home. The officers determined that the point of entry was through the front door and the point of exit was through the garage.

Theft from Building
7:53 pm
2000 16th Ave

A woman came into Taraval Station to report a theft. She stated to the officer that her landlord is in the process of selling the house where her apartment is located and there were open houses for potential buyers. When she returned home after the last open house, she discovered that a suspect stole her personal belongings. The officer provided the women with a follow-up form.

Theft from Unlocked Vehicle
6:55 pm        00 Middlefield Dr        2014 Gray Acura TLX

Malicious Mischief – Vandalism to Vehicle
8:54 am
00 Pacheco St

A man came into Taraval Station to report graffiti vandalism to the side of his vehicle. He stated to the officer that he returned to his parked vehicle to find that the driver side had been vandalized with graffiti. He also stated that the vandalism occurs periodically.

Malicious Mischief – Vandalism to Vehicle
7:01 pm
1600 Lincoln Way

A man came into Taraval Station to report vandalism to his vehicle. The man stated he parked his car in a residential parking garage of his apartment building and when he returned found his side window broken. The man explained the garage door was broken and believes anyone could have opened it.

Fraud – Identity Theft
7:35 pm
2100 16th Ave

A woman came into Taraval Station to report identity theft. The woman explained to the officer she received a phone call from a store asking about an account she had just opened. The woman stated she did not open the account and believes someone used her personal information to open the account.

Fraud – Identity Theft
8:06 pm
200 Pacheco

Officers responded to a call of fraud. Upon arriving at the scene, officers were met by the victim who stated he recently has been receiving bank statements from a bank. The man explained to the officers he had never opened an account and contacted the bank officials. The man did not experience any financial loss.

Driving with a Suspended License – Cited
12:25 am
Ocean Ave

A uniformed officer on patrol conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with a nonfunctional head light. The officer approached and identified the driver. After a computer query, the officer discovered the driver’s driving license was suspended. The woman was cited for driving with a suspended license and nonfunctional head light.

Stolen Vehicles
3:34 pm        29th Ave and Quintara St        2012 Black Honda CRV

Stolen License Plate
2:00 pm        2000 47th Ave

Recovered Vehicle
11:30 am        600 Font Blvd               2010 Gray Hyundai Accent
5:04 pm         4000 Lincoln Way        1991 Green Lexus 400
11:20 pm        2000 31st Ave               2012 Black Honda CRZ

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Burglary of an Apartment
10:07 am
1500 19th Ave

Officers responded to a burglary call from an apartment complex. Upon arriving at the scene, officers were met by the victim who stated an item was stolen from the garage of the building and a lock box was tampered. The victim does not know how the suspect gained entry because all the doors were locked.

Theft from Locked Vehicle
4:44 pm        2800 Sloat Ave        2014 Dodge White Caravan

Fraud – False Personation
1:32 pm
1000 28th Ave

Officers at Taraval Station were approached by a woman to report a case of false personation. The woman described to the officers how several bank accounts were opened using her personal information, without her authorization.

Fraud – False Personation
9:16 pm
900 Sargent Street

A man came into Taraval Station to report false personation. The man stated to the officer he received a phone call from someone impersonating a government official stating the man was qualified for a grant. The man bought many pre paid cards and gave the suspect the information to receive the grant. The man lost a significant amount of US currency.

Driving with a Suspended License and Expired Registration – Cited
7:59 am
Ocean Ave and Harold

An officer on traffic patrol conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for driving with expired registration. Upon further investigation, the officer discovered the driver also possessed a suspended license. The driver was cited for driving with a suspended license and expired registration and released on scene.

Driving with No Issued Drivers License – Traffic Collision – Cited
8:18 am
Ocean Ave and Ashton

Officers responded to a dispatch of a traffic collision in order to provide assistance. Upon arrival to the scene, officers spoke with one of the drivers involved and discovered he did possess a valid drivers license. The driver was cited for not possessing a valid drivers license and released on scene.

Stolen Vehicle
11:39 am         1700 Pacheco Street         2006 Silver Scion XA
6:06 pm          30th and Lincoln               1997 Red Honda Civic

Wednesday August 13, 2014

Aggravated Assault and Carjacking with a Gun
4:03 am
700 Taraval St

Officers responded to a reported shooting at a grocery store parking lot. Upon arrival to the scene, officers found the man who had been shot and discovered that an unknown suspect shot the man and stole his vehicle. Other items, including a wallet, were also taken from the victim.

Burglary
9:10 am
2600 Ocean Ave

Officers responded to a burglary call. Upon arriving at the scene the officers were met by a manager stating several items from his office were missing. The man stated his office door was not damaged. The suspect fled the scene on foot.
Suspect 1: Female, White, 5’4”, 120 lbs, between 25-35 years old, LSW: Long shoulder length green hair, dark jacket, knee brace on right knee, small black shoes, carrying two black bags and one brown bag.

Theft from Building
3:03 pm
1300 30th Ave

A man came into Taraval Station to report theft. The man stated he is a tenant and his landlord began renovations with two different contractors. The landlord gave both contractors keys to the property including the garage. The man realized his tools were missing from the garage.

Theft from Locked Vehicle
11:24 am         Ocean Ave         2011 Black Lincoln Continental

Vandalism to Vehicle
5:04 pm
200 Farallones Street

Officers were approached by a woman wanting to report vandalism to her vehicle. The woman explained to the officers she parked her car in her driveway and the next morning noticed three of her tires were flat. The woman believes her tires to be cut with a knife.

Vandalism – Breaking Windows
9:37 pm
800 Irving Street

Officers responded to a vandalism call. Upon arriving to the scene, officers were met by the store owner stating the suspect broke his window. The suspect was detained in front of the store by the officers. The man was cited and released at the scene.

Identity Theft
11:48 am
200 Dorantes Ave

A woman came into Taraval Station to report identity theft. The woman stated she had received multiple letters from different banks about opening accounts. The woman explained no one has been successful in opening an account under her name.

Suspicious Occurrence
2:37 pm
14th Ave and Cragmont Ave

Officers responded to a suspicious occurrence. Upon arrival at the scene, the officers met a woman who stated that when she was at the park, she noticed a man she knew from his previous altercations with other people who walk at the park. Later she observed the man holding a shovel and shoveling dirt onto a section of grass. After the man left, she went to the area with shoveled dirt and saw numerous mothballs scattered throughout the dirt. She believes the man spread the mothballs in the dirt.

Suspicious Occurrence
10:08 pm
2000 33rd Ave

Officers responded to a suspicious occurrence. Upon arrival at the scene, the officers met a woman who stated that the suspect, claiming to be from the Department of Legal Affairs, left her a voicemail. The suspect threatened to take legal action if she did not return his phone call. When the woman did online research, she discovered that the suspect’s phone number was used to attempt fraud on numerous other victims. The officers provided the woman with a follow-up form.

Sitting and Blocking the Public Sidewalk – Cited
4:10 pm
700 Irving St

An officer observed a man sitting and blocking the public sidewalk. A computer check revealed that the man had been previously issued a warning for sitting and blocking the public sidewalk. The officer cited and released him at the scene.

Driving with a Suspended License and Expired Registration – Cited
11:19 pm
17th Ave and Lincoln

Officers observed a vehicle in front of them with expired registration. The officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and identified the driver. A computer query revealed that his driver’s license was suspended. The officers cited the driver for driving with a suspended license and expired registration.

Stolen Vehicle
2:15 pm         2000 Moraga St             1999 White Honda CRV
2:52 pm        800 Plymouth Ave         2012 Black Toyota RAV4

Recovered License Plate
5:50 pm         2000 Sloat Blvd

Found Property
9:54 am         2000 29th Ave
7:14 pm         Junipero Serra Blvd and Garfield St