Crime Beat: Bike Thefts

The Ingleside Station newsletter has included an increasing number of bicycle thefts in the Upper Noe Valley area over the last month or so. We were all set to post the most recent reports when we received the above flier.

April 17

Burglary -- 7:30am, 600 Blk Duncan St. Officers Wong and Pai were dispatched to a report of a well-being check regarding an open garage door. When the officers arrived, they found the garage door of the residence wide open, and an audible burglar alarm was activated. The officers located pry marks on the door frame and damage to the dead bolt. The officers contacted a neighbor to get the contact number for the owner of the residence. The officers contacted the victim, who was out of town. The victim was able to confirm that two bicycles were stolen from the garage.

April 18

Burglary -- 5:30pm, 600 Blk 28th St. Sgt. Miller responded to a burglary. The victim advised that he locked and secured his bicycles in the garage area with a cable and padlock. He was advised in the morning by some workers that his garage door was open. The victim noticed the bicycles missing. He located some rebar on the floor which Sgt. Miller believed was used to pry open the door. He took pictures of the scene and booked them into evidence. He did not believe contacting SFPD Crime Scene Investigations Unit was warranted. He provided the victim with follow up information.

Burglary -- 11:00pm, 600 Blk Duncan. Officer Goldsborough was dispatched to a burglary. The victim advised that he left his new bicycle in the garage of his home in the original shipping box. He woke up in the morning and noticed the box and bicycle were missing. A male knocked at his front door and had the empty box with him and asked the victim not to leave his garbage on the street. The victim advised he had been the victim of a burglary. He was unable to provide any further information and was provided with follow up information. SFPD’s Crime Scene Investigation Unit was not contacted due to the lack of physical evidence.

You can download the flier from the Ingleside Station and distribute to your neighbors. Mission Station has not reported any bike thefts on its blog, but considering it recently held a workshop on preventing bicycle theft this problem is not limited to Upper Noe Valley.

Source: Mission and Ingleside District San Francisco Police Station newsletters.

Crime Beat: Hot Prowl Burglary

Information is from Mission and Ingleside District San Francisco Police Station newsletters.

August 3

Burglary -- 3:00pm. Unit Blk Duncan St Multiple Ingleside Units as well as several units from Mission Station responded to the area when advised of a burglary in progress. The male suspect involved had smashed a front window to the residence and entered the living room area wearing only a hospital gown. The resident of the house was holding her newborn child and stepped on to her back porch to scream for help. Officers set up a perimeter of the area and called the police department’s canine units to assist. The suspect had actually fled from the residence prior to police arriving on scene and was ultimately located within another residence that he had broken into. This arrest of a fleeing felon necessitated teamwork, complex coordination of multiple units as well as quality interviews in a harried atmosphere. Excellent Job by all involved!!