The crimes listed below are a small snapshot of what the officers of Northern Station are doing. For a more comprehensive list, visit the SFPD website (www.sf-police.org) – under “Compstat” there is a link to “CrimeMAPS.”

FROM BAR FIGHT TO FELONY IN 60 SECONDS
July 31, 2:05 a.m.
Jackson Street at Van Ness
Officers were called to a bar on the report of a fight. When they arrived the fight was over, but they encountered a man who had been involved in the fight. He told the officers he was so angry he had punched a hole through a plate glass window. That would normally be only a misdemeanor citation; however, the falling glass damaged an expensive sports car that happened to be parked on the other side of the window. The total amount of the vandalism reached a felony level and the angry man went to jail.

ANOTHER BAR FIGHT, A FEW BLOCKS AWAY...
Aug. 2, 10:20 p.m.
Van Ness Avenue at Broadway
Combatants were removed from a nightclub but continued their fight outside, so police were called. When officers arrived, several individuals had already fled. Responding officers stopped others in the group and arrested one for an outstanding felony warrant out of Oakland. Another subject was arrested for battery and public intoxication. Both suspects were taken to the station and booked on appropriate charges.

I’M WITH STUPID
Aug. 11, 9 a.m.
Van Ness Avenue at Filbert
Officers were called to a motel after a woman that used a fake credit card returned to claim her bags. When officers got there she was attempting to leave in a taxi, so they stopped the driver and placed the suspect into custody pending further investigation. They confirmed that the credit card was fraudulent and found she had other fraudulent credit cards and identification with her as well. There was also a warrant for her arrest. While dealing with the suspect, her phone kept ringing. She told officers that it was her boyfriend and that he was the one who had actually presented the fake credit card at the motel. Officers lured the second suspect to a meeting place where they discovered that he also had a cornucopia of fraudulent credit cards in his possession. The couple was arrested and booked.

TEAMWORK NABS PISTOL WHIPPERS ON THEIR OWN TURF
Aug. 13, 1:40 a.m.
Divisadero Street at Chestnut
Officers responded to the above area and found a victim on the ground. The victim was bleeding from a wound to the head and told officers that she had just been robbed and pistol-whipped by a suspect. While the officers were rendering aid and taking the information, another victim walked up and said he, too, had been robbed in a separate incident. Both victims provided officers with enough suspect details, including the getaway car. After multiple broadcasts and contact with other police agencies, the suspects were found near Vallejo on I-80. Vallejo police stopped the car in question and recovered all the items that had been stolen in the street robberies as well as the gun. The victims were able to positively identify the suspects and the vehicle. All suspects were booked for either the robberies, being an accessory, or possession of stolen property.

MY STOMACH MADE ME DO IT
Aug. 15, 1:40 p.m.
Pacific Avenue at Franklin
Officers were called to the parking lot of a church after a witness saw a man commit numerous acts of vandalism. The witness saw the suspect remove heavy concrete covers from the sidewalk and throw them through the windows of several parked cars. The suspect continued his vandalism spree, removing a permanent marker and drawing on the side of the building. When officers arrived, he was hiding behind a parked car. They took him into custody for his acts. His only words to the officers were “They stole my food.” He was charged with felony vandalism.

WHATCHA DOING WITH THOSE BINOCULARS?
Aug. 17, 3:40 p.m.
Van Ness Avenue at Lombard
An officer answered a call regarding a suspicious male looking into cars using binoculars. When the officer approached the suspect and asked him what he was doing. he said “Nothing.” A warrant check revealed an outstanding burglary warrant for his arrest. He was arrested and booked for the warrant.

MAKINGA FEDERAL CASE OUT OF IT
Aug. 17, 10:50 a.m.
Lombard Street at Franklin
A motel manager called police after she verified that a credit card used to rent a room was fraudulent. Officers arrived, went to the room in question, and knocked on the door announcing that they were police. A man told officers through the closed door to wait while he got dressed. The officers waited about two minutes and knocked again and were told to wait just another minute. They heard a man and a woman talking, then silence. Officers used the passkey to gain entry and found the room empty. While checking the outer perimeter, officers found a person on the next room’s balcony who turned out to be the male suspect. The couple was eventually arrested and upon continued investigation, the officers found a virtual fake-Visa bonanza: 60-plus blank credit cards, ready to be imprinted utilizing all of the credit data that the couple had in their possession. The prolific entrepreneurs were each charged with numerous fraud-related felonies. The U.S. Secret Service responded to what is now a federal case.

GPS TRACKING THE OLD SCHOOL WAY
Aug. 24, 1:40 p.m.
Pacific Avenue at Franklin
Plainclothes officers were in the Marina area looking for possible auto burglary suspects when they came across a suspicious person. They followed him from a distance and watched as he looked into the windows of many parked cars that he passed. He finally became very interested in one specific VW. Officers watched as he looked around many times and approached the car several times. He then placed his entire upper body into the driver’s side window of the car and appeared to remove items. He then walked away and appeared to be looking into other cars. Officers confirmed the ownership of the car while continuing to follow the suspect, and observed that the car appeared to have been gone through. They stopped the suspect some blocks away with several electrical cords hanging from his pockets. They exercised his search condition (he was on probation) and found a GPS unit that appeared, and was later confirmed, to have come from the VW. The VW had no broken windows but the window was down. The owner of the car told officers that she always locks and secures her car, as there have been many break-ins in the area. The suspect managed to get the window down using a screwdriver he had in his possession. He was charged with several felonies and his probation was revoked.

Incidents listed here are based on witness statements as recorded by the reporting officers and are compiled by Marina Times staff. Arrests for crimes against children, domestic violence and sexual assault are not included because of their personal nature.