Police Blotter

Battery, Terrorist Threats: March 15, 3:20 p.m., Geary Boulevard and 23rd Avenue
The father of a girl playing in a basketball game continually taunted the coach of the team throughout the game. The team was visiting the Richmond District from another part of the City.

After the game, the father confronted the coach concerning some of the decisions the coach had made concerning the father's daughter. The coach asked the man to control himself in front of the team but the man persisted.

"I'm going to get you on the street later," the suspect told the coach.

When the coach was going to his car he was pushed from behind and fell down. When he looked up, he saw the suspect in a combative stance. "I'm going to go to my car and get my gun to shoot you," the suspect said.

The coach went to the Richmond Police Station and filed a report.

Suspicious Occurrence: March 11, 2 p.m., Park Presidio Boulevard and Fulton Street
The "marked" victim, who is of Japanese descent, said she was approached by two well-dressed African American women who were talking about what a good deal they had gotten on travel to Japan.

The women told their mark that they had found a large sum of money, which was stuffed into a wallet-like pouch. The 72-year-old woman recognized the M.O. of a "Jamaican switch" scam and told the suspects that she had to leave.

The woman then went home and told the story to her friend, who said she was taken for $50,000 last year from the same two suspects in the same type scam. The woman who was robbed had filed a police report at the time.

The case was referred to the fraud detail for investigation.

Dog Bite or Attack: March 7, 1:14 p.m., 3400 Block of California Street
The owner of a mixed breed dog, which was mostly German-Shepard, tied the dog to a parking meter and went into a store.

While the dog was tied up, a three-year-old child got away from his parents and went over to pet the dog. The dog jumped up and put his paws on the child's shoulders, causing the child to fall over backwards screaming. When the child screamed, the dog bit him, causing two puncture wounds, one above the eye and one on the cheek.

The child was transported to a hospital for treatment. The owner of the dog said its shots and license were current. The dog was to be confined to a yard for 10 days in case the child became ill during that time.

Fire Report: March 1, Noon, 4900 Block of California Street
Officers and fire department personnel responded to a fire on California Street that had an undetermined cause.

When the fire alarm went off, one of the people in the apartment building kicked in the door where the fire alarm was coming from and discovered the occupant passed out on a couch. After failing to wake the man, the man who kicked in the door and one other man carried the passed-out man to the sidewalk, where he was transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

Residents of the building say they have been scared because the man who lives where the fire started is an alleged alcoholic who smokes cigarettes. The fire department's arson team will investigate.

Commercial Burglary, Warrant Arrest: March 14, 1:24 a.m., 6300 Block of Geary Boulevard
A 29-year-old suspect walked into a supermarket and put about $100 worth of items in a shopping cart and tried to walk out of the store with the items.

When a store security guard asked her to stop, she took a box of Tide detergent out of the cart and kept on walking. She got into a car, with another person driving, and drove off.

A description of the vehicle was broadcast and officers discovered it parked near Geary Boulevard and Fourth Avenue. The suspects were sitting in the vehicle with the Tide on the floor of the vehicle in plain sight.

The suspect was taken into custody. A subsequent investigation determined that the suspect had used an alias. Under her real name, she had three outstanding warrants out for her arrest.

"I won't get charged. It'll be dismissed," the suspect told booking officers. "I'll be out tomorrow."

Missing Person Found, Mental Health Detention: March 12, 8:46 p.m., 3900 Block of Balboa Street
A concerned citizen called police to file a report about a man who was behaving irrationally. An officer arrived at the scene and asked the man his name. A computer check revealed the man was missing from Maine.

Authorities in Maine were notified of the the 30-year-old man's whereabouts and he was taken to SF General Hospital's psychiatric ward for evaluation and/or treatment.