Captain Sandra Tong: Police Beat

Megan's Law

Consistent with California Department of Justice guidelines under Megan's Law, the San Francisco Police Department makes information available to the public on registered sex offenders residing in their communities.

Information is restricted to only those registrants classified as "high risk" or "serious" sex offenders. Inquiries are made by zip code or name; the registrants' addresses are not revealed. The database is maintained by the SFPD Sex Offender Unit, located in the Hall of Justice at 850 Bryant St., Room 553.

The public can access the database via appointment by contacting the Sex Offender Unit at 553-9203.

The public may view the database Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Valid photo identification is necessary for everyone requesting access to the database.

Richmond Bank Robber Apprehended

On Sept. 24, SFPD's Burglary Detail arrested a robbery suspect potentially responsible for multiple bank robberies throughout northern and southern California, as well as three here in the City. It is believed that this arrestee may be the same one who robbed the California Bank & Trust, located at 5255 Geary Blvd., on Sept. 19 of this year at 11:50 a.m., making off with close to $2,000.

Officer Recognition

I want to recognize officer Steven Mooney for his consistent dedication to his profession.

On Sept. 1, officer Mooney met with a resident of the Richmond District who was distraught over the possibility that her daughter and son-in-law were missing. Eventually, Mooney was able to make contact with the missing party and learned that they had run into car trouble but were in no danger.

I spoke with the reportee who could not say enough positive things about Mooney's compassion and professionalism. Many of the officers at Richmond Station are just as devoted to their duties as Mooney and I will try to introduce you to one each month.

Community Meeting

The October community meeting will be held at the Richmond Station on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. Deputy City Attorney Curtis Christy-Cirillo from the city's Code Enforcement Unit will be the guest speaker. He will discuss how code enforcement utilizes the services of multiple city agencies to abate code violations, and the process by which his office becomes involved. Please join me.

Capt. Sandra Tong is the commanding officer at the Richmond Police Station.