Police Blotter

Warrant Arrest: Dec. 13, 1:55 p.m., Intersection of Park Presidio Boulevard and Geary Boulevard
Officers responded to a dispatch concerning a child with two inebriated men at a bus stop at Park Presidio and Geary boulevards. The caller had voiced concern for the child's safety.

Arriving officers noticed that one of the men had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. A computer check revealed that the 49-year-old suspect had an outstanding no-bail warrant. Police detained the suspect and transported him to Richmond Station where another outstanding warrant for his arrest was discovered.

Aggravated Assault with Force: Dec. 20, 10:21 a.m., 2800 Block of Sacramento Street
A 20-year-old man was standing in the curb lane at the northwest corner of Divisadero and Sacramento streets saving a parking space for his girlfriend. As his girlfriend was making a U-turn to take the spot, another vehicle drove nose-first into the parking spot and hit the shins of the victim. The victim yelled at the driver, who again pushed forward and knocked the victim in the shins.

The victim walked up to the driver's window and told the suspect he had driven into his shins and that he was going to call police. At this, the suspect - described as a man in his early 50s - pulled away from the curb with his tires squealing and drove northbound on Divisadero.

The victim's girlfriend wrote down the car's license plate and called police.

When police arrived they searched the neighboring streets for the car, finding it parked nearby on Jackson Street. The victim and his girlfriend arrived at the scene and positively identified the car as the one involved in the crime.

The victim, who refused medical treatment, was given a victim of violent crime form. The suspect's car was towed for evidence.

Felony, Vandalism: Dec. 20, 7:09 p.m., 3800 Block of Geary Boulevard
The manager of an auto parts store was working his regular shift when he heard a loud crash. He went over to investigate and saw a smashed-out front window. A civilian escorted a 19-year-old suspect inside the store who had a large cut on the inside of his right hand.

The suspect then said, "Yeah, I broke your window cause I was mad." 

The manager called  911.

When officers arrived the manager said he wanted to press charges because the window cost between two and three thousand dollars. The suspect was bleeding badly but stated to officers that he did not want any medical assistance. "What did you call an ambulance for? I don't want no f___ help," he said. "All I did was punch out their window. Big deal!" The suspect then said to an officer, "You ain't s___ without your badge. You think you're bad just because you're cops."

After paramedics arrived and wrapped his hand, officers put handcuffs on the suspect and placed him under arrest. A search of the suspect's backpack turned up three bags of marijuana.

"Man, I know how to get all of you cops in trouble. All I have to do is say you did something to me and I'll lie if I have to," the suspect said as he was being placed under arrest.

Dog Bite Attack: Dec. 25, 4:46 p.m., 4500 Block of California Street
Officers responded to a report of an argument between roommates at an apartment. When police arrived they found the 62 year-old suspect intoxicated. Four dogs that belonged to the suspect were barking at officers who asked the suspect to restrain them.

As one of the officers was interviewing the suspect's roommate, the suspect's seven-year-old Chihuahua bit an officer in the leg. The dog bite did not break the skin.

The suspect was cited and promised to appear in court.

Aggravated Assault with Knife: Dec. 15, 1 p.m., 200 Block of Sixth Avenue
An 84-year-old man had a meeting with his son-in-law with whom he had a tempestuous relationship. The two men have reportedly had numerous arguments about the elder man's daughter and business dealings the two have joined in on.

The son-in-law walked into the office of his father-in-law where the two reportedly got in an argument that began to escalate. According to the older man and his wife, who was in the office, his son-in-law said, "I'm going to kill you and when I'm done with you I'm coming after you," pointing at his mother-in-law.

The son-in-law then left the store before re-entering and pushing past his mother-in-law to get in. The father-in-law then reportedly took out a knife and came at his son-in-law, who ran out of the store and called police.

Police arrived with one officer drawing his gun as the father-in-law yelled incoherently at police. Another officer came up behind the father-in-law and took him inside with his wife to interview them. The couple admitted believing their son-in-law's threat that he was going to try and kill them.

In a separate interview, the son-in-law admitted getting into an argument with his father-in-law.

"I thought he was going to stab and kill me with the knife," he said.

Police placed both the father-in-law and son-in-law under arrest, in handcuffs, and transported them for booking.

Sex Offender, Failure to Register: Dec. 11, 7:23 p.m., 500 Block of 25th Avenue
Police responded to an apartment building regarding an argument. When police arrived, the caller said the argument had worked itself out.

Police asked the other suspect for identification and ran a computer check on him revealing that he was a registered sex offender with a different address.

Other evidence recovered at the scene showed that the suspect had lived there for some time. Officers placed the suspect in custody for failure to update his registration within five business days.

"I just haven't been able to get down there," the suspect said while getting handcuffed.