Police Blotter

Sexual Assault with Weapon: Jan. 1, 2 a.m., Corner of Commonwealth and Euclid Avenues
At approximately 9 p.m. on New Years Eve, a young woman left her house to celebrate the big night. She drank a shot of Bacardi and swallowed a pill of Ecstasy with her friends.

The victim's friends decided to go to a bar, but the victim could not enter as she was underage. The victim was walking home when a black SUV pulled up alongside her and told her that the buses were no longer running and that he could drive her home.

As the suspect was well dressed and well mannered, the victim entered the car. Once inside the SUV, the 35- to 40-year-old suspect brandished a 12-inch knife and told her that he would kill her if she did not comply with his wishes. The suspect drove the victim to the corner of Collins Street and Euclid Avenue, where he sexually assaulted her in the rear of the SUV.

The suspect drove the victim to the corner of Commonwealth and Euclid and told her to exit the vehicle. A passerby found the victim and called police.

Possession of a Loaded Firearm, Shooting into Inhabited Dwellings: Jan. 1, 1:35 a.m., Lake Street and 27th Avenue
Officers responded to the area of Lake Street and 27th Avenue to a report of shots being fired. The officers heard more shots and continued to search the area until they saw the suspect walking northbound in the middle of Lake Street holding a long-barreled shotgun. They observed him firing shots aimed at the roofline of homes.

The suspect hesitated when officers approached and asked him to surrender. He then fled into an alley off Lake Street, between 27th and 28th avenues.

Officers immediately set up a perimeter to contain the suspect. After a short period of time, the suspect walked out of a backyard unarmed and was immediately placed under arrest.

Brandishing a Weapon: Jan. 14, 12 a.m., 45th Avenue and Lincoln Way
A group of people were gathered inside a playground area at Golden Gate Park at 45th Avenue and Lincoln Way when two suspects appeared out of the bushes. One of the suspects possessed a rifle and scanned it back and forth, pointing it in the direction of the victims in a threatening manner.

The suspects, described as in their late teenage years, fled on foot in an unknown direction.

Aggravated Assault with Weapon: Jan. 7, 3:30 a.m., 700 Block of 16th Avenue
A 34-year-old suspect took a cab home to his dwelling. As he got out of the cab, the driver asked for the $8.50 fare but the suspect only gave the driver $8 and refused to give any more. The two argued until the suspect exited the vehicle.

The suspect entered his house and allegedly came out with a bottle of wine and threw it at the driver's side window of the cab. The bottle shattered the vehicle's window and covered the victim with wine and broken glass.

Officers were summoned to the scene and knocked on the suspect's door. His girlfriend opened the door and informed police that the suspect was asleep. The police woke up the suspect, who denied that he had been in an altercation.

Due to the evidence at the scene, consisting of wine and broken glass inside the cab, police detained the suspect and transferred him to the Richmond Station, where he was booked assault charges.

Fraud: Jan. 8, 10 p.m., Arguello Boulevard and Euclid Avenue
Two officers were conducting a follow-up traffic investigation at a residence, when the suspect's roommate told police that the suspect was not at home. The officers entered the apartment and conducting a search for the suspect.

The officers observed, in plain sight, an open box with several hundred blank credit cards lying on top of the suspect's bed.

Officers inquired about the cards and the roommate told them that the suspect had been making false credit cards by stealing account numbers from receipts. The roommate further stated that the suspect would manufacture the credit cards once the stolen account numbers were obtained with embossers and a computer-generated driver's license. The suspect would purchase retail products and then sell them on ebay.

Officers seized the computers, embossers, blank credit cards and receipts as evidence. The Fraud Detail unit is in the process of obtaining an arrest warrant for the roommate.

Warrant Arrest, Enroute to Outside Jurisdiction: Jan. 20, 7:29 a.m., Euclid and Jordan Avenues
Police dispatch was notified about a silver Nissan Altima driving erratically in the area of Arguello and Geary boulevards with its hazard lights on. A police cruiser spotted the vehicle and noticed that it did not come to a complete stop at the intersection of Euclid and Jordan, so the officers turned on the squad car's lights and enacted a traffic stop of the vehicle.

The driver told officers he was delivering newspapers and pointed to a stack of newspapers in the back seat. A computer check of the 27-year-old suspect revealed that he had an immigration warrant on file for his arrest.

A native of Brazil, the suspect was taken into custody. He was advised of his right to have the Brazilian Consulate contacted regarding his arrest. The suspect declined and requested his brother be called.

Burglary: Jan. 8, between 6:45 p.m. and 8 a.m. Jan. 9, 600 Block of Clement Street
Suspects entered a secure and locked store by prying open the second floor window. The suspects ransacked the business by prying open file cabinets and cash registers. The suspects only stole cash before fleeing through a window that was pried open.

Unlawful Entry: Jan. 13, Between 11:45 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., 47th Avenue and Fulton Street
Police officers responded to a report of an alarm going off at a golf course building. Officers who arrived at the scene discovered a side door ajar.

The SF Police Department's Canine Unit entered the premises and searched for suspects, to no avail.

Police surmised that the suspects had kicked in the front door and ransacked the premises, stealing an undisclosed amount of currency.