SFPOA Staff Report
The San Francisco Police Department was down by 300 officers at the beginning of this summer and yet, you got the job done. And, even with the additional workload, a recent San Francisco Police Officers’ poll showed that San Francisco police officers are viewed as caring, trustworthy, and committed to their jobs by the citizens of this Great City.
Here’s a few examples why:
Officer Daniel Kroos
Officer David Sands
The Mission District was recently overwhelmed with auto burglaries until Officer Daniel Kroos and Officer David Sands obtained information about a possible suspect doing most of the damage. They eventually located him near 16th and Mission Streets. A brief probationary contact revealed he had a substantial amount of narcotics concealed on his person and had no idea where the camera in the bag he was carrying came from. A further search of the suspect’s apartment revealed thousands of dollars in stolen goods as well as more illegal drugs. Case closed, for now.
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Officer Eric Eastlund
Officer Christopher Prescott
There had been several complaints of the motor home which had been parked at the same location far too long. Officer Eric Eastlund and Officer Christopher Prescott decided to investigate the matter and, it turned out, they uncovered a major burglary ring with the lead suspect also selling drugs from the RV. Several pounds of narcotics were recovered and there is now a vacant parking spot where the felon used to hold court.
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Officer Chris Galligan
Officer Tommy Fong
It’s 2:00 a.m. when Officer Chris Galligan and Officer Tommy Fong respond to a silent warehouse burglar alarm. While they were checking out the perimeter Dispatch advised that there was an employee still on-premise and that everything was fine. Nevertheless, the officers remained on the scene since something just didn’t seem right. Sure enough, about 20 minutes later a roll-up door to the warehouse opened and an individual carrying electronics and tools came walking out. As soon as he saw Officer Galligan and Officer Fong he took off running. After a 3-block foot chase the suspect gave up. It was later determined that high-end tools and electronics were recovered totaling thousands of dollars from the theft by the suspect who was now in custody.
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Officer Sarah Vallarino
Officer Travis Pitcher
Pretty much the same thing happened to Officer Sarah Vallarino and Officer Travis Pitcher when they saw an individual trying to avoid them crouched down behind a car at the corner of 8th and Wisconsin. Directly across from the suspect was an AT&T warehouse and the suspicious individual tried to convince the officers he was an employee working late. There were just too many questions the officers had for which the suspect had no answers so the cuffs went on. The officers later discovered that the burglar had found an unlocked roll-up door to the AT&T facility and had stockpiled a great number of electronic devices right nearby which he was going to recover once the officers had left the area.
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Sergeant Sean Griffin
Officer Yaroslav Shablinskiy
Officer Dominic Vannucchi
The driver of the car parked on the 1700 block of Newcomb was concealing a large bag of narcotics in his trunk when Officer Yaroslav Shablinskiy and Officer Dominic Vannucchi drove by. The officers approached the suspect to investigate further and he ran. After a short pursuit the individual was detained. Sergeant Sean Griffin responded and a subsequent investigation led to the discovery of a loaded, Ruger .45 semi-automatic from underneath the driver’s side floor mat. (Turned out that the suspect was already on probation from San Mateo County for the exact same offense.)
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Officer Stephen Coleman Officer Chris Giles
Officer Edric Talusan Officer Rigoberto Haro
Officer David Cheng Officer John Norment
Officer Brent Cader
Officer Anthony McKenna
The suspect was wanted on a domestic violence arrest warrant. It wasn’t the first time. He had previous domestic violence incidents as well as weapons charges which sent him to prison 5 separate times. Officer Stephen Coleman had information as to where the suspect was hiding out. He set up a perimeter along with Officer Edric Talusan, Officer David Cheng, Officer Brent Cader, Officer Anthony McKenna, Officer Chris Giles, Officer Rigoberto Haro, and Officer John Norment on the 1200 block of Hollister. The suspect’s car was backed into the driveway of the residence. When the suspect came out to drive away the officers blocked his leaving. He then ran from his car with Officer Giles, Officer Haro, and Officer Norment in pursuit. The officers caught up with him a few blocks away and managed to take him into custody. They then discovered that he was armed with a fully-loaded, 9mm semi-automatic Beretta tucked into his waistband with an extended clip of ammunition. The officers further discovered another extended clip of 27 rounds of ammunition in the suspect’s car.
Officer Gabriel Alcaraz
It was clear that the individual walking on Newcomb in the Bayview had a stash of narcotics that he was showing to another individual when Officer Gabriel Alcaraz found them. Officer Alcaraz knew both subjects from prior contacts. As he approached the individual with the drugs, the subject ran, discarding the heavy coat he was wearing. Once the coat was taken off, Officer Alcaraz had a clear view of the handgun grip tucked in the waistband of the individual he was pursuing. The pursuit lasted a few blocks and ended right after the suspect threw the gun he had in his possession over a nearby fence. Suspect in custody and weapon retrieved. The gun turned out to be a fully-loaded, 9mm semi-automatic.
Stay safe.
