Full Notification

When I mention “the unit block” of a street, this means the incident occurred at an address anywhere between 1 and 99 of the street.


Notable Cases


On Monday, 09-28-20 at approximately 12:28 a.m., officers were dispatched to the unit block of Wellington Avenue on a report of an auto burglary in progress. Officer Reyes and Officer Jackson-Berrios responded to the scene. The reporting party gave a description of the suspect, and Officer Luis and Officer Sunga saw a subject matching the description who was near the area of Mission Street and Vista Grande Avenue. The reporting party said he heard glass breaking and saw a subject jump headfirst into a SUV parked in front of his house. The reporting party identified the subject an in-field show, and officers arrested the subject, a 16-year old Concord resident, for burglary, possession of burglary tools and committing an adult offense by a juvenile.

On Monday, 09-28-20 at approximately 12:54 a.m., Officer Ciucci arrested a 32-year old Broadmoor resident for driving under the influence after he observed her speeding near the intersection of Mission Street and Hillside Boulevard.

On Monday, 09-28-20 at approximately 1:43 p.m., Officer Castillo was on the 300 block of Park Plaza Drive when he saw two subjects attempting to gain entry into a Honda CRV. Officer Castillo contacted the male subject who said he was helping his friend because she locked her keys in the vehicle. The subject had a small air pump that was used to create a gap in the door frame and was using a long wire in an attempt to unlock the door. Officer Castillo asked the subjects their names, and the female paused when giving her last name. While waiting for Sgt. Reyes to come over to assist, Officer Castillo said the female was acting nervous, said she didn’t want his help, and asked if she was free to leave. Officer Castillo explained that both parties were being detained until he could verify no crime was being committed. Sergeant Reyes and Officer Mulitaoupele arrived to assist. The female began to pace, and Sgt. Reyes asked her why she was so nervous. Sgt. Reyes found a switch blade-brass knuckle knife and butterfly knife on the ground near the vehicle, and he was told that they were the female’s knives. Sgt. Reyes asked the female if the green purse near the vehicle belonged to her, and she said it was hers. Sgt. Reyes asked her what was inside the purse, and female told him marijuana. Sgt. Reyes found large bag of marijuana, several sandwich size bags of marijuana, a set of nunchukus, and a black pouch containing Ketamine. At that point, Sgt. Reyes placed the female, a 33-year old San Leandro resident, under arrest. Sgt. Reyes continued searching the subject’s purse and found a scale, unused zip lock baggies, cocaine, MDMA, empty pill capsules, and a large amount of folded currency. Officer Castillo searched the male subject, a 42-year old Daly City resident, and found a knife, as well as a small plastic baggie containing cocaine. Officer Castillo booked the female into jail, and he issued a citation to the male.

On Monday, 09-20-20 at approximately 2:30 a.m., Officer Lajoie arrested an 18-year old Daly City resident for driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a suspended driver's license following a collision at the intersection of Hickey Boulevard and Callan Boulevard.

On Tuesday, 09-29-20 at 9:21 p.m., Officer Fulmore and Officer Moody were on patrol and saw a subject drinking an alcoholic beverage in public, while standing on corner of the intersection of Schwerin Street and Geneva Avenue. They advised the subject that he couldn’t drink in public. The subject, a 26-year old Daly City resident, was on probation and was subject to search and seizure. The officers asked the subject if he had anything illegal on his person or in his backpack, and the subject said he did not. He gave permission to the officers to search his bag, and the officers found two large bags of marijuana in his shirt pocket and found 41 Xanax pills that the subject was not prescribed. The officers searched the subject’s backpack and found a scale, a pipe, marijuana and more pills. The officers cited the subject for possession of a controlled substance for sales, possession for sales of a designated substance, possession of marijuana for sales by an adult, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

On Wednesday, 09-30-20 at approximately 12:36 p.m., a 63-year old female San Francisco resident was the victim of an indecent exposure by an unknown Hispanic male, described as 30-35 years old, heavy build, short black hair, wearing a black face mask, dark colored shorts and a dark colored polo shirt. The victim said the suspect fled in a gray older model, 4-door vehicle. This occurred on the 6000 block of Mission Street. This investigation is continuing.

On Saturday, 10-03-20 at approximately 10:30 p.m., officers arrested a 30-year old Daly City resident for assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism after he threw two beer bottles at his 61-year old neighbor and pushed over two planter boxes. This occurred on the 500 block of Westmoor Avenue.

On Saturday, 10-03-20 at approximately 11:57 p.m., Officer Jackson-Berrios was dispatched to the Burger King on John Daly Boulevard on a report of a possible drunk driver. The reporting party said the vehicle had been swerving and almost several cars while driving south on highway 280 and said the vehicle was in the drive through line. The reporting party showed the officer the video of the subject’s driving. The officer contacted the driver, conducted field sobriety tests, and subsequently arrested him for driving under the influence. The driver, a 61-year old South San Francisco resident, also had a collapsible baton in his possession, and he was arrested for that as well.

On Sunday, 10-04-20 at approximately 5:47 a.m., Officer Lajoie was dispatched to the area of Skyline Drive and Olympic Way on a report of a female who was yelling for help. The reporting party said a female was standing on the southbound lanes of traffic of highway 35, asking for help. The reporting party said the female appeared scared and was speaking to him fast. The reporting party said she said something to the effect of, “They are after me” or “They are annoying me”. The reporting party said he was unable to get any further information as there were two males who were trying to get her back into a nearby vehicle. The reporting party said the vehicle drove away, but he got the license plate. Officer Lajoie contacted the registered owner of the vehicle, and the owner confirmed he was in the vehicle with the female who was on highway 35. The subject advised he dropped her home safely. Officer Lajoie followed the subject to the female’s residence and spoke to the female’s step- father who said his wife took her daughter to the hospital. The 21-year old female had taken an edible marijuana gummy bear and had experienced paranoia as a result.



Robberies

There was one robbery and one attempted robbery during the past week.

On Friday, 10-02-20 at approximately 8:18 p.m., a 21-year old Target (Westlake) Loss Prevention Officer was the victim of a robbery when an unknown suspect stated he had a knife and he would use it after being confronted for stealing miscellaneous cosmetic and pharmacy items. The Loss Prevention Officer described the suspect as a black male, approximately 25-27 years old, wearing a green jacket, black shirt, black pants, brown shoes and carrying a blue bag. The Loss Prevention Officer lost sight of the suspect when the he approached the Boulevard Café. Officers were unable to locate the suspect.

On Thursday, 10-1-20 at approximately 11:00 p.m., a 41-year old Walgreen’s (Westlake) employee was the victim of an attempted robbery. The victim said he was on his break in his vehicle on the second floor of the Home Depot parking garage. He said he exited his vehicle and was walking towards the stairwell when he heard footsteps behind him. The victim said a short time later, he felt someone grab his shoulder, and when he turned around, he said an unidentified male subject began to punch him in the face. After approximately five punches, the victim said he fell to the ground and covered his face. The victim said the suspect punched him approximately five more times and went through his front pockets. The victim said the suspect did not take anything, and the victim sat in his car for an hour prior to reporting the incident. The victim described the suspect as an unknown race male, approximately 5-6, athletic build, wearing a dark colored hoodie with the hood up and a black face mask. The victim had visible minor injuries to his forehead, and his lip was swollen.


Residential Burglaries

There were two residential burglaries during the past week.

On Thursday, 10-01-20 at 2:49 a.m., an unknown suspect entered an open garage on the 600 block of Lisbon Street and used bolt cutters to cut a Felt AR5 bike worth $2,500 from a cable and stole the bicycle. This investigation is continuing.

On Friday, 10-02-20 between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., an unknown suspect entered a residence via an unlocked bedroom window on the unit block of Mooring Lane. There was no loss reported.


Commercial Burglaries

There were three commercial burglaries during the past week.

On Tuesday, 09-29-20 at approximately 3:11 a.m., two unknown suspects entered the Valero Gas station on Skyline Drive and pried open a Bitcoin ATM and stole a cash box containing an unknown amount of currency. The suspects used a reciprocating saw, and two different size pry bars. The suspects fled in a black newer model Dodge Charger. This investigation is continuing.

Between Wednesday, 09-30-20 at 10:15 a.m. and Friday, 10-02-20 at 9:00 a.m., an unknown suspect broke into a storage unit at an apartment complex on the unit block of Goethe Street and stole camping gear.

On Tuesday, 09-29-20 between 12:00 p.m. to 1:40 p.m., an unknown suspect cut the lock from a locker in the men’s locker room at the Crunch Fitness facility and took a bag containing clothes, an iPhone 11 Pro Max, wallet with credit cards and cash. The suspect made purchases with the credit cards in downtown San Francisco by the time the victim could report the theft to the banks.



Vehicle Burglaries

There were three vehicle burglaries and one attempted vehicle burglary during the past week.

• Unit block of Wellington Avenue—a check was taken from a 2020 Toyota RAV4. The left front window and right front window were smashed. Occurred on 09-28-20 at 12:20 a.m. **An arrest was made in this case.
• 200 block of Canyon Drive—a hat was taken from a 2008 Toyota Tacoma. The method of entry is unknown. Occurred on 09-30-20 at approximately 8:30 a.m.
• 600 block of South Mayfair Avenue—work tools were taken from a 2017 Ford F550. The method of entry is unknown. Occurred between 12:59 p.m. on 10-01-20 and 6:00 a.m. on 10-02-20. **On-line report.
• Southgate Avenue/Cerro Drive—an attempted burglary to a 2017 Nissan Rogue. The front passenger window was smashed. Occurred on 10-03-20 at 6:04 a.m.


Stolen Vehicles

There were six vehicles stolen during the past week.

• 200 block of Canyon Drive—a 2004 Mazda MPV. Occurred on 09-30-20 between 8:40 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. The victim left the vehicle running. **Recovered by Hayward P.D. on 10-08-20.
• Schwerin Street/Martin Street—a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe. Occurred between 6:40 p.m. on 10-11-20 and 12:30 a.m. on 10-12-20.
• Pierce Street/Edgeworth Avenue—a 2006 GMC Sierra. Occurred between 8:30 p.m. on 09-28-20 and 5:30 p.m. on 10-02-20. **Recovered by Oakland P.D. on 10-04-20.
• Parking lot of 65 Ward Court—a 2006 Chevrolet Express. Occurred between 7:00 p.m. on 10-03-20 and 9:00 a.m. on 10-04-20. **Recovered in Daly City later in the day.
• Frankfort Street/Acton Street—a 1990 Honda Civic. Occurred between 3:30 p.m. on 10-03-20 and 9:30 a.m. on 10-04-20.
• Parking garage at 377 Mandarin Drive—a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado. Occurred between 11:00 p.m. on 10-03-20 and 4:30 p.m. on 10-04-20.


Miscellaneous

• There were 8 domestic disturbance cases reported
• There were 11 cases involving an involuntary psychiatric hold
• There were 5 malicious mischief/vandalism cases reported
• There was 1 arrest for public intoxication
• There were 3 hit and run collisions reported


Scams/Other

Nothing to report.


Community Events/Information

Make a Difference Day 2020 –Drive Through Contactless Recycling Event—October 24, 2020

Due to COVID-19, there are no large, centrally organized volunteer events this year. Daly City residents can “Make a Difference” by participating in the Recycling Event this year. **If you are ill or are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms, please stay home. Residents MUST wear a face covering at ALL time. There will be an e-Waste drop off where you can properly dispose of electronic waste such as TV’s, monitors, cellphones, printers, cables, CD/DVD’s, small electric appliances, and much more. No large appliances such as refrigerators, ovens, washers/dryers. NO household hazardous waste. There will also be a secure document shredding event. The event is on Saturday 10-24-20 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the City Hall Parking lot. Proof of Daly City residency is required—a driver’s license or recent utility bill. If you have any questions, please contact Leilani Ramos at (650) 991-8127.


COVID-19 Information

Our City’s website has a comprehensive listing of a myriad of resources that can be beneficial to you during this time. It is on the front page of the website, and I recommend you visit it for information. The website is: www.dalycity.org


San Mateo County Alert System (SMC)

Have you signed up to receive these alerts? This alert is a free digital communication system used by emergency management agencies and first responders to send emergency alerts, notifications and updates to portable digital devices. In an emergency situation, an alert will be sent by San Mateo County authorized personnel and you will receive messages on your cell phone or mobile device. Most carriers activate the service automatically. To receive emergency alerts, sign up by visiting www.smcalert.info. According to County records, Daly City has the lowest number of registered users in the county. Please sign up today!


Nextdoor.com

Nextdoor.com is a free private social networking website for your neighborhood. This private network ensures that only those who live in your neighborhood can join; users must go through a verification process. Neighbors ask each other for business recommendations; help in locating missing pets; discuss relevant local government issues; or connect for other reasons. It is very easy to sign up. I like the fact that the site verifies users by addresses, and it won’t allow people to access to a neighborhood if they don’t live there. Please note: The City of Daly City and/or the Police Department cannot see what residents post—we are only allowed to post information. There is also a mobile application, or you can have it sent to your e-mail. Give it a try! www.nextdoor.com


Digital/Social Media

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If you have any suggestions or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your concern for our community. I appreciate you taking the time to read my bulletins. Your comments are always welcome!


Thank you,

Diane McCarthy, Management Analyst
(650) 746-8373 [email protected]