The officer received his notice to appear before the Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC), he initialed it (as required) and faxed it back to the OCC investigator. The officer then appeared at the OCC on the date and time required and cooperated with the interview.
Several days later, the officer was informed by his lieutenant that he was being investigated because the OCC had made a formal complaint with the Police Department that they (I.e. OCC) never received a copy of the fax the officer sent.
Really?
The officer appeared as required and he was totally cooperative with the OCC investigator. But because the fax was never located, the OCC filed a formal complaint against him.
Will the madness never end?
We have officers being charged with serious allegations for giving complainants advice on how to recover their towed car.
We have officers being charged with serious allegations because the traffic court told the person who was cited that they couldn’t locate his ticket.
And, now, we have an officer being charged and formally investigated because, while he did show up for his interview, the fax he sent didn’t . . .
And, every week at the Police Commission the OCC report is just as mundane as usual with numbers that don’t mean anything luring the Commissioners into believing that the system works . . .
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Officer Alvaro Schor and Officer Charles Tanaka were well-aware that the City had been hit hard by thieves stealing copper wire totaling more than $100,000 from various locations. So when Alvaro and Charles got the call to check out suspicious activity at 30th and California they found 3 individuals acting like they knew what they were doing. They were removing wire from an underground source. Their story sucked and the company they said they represented never heard of them. It also didn’t help that one of the subjects was on parole for robbery, another was on probation for theft, and the 3rd had a $20,000 arrest warrant outstanding.
Officer Sean Griffin and Officer Damon Jackson were on the other side of the city when they found an individual with known gang affiliation who was also on active felony probation. Sean and Damon took the time to contact this individual and, it was a good thing that they did. It gave the officers the opportunity to relieve this subject of the 9mm Ruger handgun with the 30-round extended magazine attached that he had concealed in his jacket as well as the 9mm semi-automatic weapon, also loaded, found in his back pocket. And, after all this, the suspect never even thanked Sean and Damon for helping him stay out of all sorts of mischief he could have gotten into with all that firepower . . . go figure.
Officer Candace Lewis and Qfficer Kamakana Alvaro’s attention was drawn to the illegally parked car occupied by the unconscious driver. The officers went to check on his well-being and found the occupant of the vehicle was way beyond the usual “only 2 beers, officer” limit and needed to be taken into custody for his own protection. It was a shame that he inadvertently left his large quantity of drugs and cash behind but Officer Alvaro and Officer Lewis had no problem making sure he received full credit for the felony charges.
A few weeks later Officer Lewis and Officer Alvaro had responded to a call involving a couple of suspicious looking individuals smoking dope and making a nuisance out of themselves. When the officers arrived on scene they observed that one of the suspects seemed to be trying to hide something behind a car. A quick glance revealed a fully-loaded, .357 Smith and Wesson revolver on the ground. The individual suspected of leaving it there was a convicted felon with prior weapon violations . . .
The car had illegal tint on all 4 windows while driving through the Mission District so Officer Josey Russell and Officer Donald Anderson pulled the driver over to investigate further. The driver’s license was suspended so the car was going to be impounded until he could clear that matter up. The subsequent inventory search of the vehicle revealed a fully-loaded, .357 revolver in the front seat area.
And, it was right after that capture that Officer Russell and Officer Anderson made another traffic stop at 25th/Harrison Streets on a vehicle sporting a single brake light. The driver was extremely nervous and, as the officers went to run a check on him, he bolted from the car and ran. The officers gave chase and watched as the suspect discarded a loaded, .380 semi-automatic weapon on the street. The suspect was quickly captured and the gun recovered.
The 20-year old victim had been viciously stabbed while at Dolores Park, sustaining wounds to her face and legs. The suspect had been identified but was still outstanding. Officer Christopher Servat and Officer Adam Kujath put their computer skills to work along with a lot of leg work and finally tracked the felon to a hotel in the Mission where they made the arrest.
A robbery occurred in the Bayview District and Officer Dorian McConico and Officer Francis Graves managed to track the suspect down in a record 3 hours and recovered all the property stolen.
And, not to be outdone, Officer Michelle Primiano and Officer Jonathon Lucchetti, also working the Bayview District, were informed of a suspect who was wanted for an attempted homicide where a firearm was used. Michelle and Jonathon received the wanted bulletin for this particular suspect at 0600 that morning and had the suspect in custody by 1040 hours.
The anonymous caller to the 0-1-1 Dispatch Center gave a perfect description of the individual who had a gun and was driving a BMW in the area of Taylor and Ellis Streets. Officer Richard Cibotti and Officer Adrian Payne located the parked car (sporting stolen plates) in the same area and watched as a suspect who matched the description started walking away. A subsequent investigation did reveal a loaded, .40 caliber Smith and Wesson in the car along with some heavy drugs.
And, finally, Officer Simon Wong and Officer Louis Hargreaves came upon an individual who was standing next to a car with a broken window and the alarm activated and the best he could come up with was, “I was just going to sleep in it . . . “ Sad.
Stay safe.
