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Castro Crime Beat - April 2010




March 18, 4:45 p.m., Church & Market Streets, Sale of Methamphetamine
An officer purchased methamphetamine from a drug dealer who was then arrested by other officers. Further investigation revealed that the dealer was on felony probation with an active felony warrant out for his arrest.

March 18, 12:10 a.m., 400 Block of Castro Street, Aggravated Assault
An unknown suspect struck the victim over the head by while inside a bar.

March 17, 1 p.m. Castro & Market Streets, Robbery
Three female suspects stole 43 pairs of sunglasses from a shop. When the clerk attempted to stop them, he was pushed aside.

March 16, 12:40 p.m., 17th & Dolores Streets, Theft
The victim was talking on her cell phone when the suspect rode by on a bicycle and snatched her phone.

March 16, 10:25 a.m. 18th & Castro Streets, Possession of Methamphetamine
An officer encountered several suspicious suspects on his beat, two of whom immediately scurried away upon seeing him. The third suspect became verbally abusive towards the officer and he decided to search him. The officer discovered the suspect to be in possession of methamphetamines and burglary tools and arrested him.

March 14, 3:10 p.m., Market & Dolores Streets, Probation Violation
Officers arrested a shoplifter that was on felony probation for shoplifting. They also discovered that the suspect had many prior convictions for it.

March 14, 3:30 a.m., 200 Block of Clipper Street, Domestic Violence
Officers arrested a man who had been choking his boyfriend.

March 14, 1:05 a.m. 1100 Block of Valencia Street Aggravated Assault
Three officers arrested a man that had beaten the victim with a metal pipe.

March 13, 11:47 p.m., 18th & Collingwood Streets, Aggravated Assault
A man was arrested after physically assaulting a bar employee.

March 12, 4:40 p.m., 18th & Castro Streets, Attempted Robbery, Gun
The suspect pointed a gun at a store employee and demanded money and fled without any. Fifteen minutes later on the 2000 block of Market Street, a suspect pointed a gun at a store employee and fled without any.

March 6, 3:15 p.m. Dolores March 9, 9:35 p.m., 3800 Block of 24th Street, Domestic Violence
Two officers arrested a bellicose boyfriend, after engaging in a physical struggle with him, who had abused his girlfriend.

March 6, 3:15 p.m. Dolores Park, Sale of Marijuana
An officer purchased marijuana-laced brownies from a drug dealer in possession of a smorgasbord of marijuana-laced food items.




 

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