Police Log, July 1-5: Officers Arrive, Suspects Vanish

The incidents are calls for police services only and are subject to review and reclassification by supervisors, detectives and the district as appropriate.

Sunday, July 1

9:42 a.m. – An armed robbery was reported on the 1500 block of Milvia Street after a man brandishing a gun approached a pedestrian and demanded his belongings, then fled on foot. The suspect is described as a black man 25 to 30 years old, 6 feet tall, 240 lbs. with short black hair and wearing a baby blue long-sleeved shirt and khaki pants and carrying a black backpack.

Sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. – The forced entry of a car on the 1800 block of Francisco Street and theft of electronics was reported.

6:30 p.m. -- Officers responded to a report of loud noises at San Pablo Park. Officers arrived in the area and determined the noise was caused by fireworks.  

9:56 p.m. – Two individuals were spotted spray painting the side of a business on the 2200 block of Dwight Way.

Monday, July 2

7 a.m. – A man reported vandalism to his vehicle in a parking lot on the 1900 block of San Pablo Avenue when he found his tires had been slashed.

4:55 p.m. – A window-smash auto burglary was reported on the 1600 block of Shattuck Avenue. an auto burglary occurred in the 1600 block of Shattuck Avenue. The suspect fled the area, possibly in a green van. The suspects are described as a white youth, about 17 years old, 5 feet, 8 inches tall with a medium build and wearing a black hat and a black hooded sweatshirt; and a black man about 20 years old.

9:38 p.m. -- A noise disturbance was reported in the 2900 block of Mabel Street with a group noisily playing basketball in the street.  The group was gone when officers arrived on scene.

Tuesday, July 3

4:45 p.m. – A woman reported that the catalytic converter had been stolen from her vehicle on the 2900 block of Acton Street.

5:45 p.m. – A woman reported the theft several items from her parked car near the intersection of Derby and Hillegass streets.

Wednesday, July 4

4:52 a.m. – A resident complained of a loud party on the 2400 block of Dwight Way. The party was deemed to be a nuisance, so officers shut it down.

1 p.m. -- A residential burglary and the theft of cash and personal items was reported on the 1700 block of Stuart Street was reported,

7:38 p.m. -- A resident on the 400 block of Spruce Street reported a burglary in the garage, with the unknown suspect having prowled the interior of the garage as well as the victim’s vehicles. 

Thursday, July 5

5:37 a.m. – Officers responded to a report of an audible alarm on the 2600 block of Claremont Avenue.and discovered a burglary had occurred.

7:15 p.m. -- Officers responded to a report of a group fighting on the 1600 block of Russell Street but could not find the combatants.