Category Archives: Crime

Wednesday: Attend the Community Safety Meeting with a SFPD Captain and Three City Supervisors

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

Tomorrow night, Wednesday January 30th, at 6pm, the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center will host a Community Safety Forum to discuss the recent wave of strong-arm robberies in Bernal Heights and surrounding neighborhoods. An all-star cast of City officials will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Events | 36 Comments

Latest Updates: Neighbors, Supervisor, and SFPD Respond to Spike in Bernal Heights Street Robberies

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Many things make Bernal Heights unique, but a recent spike in muggings and street crime is not one of them. According to the SFPD, a crime wave very similar to what we have witnessed recently in Bernal Heights is also … Continue reading →

Posted in Cortland, Crime | 36 Comments

Wave of Muggings Continues Near Cortland Avenue

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Every once in a while we are reminded that Bernal Heights — our Little Village in the Big City — is still a part of the big city. The recent wave of gunpoint muggings continues on the side-streets around central … Continue reading →

Posted in Cortland, Crime | 123 Comments

SFPD Seeks Leads After Muggings Near Cortland

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

The SFPD is asking Bernal neighbors to come forward with information in connection with a series of muggings that took place near Cortland last night. A Bernal merchant writes: An officer from Ingleside just stopped by the store and told … Continue reading →

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Bernal Heights Crime Report for November 2012: Pepper Spray Robberies, Knock-Knock Burglaries, and Finding Fugitives

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

Your very thorough and very vigilant neighbors, Sarah and Edie, attended the SFPD’s Ingleside Station Chief’s Meeting this week, and they typed up these invaluable summary notes about the latest Bernal Heights crime trends. As always, they bring useful information … Continue reading →

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Burglary Prevention Tip: Lock the Back Door Too!!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Neighbor Emily was the victim of a recent burglary, and she brings an important word of warning: Burglary Alert! On Sunday 11/12/12 at approximately 4:30 pm, someone came to our back door and stole my Apple MacBook Pro laptop off … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Would-Be Burglar Found Dead in Bernal Heights Home

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

The residents heard a ruckus upstairs, and the SF Chronicle reveals what they found when they went to take a look: San Francisco residents in the Ingleside neighborhood [sic] found a dead man in their bathroom Friday night who appears to have … Continue reading →

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Your Bernal Heights Crime Report for October 2012: Club Your Honda, Register Your Bike, Guard Your iPhone

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

Hello Bernal crime-watchers! The ever-vigilant Neighbor Sarah attended the SFPD’s Ingleside Station Chief’s Meeting this week, and she typed up these hyper-handy summary notes about the latest Bernal Heights crime news. Read on, be smart, and stay safe. Ingleside Community … Continue reading →

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Did This Bandit Steal Your Home-Delivery Package?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

By way of the Bernalsafe mailing list comes a useful warning about a bandit who has been stealing the contents of packages and parcels dropped off by delivery services such as UPS, FedEx and OnTrac: There has been much discussion … Continue reading →

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Supervisor David Campos Explains His Vote to Reinstate Ross Mirkarimi as Sheriff

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

With District 9 Supervisor David Campos casting a deciding vote, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors moved to reinstate Ross Mirkarimi as Sheriff yesterday, despite Mirkarimi’s guilty plea to charges of false imprisonment, and despite the City Ethics Commission’s determination … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Politics | 48 Comments

Bernal Biker Puts Buddhist Voodoo Hex on Motorcycle Vandal

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

The awesome note shown here was spotted this morning in Bernal, near Coleridge and Virginia. It seems that one of our neighborhood motorcycle owners had a spark plug stolen yesterday, and in response, said motorcycle owner placed a diabolical hex … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Found Things, Transportation | 13 Comments

Should We Install a Solar-Powered Floodlight to Deter Illegal Dumping on Bernal Hill?

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

So… what was the outcome of that recent meeting about strategies to deter illegal dumping on Bernal Hill? District 9 Supervisor David Campos has a proposal, and he’d like your feedback: Bernal Heights Residents. At the community meeting I held … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernal Hill, Crime, Infrastructure | 28 Comments

Your Bernal Heights Crime Report for September 2012: Robbery Busts, iPhone Thefts, and Beware the Blue Tape

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

Neighbor Edie heroically attended the last community meeting at the SFPD’s Ingleside Station, and even more heroically… she typed up these notes just for you. Please read them carefully to learn about current crime trends, and how to avoid becoming … Continue reading →

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