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Chief Scott reports continued drop in crime, details recent homicides and arrests
Summary
Chief Bill Scott told the commission citywide crime remained below last year, outlined recent incidents including homicides in Ingleside and the North Beach area, seized guns year to date, and described a large sideshow at Pier 32.
Chief Bill Scott presented the weekly crime report to the Police Commission, saying overall reported crime was down about 27% from the same period last year and that property crimes — driven by a large drop in auto burglaries — were the main driver of reductions.
Scott said the department had seized 366 guns year-to-date compared with 436 at the same point the prior year, and noted 41 of the seized weapons were ghost guns, roughly unchanged from the previous year. He said homicides were down about 27% compared with the prior year but that investigators were working cases including a recent homicide in the 1900 block of Sunnydale in Ingleside where two people were shot and one died; as of the report there was no arrest in that case.
Scott gave an account of a separate homicide that occurred earlier the same day near Columbus Avenue and North Point Street. He said a suspect later turned himself in at Central Station and was arrested; a victim in a parked vehicle at Leavenworth and Beach Street was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead. Scott said the incident was under investigation and the suspect had claimed responsibility.
The chief also described other incidents: two shootings (Second and Harrison; 600 block of Hampshire), two stabbings in Bayview and Mission neighborhoods, and a large sideshow at or near Pier 32 on May 10 involving “a couple hundred cars.” He said officers, supported by CHP and its helicopter, dispersed the crowd, impounded a vehicle, and collected video evidence that will support further enforcement under the city ordinance that allows 30-day impoundments for identified vehicles.
Commissioners thanked the chief and recognized department accomplishments, and the chief acknowledged staffing and technology changes that aided investigations, including license plate readers and coordinated plainclothes operations.
The department asked the public to provide tips to an anonymous line for homicide investigations at (415) 575-4444.
