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Central Station captain outlines stepped-up enforcement on Broadway party buses, auto thefts and senior scams
Summary
Captain Garrett Tom and Commander Mike Beale told the Police Commission they will boost night staffing, run focused DUI checkpoints and expand violence-reduction teams to curb disorder linked to party buses, increase enforcement on auto theft rings and continue outreach about scams targeting Chinese seniors.
Captain Garrett Tom, commanding officer of San Francisco Police Department’s Central Station, told the Police Commission at a community meeting Aug. 29 that his office will press enforcement and community outreach to address rising nuisance and violent incidents tied to party buses on Broadway, a surge in auto thefts and a wave of frauds targeting Asian seniors.
Tom described the Central District as a compact but high-demand area — about 1.8 square miles with roughly 75,000 residents that can swell to roughly 350,000 people during the day — and said the district has been stretched by a combination of large public events and recurring weekend disturbances. “Party buses are a big, they play a big part,” Tom said, describing buses that drop off heavily intoxicated patrons who then disperse into nearby residential blocks.
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