While conducting a homeless sweep inside the station, officers noticed a male who they could not awaken and was not breathing. Despite live saving efforts by paramedics, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. A coroner arrived at the scene and reported there were no apparent signs of struggle or foul play. The deceased man was a White male in his 30s and there was no identification on his person. A detective was called out to the scene and an officer processed the scene for evidence. Video Hotline notified.
Officers conducting quality of life sweeps in the stati0n saw a man display a switchblade knife over his head as he walked out of the station. Officers detained the man and arrested him for possession of the weapon. The man was booked at San Francisco County Jail.
An officer contacted a man for selling the “Street Sheets” newspaper on the platform. The suspect did not have a valid BART ticket and was found to have a $10,000 BART PD misdemeanor warrant for possession of drug paraphernalia. The suspect was cited for fare evasion and arrested on the warrant. The suspect was debriefed by a sergeant, then booked into the San Francisco Jail on the warrant.
Officers arrested a man for public intoxication who had been shouting and frightening patrons. The suspect was found to have a $5,000 San Diego felony warrant for drug possession. The suspect was debriefed by a sergeant, then booked into the San Francisco Jail for public intoxication and the warrant.
A victim reported the theft of their cell phone while they were on board a Dublin bound train. The victim reported that the suspect grabbed their I phone as the doors opened at the station. The suspect was described a Hispanic male, 25-28 years old, heavy set, wearing a grey beanie, and a black hoodie sweatshirt. The victim gave chase but was unable to catch the suspect. An officer is investigating this case and is requesting station video.
A male suspect snatched an iPad from a female victim while she was on the train. The suspect then fled from the platform and exited the station via the Sansome Street exit. The victim was not injured. The suspect was described as a black male 18-20 years old, 5’3” tall with a thin build, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood up and black pants. The iPad did not have tracking. Officers responded to investigate the crime. The suspect description and MO in this case is similar to the Fruitvale case (1211-3577), but it is not known if it is the same suspect.
An adult male victim reported to a BART Officer that he was on the platform at Montgomery Station when someone took his backpack. The theft occurred on 10/28/12 about 1100 hours. The victim stated he had put his backpack on a bench for a brief moment. When he turned around, the backpack was missing. The backpack had a laptop computer, textbooks, and a cell-phone charger.
A sergeant was conducting a welfare check on an adult male when a records check revealed that the male had an out of state probation warrant for his arrest. The male was booked into the San Francisco County Jail for the warrant.
Officers saw a male, known to have a "stay away" order to stay away from all BART stations, in the Montgomery Station. They were able to make contact and arrest the male for Violation of a Court Order. The male was booked into the San Francisco County Jail for the charge.
An employee from Pete's Coffee, located inside the Montgomery Station, reported the theft of two (2) bottles of juice from his business. The loss is $8.00. At 0815 hours, a Black male entered Pete's Coffee, took the juices from the display case and walked out without paying. The Black male is described as 50-55 years, 6'0, thin, and wearing a brown down jacket. The employee said this is not the first incident with this subject and wanted the theft documented. The employee took a photo of the suspect, but the photo was out of focus. Officers are investigating this case and station video has been requested.
A patron phoned to report that he was entering the station at the Post St/Market St entrance on 9/05 (unable to provide the time of occurrence) when three suspects ran by him and tried to grab his gym bag and a grocery type bag. He was able to hold onto the gym bag, but one of the suspects was able to take the grocery type bag and flee back up to the street level. The victim was unable to provide descriptions of the suspects, except to say that they were Black males in black hoodies. The only loss reported was a pair of prescription glasses. Although the victim was unable to provide the time element, video will be requested.
Several trains were delayed 10-16 minutes due to a search for San Francisco police purse-snatch suspects. A sergeant and officers responded. The suspects were not located. (suspects’ descriptions: three B-Ms, 15-17 years old; one was 5-10 wearing a tan jacket and blue jeans; another had short hair and was wearing a blue jacket, jeans and white tennis shoes)
A victim reported while standing on the platform she felt a tug at her purse. When she looked into her purse she saw her wallet was gone. She also saw a male running from her with her wallet. The suspect fled the station. Her wallet contained $30, her passport, CA. ID and various credit cards.
A patron reported her $700.00 silver Apple iPad was taken from her by a man while they were on a Richmond bound train at the Montgomery Street Station. The suspect fled the train in an unknown direction, and the victim reported the crime when she arrived at the Berkeley Station.
A patron reported the theft of her iPhone when she arrived at the El Cerrito Plaza Station. The suspect grabbed the phone from the victim’s hand when the train that she was on arrived at the Montgomery Station and then fled to the street level. The victim was only able to tell the officer that it was a male adult that took her phone, nothing further. Station and train car video has been requested. No injuries. 1207- 2260 L14
A victim reported that while sitting on the platform someone took one of her bags. She did not see who and did not notice it missing until she entered the train. The bag contained shoes and other accessories.
The station agent called to report a male and a female in a verbal dispute. The agent also reported that the male grabbed the female by the arm, picked up a bag full BART tickets (which the agent had stored nearby) and threw it at the female's head, striking her. Officers arrived and made contact with both parties. The female refused to cooperate with officers, but did tell them that the suspect was her boyfriend. The female was not injured and demanded to leave the scene without assisting officers in their investigation. The station agent gave a detailed statement and placed the suspect under citizen's arrest for the domestic battery. The suspect was then booked into the San Francisco County Jail for the domestic battery charge. Station video has been requested.
A patron reported his red gym bag containing miscellaneous clothing had been taken from him while he was on the platform on 6/8/12 between 2100-2105 hours. No suspect was seen. The 1206-1633 L12.
Officers responded to the station to investigate a report of a citizen holding a suspect who had just snatched an iPhone. The investigation determined that the suspect, a juvenile snatched the iPhone in the stairwell leading into the station. The victim gave chase yelling that the suspect had stolen her phone. A witness was able to get a hold of the suspect and hold him until police units arrived. The suspect was arrested, and was also positively identified by the victim and witnesses. The victims’ phone was identified also in his possession. A Detective was called out to interview the suspect. The suspect was located in MUPS as a Missing Person. CHAVEZ was cited out to a guardian.
A patron reported that his iPhone was removed from an outer pocket on the jacket he was wearing while riding BART. The patron had placed the phone in his pocket when he was at the Montgomery Station and discovered it missing while riding a Daly City bound train as it passed through the Civic Center Station. The victim did not have any suspect information.
The station agent called to report that a male suspect, who is known to her, had exposed his penis to her and began masturbating as he descended the escalator to the platform. The male boarded a train, which was intercepted by officers at the Powell Street Station. The male, who is also known to officers, was off boarded and detained. The agent responded to the Powell Station and identified the detainee as being the one she saw masturbating. The suspect was placed under citizen's arrest and booked into the San Francisco County Jail for Indecent Exposure.
Officers contacted a male suspect for smoking in the station. Upon a records check, the suspect was wanted by the CDCR for violation of parole. The suspect was arrested and booked on the parole violation.
An officer took a battery report from a female patron/victim at the Bay Fair station who was hit on the head with keys by a female suspect. The battery occurred on a train in downtown San Francisco approximately 20 minutes earlier. The victim stated the suspect off-boarded at the Montgomery station. Suspect desrcripton: BF, 40’s, pink shirt, jeans, tattoo on neck. Officers conducted a search for the suspect at the Montgomery station with negative results. The victim was not injured.
Officers were at the station and responded to a public address announcement by the station agent to come to the primary station agent’s booth, which they did. There, the officers were met by a male victim of a grand theft wallet. The victim stated a male suspect took his wallet from him as he was boarding a Muni bus on Market Street. The victim then pointed-out the suspect who was in the station near a ticket kiosk. The officers contacted and arrested the suspect for theft. The suspect was in possession of the victim’s wallet. SFPD was notified, as the crime occurred in their jurisdiction. SFPD arrived on-scene and took charge of the case, and custody of the suspect.
A passenger reported that a man on a Daly City bound train at Montgomery station had brandished a knife and was being aggressive and making racist statements to other passengers. The train had already left the station by the time the report was made, so officers checked several trains down the line with no luck in locating the suspect or any additional victims. The suspect was described as a Black Male, 50's, heavyset, wearing a white headscarf, denim shirt and tan pants. TSOC notified.