Help SF curb gun violence! Join us for a Gun Buyback on November 1, 2014, 9am-2pm, at the Gleneagles Golf Course at 2100 Sunnydale. Anonymous, no questions asked. Up to $100 in cash for firearms, up to $200 in cash for assault weapons. Bring guns in working condition/drive up with guns in trunk of car. […]
This story reviews the sordid history of San Francisco’s attempts to use surveillance cameras for crime prevention and prosecution. Other cities, like Chicago, are said to have deployed a much more successful camera infrastructure. It also touches on the existing shot-spotter infrastructure in San Fracnscisco: http://hoodline.com/2014/10/lights-cameras-inaction-san-francisco-s-broken-surveillance-state As an interesting coincidence, PG&E announced significant reductions in the […]
Castro Community On Patrol (CCOP) will celebrate 8 years of service to the community in November by partnering with Magnet SF to host a FREE community self-defense seminar as our way of saying “Thank You” to the Castro / Duboce Triangle neighborhood we serve. Come join us, help us celebrate 8 years of service, and […]
CCOP has recently been asked to speak at a number of neighborhood organization forums regarding community concerns about rising crime and anti-social behavior within the Castro and Duboce neighborhoods. Many people have a similar question at these events, namely “what can I do to help?” I therefore wanted to offer some brief advice here that […]
The one thing CCOP ALWAYS needs, is more quality, dedicated and consistent volunteers who understand and value the long term safety goals CCOP works towards, in collaboration with the community, neighborhood groups and law enforcement professionals at every level. If you can give us four hours a month, we can offer your a whole new way […]
The San Francisco Police Department have released some video footage captured by a taxi on the morning of the battery of Mr. Bryan Higgin’s which resulted in his death three days later. http://youtu.be/jf39XMgYuq4 If you recognize this person, or if you have any information related to the battery of Mr. Higgin’s, please contact the San […]
Bryan Higgins, 31, of San Francisco was found on the ground at 7:30 am on Sunday August 10 at the corner of Duboce Avenue and Church Street. Mr. Higgins was unresponsive and in need of urgent medical care. He was transported to San Francisco General Hospital who requested the public’s assistance in identifying him as […]
Mr. Phillip DiMartino, 36, was found dead on the floor of his Hermann Street apartment in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood on August 02, 2010. The medical examiners report said that his injuries included 48 stab wounds, most of them in his back. Hours before he is believed to have been killed, DiMartino, who was […]
The annual Pink Saturday street party in the Castro has been a regular feature of Gay Pride weekend in San Francisco for many years. Pink Saturday has its roots in the AIDS/HIV activism of the 1990’s. It began in 1990 during the VI International Conference on AIDS which coincided with Gay Pride weekend. Thousands of […]
Our good friend Jean Elle of NBC did a nice piece on Castro Community On Patrol last night as they conducted a new patrol volunteer training class. CCOP does some great things for the community, but they’re ALWAYS short on committed volunteers who understand the value in patrolling regularly (they only ask for one 2.5 […]