Tenderloin Night Patrol 10/2/10

Saturday October 2nd 2010, we the San Francisco Guardian Angels will being doing a night patrol in the Tenderloin Dist. tonight. We have been getting all kinds of calls from this area, it is a dangerous neighborhood and it is a dangerous patrol. But we are Guardian Angels and this is what we do, we put our life on the line to make it safe. All angels arrive at the HQ, we change into uniforms, we get into our prebrief, and this is how we begin our patrol. There will be two teams tonight, Scorpion (Second In Command) will lead team one, Nemo (Sergeant) will lead team two, J.D. (Chapter Leader) and Greencard (Senior Leader) will be observers.






We have two first aid techs, one for each team, and we will be using all radio's for communication. We call the Police Dept.. to check in, it is a GO, we search all angels for weapons, this is a GO, now we are ready to hit the streets. We know this area very well, and we know what to look for, we know our HOT SPOTS, and we know what corners to post up at. For this patrol we march down alleys, and we march down the streets that has the most bad guys.



We check on the parks in this area, and we even ask store owner's is everything OK. But this patrol is in the Tenderloin Dist. and it always turns up something, we took crack Pipes form crack heads, we took bottles of alcohol off of drunks drinking in public, we picked up dirty needles with blood and drugs still left in them. But this is how it is, and it does not seem to be getting any better. But on this night we make it calmer and we make it safer as we patrol the streets of the Tenderloin Dist.







As we march on we found a drivers licence on the side walk, it is an ID that someone would take advantage of if they found it. We did know what to do, we put it in a mail box, this is our procedure.







We march on and we march on, we posted up and we posted up, as it has gotten to a point to where these street people wanted to call the police on us. This happens and we know it, because they cant make no money, they cant pimp out, they cant rob anybody, they cant take over corners. This is the Tenderloin Dist. we try to come to this area as much as we can, and we will work with the Police Dept. as much as we can, to make it a better place to live.



Scorpion calls it a night, we march back to the HQ, we get to the HQ, we search all angels again, we get into our debrief, and we change back into our street clothes. This was a patrol with mistakes, but we learn from mistakes, we don't like to make them but they happen. This was a very good patrol, because we came back home SAFE.





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Shadow's Memorial Service/ TL Night Patrol 9/18/10

Saturday September 18th 2010, we the San Francisco Guardian Angels is going to have a busy day today to complete this hole weekend. First half of the day is Shadows Memorial in Richmond, and the second half of the day is a night patrol in the Tenderloin Dist. To start off this day everyone arrives at the HQ to change into uniform, we then march over to the BART STATION.






We get on the BART, we ride the BART over to Richmond, we get to our stop El Cerito Plaza Station, we then march over to the Memorial. We get to Shadow's Memorial, but it is not just the San Francisco Guardian Angels there, All Guardian Angels are there in SPIRT, even Curtis Sliwa was there in SPIRT. As we all know it is sad to lose a brother, but we all know he is in HEAVEN with GOD now, we will miss you brother.





As we all showed our respect's and our wishes to his family at his Memorial. We did have a lot of good things to say about Shadow at his Memorial of how we knew him as a Guardian Angel. This was a peaceful Memorial, there were alot of his family members there and there were alot of his friends there, and it was a blessing for us to be there. We did want to help out his family as much as we could, and we let his family know we will be there for them in case they ever need us. Rest In Peace Brother Shadow!







Second half of the day, we march back to the BART STATION. We get on the BART, we ride the BART back to San Francisco, we get to our stop Powell Station, we march back to our HQ. Here at HQ we prepare for this night patrol in the Tenderloin Dist.





We do prebrief, Explorer will lead the team of ten angels tonight, we will be using all radios for communication tonight. We call the TL Police Station to check in, now we are ready to hit the streets. For this tour we know our HOT SPOTS and we know our ALLEY'S, you just have stay focus and be alert.



As for this tour we took Crack Pipes and we took Dirty Needles off the street tonight. But tonight of all nights was major, we where sweeping this alley, something did not feel right about this alley, we scared away these addicts, but they left something behind, a 1/4 ounce of COCAINE. Great job by Highlander for having his eye's open, we then walk to the end of the alley where we advise police officers of our find. We then gave the coke to the officer, he did a police report and thank us for a great find. As the tour continued, more Crack Pipes where took off the streets, and more Dirty Needles where took off the streets.









We did have one hell of a night but it was getting late, Explorer decides to call it a night and to march back to the HQ. We get back to HQ, we do debrief, Highlander did get his WINGS for his find, we change back into our street clothes.





The feeling we had tonight is, we came back home SAFE, we came back home doing a great job tonight, this is what it is all about being a Guardian Angel.
Thanks You LA Chapter for your HELP!
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Mission Night Patrol 8/27/10

Friday August 27th 2010, we the San Francisco Guardian Angels will be doing a night patrol in the Mission Dist. tonight. This is a switch of days because we usually do Saturdays. We will also get the feeling again what Fridays are like, because Fridays in this area can be a kick off to the partying. Next we all report to the HQ to do this patrol, we all change into uniforms, and now we are ready to do prebrief. The teams are set, Lion will lead team one, Cobra will lead team two, we do have two first aid techs one for each team, and we will be using all radio's for communication on this patrol. There will also be two observers for this patrol tonight, J.D. and Scorpion, the reason being for observers is to over-look the patrol, to look for mistakes, to look for not following directions, and to look for skills and leadership. Next we hit the streets, we march to the bus stop, we get on bus #14.






We get to our stop, our stop is the 16th street Bart Station, we post up there for a good while. 16th street Bart Station is a HOT spot, there is drug dealing, there is drug using, there is drinking in public, there is prostitution, all of this is not new it has been like this for years. We the Guardian Angels know it as a Hot spot for trouble, and this is why we never give up on this spot, we cant because there is so many people come through there that are good people.



Next we march on, we march up Mission Street, 17th street, 18th street, 19th street, 20th street, from these streets we confiscated two crack pipes, a cristal-meth pipe and we stopped a guy that was walking down the sidewalk with a pole sworded tip. For the Angels we smashed the pipes on the street, as for the guy with the pole sworded tip, he was a instructor for a DO-JO, so we asked the guy to cover it with his jacket and to go straight home with it, he did.







Next we march on, we proceeded to march up Mission Street, 21st street, 22nd street, 23rd street, 24th street, from these streets we confiscated a stack of IDs from a ID ring, it was there stash, and we took two more crack pipes from crack heads. For the Angels the stack IDs was a big hit to these identity rings, they steal other people identification and sale them on the streets or they are fakes, we did turned them over to the police and made a police report on this, as for the crack pipes we smashed them on the street as well.



We are now at 24th street Bart Station, we post up there for a good while, 24th street Bart Station is another HOT spot, except for tonight it is calm, normally there is drug dealing (Heroin) but not tonight. The 24th street Bart Station is another busy area where there are alot of people coming and going, but as long as we keep patrolling this station it stays safe.



Next we do a bus patrol, both teams on two #14 bus's, we see more this way, but for tonight it is all calm. Next we check on our Hot spot alleys, both teams hit two different alleys, we see more this way and we did do more this way. We picked up dirty needles, and we picked up broken bottles, and now these two alley's are clean, this is what we do.



As the night was getting late, Lion calls it a night, and advises the teams to march to the bus stop, we get back on #14 bus, we get to our stop, our stop is 6th street. We march to our HQ, we get to the HQ, we do debrief- as for debrief it teaches us and helps us grow to be better angels and that is why we do it, we change back into our street clothes, and then we say our goodbye's. We also need to mention this, there is never the same patrol, all patrols are different, these patrols that are done SAFE.







Thank You San Francisco Guardian Angels For Doing This Patrol!
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Tenderloin YMCA basketball game with the SFPD

Saturday July 24th 2010, we the San Francisco Guardian Angels, Santa Clara/San Jose Guardian Angels, and the Sacramento Guardian Angels will be playing a Basketball Game today against the San Francisco Police Dept. and the YMCA Youth Members. All the Guardian Angel Chapters will meet at the San Francisco HQ, for planning the game and for changing into our colors. Everyone is prepared and very excited about doing this for the community, this is the Tenderloin Dist. and the game is at the YMCA.



We all march to the YMCA, we get there, we put up our banner, we go to the court to warm up, now we are ready to play ball. This is a full court game, five men on both teams, with one referee from each team to call the fouls. As we all get into game, it is not too good for the Angels, we did the best that we could do, but we could tell the Police had more practice than us. So we kept playing no matter what the score will be, and everyone did get to play that wanted to play.









As the game came to an end, we want to say that score did not matter, what did matter is everyone had fun. We made friendships with everyone that was there and it brought us all closer together, the San Francisco Police, the Guardian Angels, the Senior Citizens and all the YMCA Youth Members and YMCA Staff. This was meant to be through this basketball game, for the organizer herself she was the light of the day (Christina). When we the Guardian Angels got asked by her to do this we thought she was joking, and then the more we talked she was very serious on putting this together, and it did come together because of her.





We wish to thank Christina with all our hearts for making this possible!





We wish to thank all the Chapters for showing up and for playing!

We the Guardian Angels would also like a rematch!

We wish to Thank the SFPD and we wish to thank the YMCA as well.



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