We began our day with 12 Guardian Angels and a prebrief before the patrol. We have begun patrolling regularly in the Tenderloin. We start out at Turk St. and then we patrol up and down these streets with focus and strength expecting the unexpected but we are trained and we are ready. After patrolling the streets we reach our second check-in point on O'Farrell, so far so good.
As our patrol seems to be coming to an end, we come across some people gambling, smoking crack, and drinking. We posted up, asked for the crack pipe, but did not receive it, asked for the bottle, but did not receive it, so we told the guy to take it somewhere else and not to do this in front of families and kids.
This man did not care. This man did not respond and we did not want to escalate the problem but we gave the man advice to seek help for his problem with drugs. This is the way the Tenderloin can get because of the drugs and the drug dealing. We will not give up, and we will do everything that we can to help this neighborhood with the crime, the drugs, and the violence.
We made it back to HQ for our debrief, everyone spoke about the day and everyone feels they made a difference. We Dare to Care!
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Saturday, April 4, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Mission patrol, 2/28/09
We started our day with pre-brief at our HQ. We headed out to the Mission in two teams with Greencard leading one team and JD leading the other. We have been patrolling the Mission for a very long time.
We do our alleyways, we do our clearing of parks, and we do our posting up. But the highlight of the day was towards the end of the day coming down from 24th St. and Mission. We got almost to 21st and Mission and we heard a loud sound like a bomb. We looked behind us and there was a cloud of smoke. Greencard said let's go to it and it was on the corner of 22nd and Mission St. The Wells Fargo Bank had just had a car crash into it. There was a woman driver that was the only one in the vehicle and she was bleeding from her head but she was OK.
We as Guardian Angels made a perimeter around the entrance of the bank keeping anyone from going inside. Then we were directing traffic to move the vehicles along. We knew the police were on their way and we knew the ambulance was on its way along with the Fire Dept. Thanks to the Mission District residents this did not get out of hand.
We made it back to HQ, did a debrief, and it was another safe patrol in the Mission. Read the rest
We do our alleyways, we do our clearing of parks, and we do our posting up. But the highlight of the day was towards the end of the day coming down from 24th St. and Mission. We got almost to 21st and Mission and we heard a loud sound like a bomb. We looked behind us and there was a cloud of smoke. Greencard said let's go to it and it was on the corner of 22nd and Mission St. The Wells Fargo Bank had just had a car crash into it. There was a woman driver that was the only one in the vehicle and she was bleeding from her head but she was OK.
We as Guardian Angels made a perimeter around the entrance of the bank keeping anyone from going inside. Then we were directing traffic to move the vehicles along. We knew the police were on their way and we knew the ambulance was on its way along with the Fire Dept. Thanks to the Mission District residents this did not get out of hand.
We made it back to HQ, did a debrief, and it was another safe patrol in the Mission. Read the rest
Tenderloin patrol, 2/21/09
We started out the day with a pre-brief before we headed out to the Tenderloin. First we stopped at KFC for lunch and then we were ready to walk and observe. We took some beers off the street by telling the person to pour it out since there can't be any drinking in public. We continued to patrol and it was a short but meaningful day.
As long as we went out and did our job as Guardian Angels and helped out any way that we could, this means a lot. We made it back to HQ, did our debrief talk about the day, what we did, how we did it and what we learned. This helps us become better at what we do the next time we go out on patrols. We Dare To Care! Read the rest
As long as we went out and did our job as Guardian Angels and helped out any way that we could, this means a lot. We made it back to HQ, did our debrief talk about the day, what we did, how we did it and what we learned. This helps us become better at what we do the next time we go out on patrols. We Dare To Care! Read the rest
Tenderloin on 2/13/09, Vallejo on 2/14/09
On Friday the 13th we had a night patrol in the Tenderloin. On Saturday was the Guardian Angel anniversary party. We had chapters from Reno, Oakland, Solano County, Stockton, San Diego, LA, and Stanislaus County for the Friday patrol.
This patrol was a training exercise in addition to a normal patrol to show other chapters what it is like in San Francisco. We posted up on some of the hottest corners that there are in the TL and we stood our ground. There was a lot of yelling and name calling because we were there, but no major problems. We all came back safe and we all did a good job for a night patrol.
The next day was the 30 year anniversary party for the Guardian Angels. We began the day with a news conference at City Hall in Vallejo with all the Guardian Angels from all the chapters of California.
This was a statement to do this with this many Guardian Angels. Then we went to one of the churches that provided for us for the party. We met with city officials and with praise for our work. This was a moment to remember and reflect on what we do. We are a family, we are brothers and sisters and we do Dare to Care!
Thank you to all the chapters and all the leaders. Read the rest
This patrol was a training exercise in addition to a normal patrol to show other chapters what it is like in San Francisco. We posted up on some of the hottest corners that there are in the TL and we stood our ground. There was a lot of yelling and name calling because we were there, but no major problems. We all came back safe and we all did a good job for a night patrol.
The next day was the 30 year anniversary party for the Guardian Angels. We began the day with a news conference at City Hall in Vallejo with all the Guardian Angels from all the chapters of California.
This was a statement to do this with this many Guardian Angels. Then we went to one of the churches that provided for us for the party. We met with city officials and with praise for our work. This was a moment to remember and reflect on what we do. We are a family, we are brothers and sisters and we do Dare to Care!
Thank you to all the chapters and all the leaders. Read the rest
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Mission District, 2/7/09
We have a new 2nd in Command: Scorpion. He has been a Guardian Angel now for two years. He led the patrol with 11 Guardian Angels today in the Mission and we used radios today also. We started out posted up at the bus stop waiting for the bus to arrive. When it came, we asked the bus driver if we could ride with him and he let us ride without charge. This is the support we receive from MUNI drivers.
We got to 16th and Mission, posted up as Scorpion led the patrol. We headed to Hunter's alley where we collected at least 20 needles. This is the kind of spot for this and we just kept cleaning it up. We went to Kid Power Park and it was all clear, so we went to Alioto Park and it was all clear also. Got to 24th and Mission, posted up and it was not too bad for a drug corner, it was all clear.
Went around to Travis alley, it too was all clear. Another alley that we hit is Lover's Lane, this was a bad alley and we must have picked up 10-15 needles and a crack pipe. As we started to head back down to 16th St., Scorpion posted up the patrol. We heard yelling and screaming coming from a restaurant, there were two women and a man yelling. The man is the one that started it and kept it up. We had to ask the man to leave the area and he did with no problem.
Got to 16th St. with no other incidents and caught the #14 bus to come back to HQ (headquarters). We had a good day, everyone came back safe, we did our debrief and gave our new 2nd Command high marks for his patrol. Read the rest
We got to 16th and Mission, posted up as Scorpion led the patrol. We headed to Hunter's alley where we collected at least 20 needles. This is the kind of spot for this and we just kept cleaning it up. We went to Kid Power Park and it was all clear, so we went to Alioto Park and it was all clear also. Got to 24th and Mission, posted up and it was not too bad for a drug corner, it was all clear.
Went around to Travis alley, it too was all clear. Another alley that we hit is Lover's Lane, this was a bad alley and we must have picked up 10-15 needles and a crack pipe. As we started to head back down to 16th St., Scorpion posted up the patrol. We heard yelling and screaming coming from a restaurant, there were two women and a man yelling. The man is the one that started it and kept it up. We had to ask the man to leave the area and he did with no problem.
Got to 16th St. with no other incidents and caught the #14 bus to come back to HQ (headquarters). We had a good day, everyone came back safe, we did our debrief and gave our new 2nd Command high marks for his patrol. Read the rest
Tenderloin District 1/31/09
We've been busy lately and haven't had time to update the blog as often as we'd like to, so we've got a few more blog posts to get us current. We began our day with a pre-brief before starting our patrol on Turk St. with eight Guardian Angels. We posted up and began talking to the neighbors in the community.
The patrol went all the way to Van Ness and back down Turk because of the high crime rate. We went down other streets as well; Jones, Leavenworth, and Geary. The crack dealers were out along with the crackheads. They do not care how and when they do their drugs. But as we posted up on these corners, they left and it got peaceful. Citizens started to come outside their buildings when they saw us. This is a good feeling to make a stand and give back some hope for this community. It is making a statement that we do care. Our goal is to make more patrols in this neighborhood and to get the neighborhood to come together and take their streets back.
It was a good patrol, everyone came back safe and when we got back we did a debrief as well. Thanks to all the guys who did this patrol. The San Francisco Chapter! Read the rest
The patrol went all the way to Van Ness and back down Turk because of the high crime rate. We went down other streets as well; Jones, Leavenworth, and Geary. The crack dealers were out along with the crackheads. They do not care how and when they do their drugs. But as we posted up on these corners, they left and it got peaceful. Citizens started to come outside their buildings when they saw us. This is a good feeling to make a stand and give back some hope for this community. It is making a statement that we do care. Our goal is to make more patrols in this neighborhood and to get the neighborhood to come together and take their streets back.
It was a good patrol, everyone came back safe and when we got back we did a debrief as well. Thanks to all the guys who did this patrol. The San Francisco Chapter! Read the rest
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Mission District Jan. 24th, 2009
The purpose for this patrol was to look over two sites for a new HQ, or to keep on looking. We did have visitors this weekend, the Oakland Chapter and the Salano Chapter.
The patrols began on 16th street-mission and to end at 24th street-mission. As we started into our tour we stoped at 21st street-mission to look at one of the sites for a HQ, nobody was there to show us the place or to open the door, this did not work out for this place. Then we got back into our patrol, made it to 24th street-mission, posted up for awhile. Next was to look at the other site which was back down to 18th street-mission, we got there turned right went to Treat St. We look at the place and it just was not big enough, it was to much money for a down payment. We are still looking out for a HQ, so if theres anybody out there can help us with this, this would be greatful. You can contact us through this E-mail address or you call me at my cell number, (415)871-7260. the area's that we are requesting are the mission dist. or the tenderlion dist. and it does have to have access to a restroom. So as the day began to end we did tour some of the alleyway's to clean them out, we hit three allies each one was bad in its own way. We managed to pick up 20 to 30 needles with blood and drugs still left in them, now be assured we do have our gloves on at all times and we do place them in Bio-Hazard Containers, this is safe and this is our procedure, at the end of the day we turn them into the needle exchange. We got back to our HQ, we came back safe, we had a great day. We would like to thank the leaders!
Greencard SF
J.D. SF
Ajax Oakland
O Salano County
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The patrols began on 16th street-mission and to end at 24th street-mission. As we started into our tour we stoped at 21st street-mission to look at one of the sites for a HQ, nobody was there to show us the place or to open the door, this did not work out for this place. Then we got back into our patrol, made it to 24th street-mission, posted up for awhile. Next was to look at the other site which was back down to 18th street-mission, we got there turned right went to Treat St. We look at the place and it just was not big enough, it was to much money for a down payment. We are still looking out for a HQ, so if theres anybody out there can help us with this, this would be greatful. You can contact us through this E-mail address or you call me at my cell number, (415)871-7260. the area's that we are requesting are the mission dist. or the tenderlion dist. and it does have to have access to a restroom. So as the day began to end we did tour some of the alleyway's to clean them out, we hit three allies each one was bad in its own way. We managed to pick up 20 to 30 needles with blood and drugs still left in them, now be assured we do have our gloves on at all times and we do place them in Bio-Hazard Containers, this is safe and this is our procedure, at the end of the day we turn them into the needle exchange. We got back to our HQ, we came back safe, we had a great day. We would like to thank the leaders!
Greencard SF
J.D. SF
Ajax Oakland
O Salano County
Read the rest
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