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!
CHAPTER LEADER/JERRY LONGORIA/J.D.
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Mission Night Patrol 9/17/10

Friday September 17th 2010, we the San Francisco Guardian Angels will be doing a night patrol in the Mission Dist. tonight. We do have guest from other chapter's,Tiger from the Stockton Chapter, Explorer from the LA Chapter, Senior Leader Greencard from the San Jose Chapter, and Director Of California Confront from the San Diego Chapter. This is a night patrol and a night patrol in this area is very dangerous, so we need to be focus and alert for this patrol. All the angels arrived at the HQ on time, all the angels change into there uniforms, and now we are ready for prebrief.The patrol is set, there will be two teams tonight; The first team will be lead by Scorpion, he has one first aid tech on his team, this is a large team of 12 angels. The second team will be lead by Greencard, we are the back up team, this is a small team of 5 angels. The reason being for this smaller team is so we could maneuver faster, and get to the larger team faster, there are other reasons for this but we cannot tell these procedures.






Next we pass out all the radio's for communication, we choose partners, we call the Mission Police Dept. to advise our patrol, now we are ready to hit the streets. Next we march to the bus stop, we get on bus #14, we get to our bus stop 16th street BART STATION, we post up on both corner's of BART. Same old story, the bad guys see us they run that way and they this way, but they leave and it calms down. But we just don't leave that fast, the second team stays posted up at the BART STATION while the first team checks the alleys. First team then arrives back to the BART STATION to the second team to advise us, they pick up dirty needles and that the alley is all clear.



We march on, up Mission St. we post up on a few corners, they are calm, we check out our park, it is locked, so we march on. Next we get to our rest stop WALGREEN'S, bathroom break, smoke break, and water break. If we did not do this or if we did not have this Resource, we could not stay out as long as we could.





But it helps us a great deal, we did have people stop to ask questions about us, and we take time to take some photo's, and we did have enough time talk about our berets because of our different styles, but we have to get back on patrol.





Next we march to 24th street BART STATION, we get there, we post up on both corner's of BART, we did come up on this man that was stone drunk with his credit card sticking out of his pocket, and he had his NIKE shoes off of his feet. So we did wake the man up and explained to him in Spanish that he needed to go home and to get off the streets, he did.



This area was all clear and we could tell how calm it was, so Scorpion puts the teams on bus #14 for a small bus patrol, this too was all clear. Scorpion then decides to call it a night and to head back to the HQ, as we are already on the bus it wasn't before long that we where back to the HQ. All the angels know what we do next before we leave, we go right into debrief, it is a good debrief, it is a debrief that is never the same, but debriefing helps us to become better. We then put the radio's back into there chargers, change back into our street clothes, and remind everyone what we must do tomorrow.





We the San Francisco Chapter Thanks
LA Chapter
Stockton Chapter
San Jose Chapter
San Diego Chapter
For There Help and Dedication!
CHAPTER LEADER/JERRY LONGORIA/J.D.
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Haight Ashbury Patrol 9/11/10

Saturday September 11th 2010, we the San Francisco Guardian Angels will be patrolling the Haight Ashbury Dist. today. But this is not just any other patrol, this patrol is dedicated to a leader in the Guardian Angels. The Chapter Leader for Richmond Calif. and his code name was Shadow. Shadow had past away from health problems, we knew Shadow well, and we had patrolled with Shadow many time's. He was a true leader and he was a true friend, for us to show our respect we the San Francisco Chapter wore Black Ribbons on our color's for this day. We all knew this patrol was going to be done for Shadow, and everyone knew to be at the headquarters on time. As we all arrived at the HQ, we change into our uniforms, we did prebrief, and now we prepare to hit the streets.






There will be two teams for this patrol today, Nemo will lead team one, and Matador will lead team two, we have three first aid techs today, we will use all radio's for communication today, now we are ready to hit the streets. We march to the bus stop, we get on bus #6, we get to our stop in the Height Ashbury Dist. we march down the main street of Height, post up a few time's, all clear.



We get to the end of Height, we run into an old school member of the Angels, he introduced him self as Derrick. This guy was cool, he explained to us how it used to be like back then, and how we looked today, it was all good, Thank You Brother for your service.





Now we march into the Golden Gate Park and we all know what to look for, but it is all calm, and it is all peaceful but we are here for a tour and we will do our tour of this area. We did pick up, beer bottles, wine bottles, whiskey bottles, through-out the park and smelt dope in a few area's, this was it, all clear.





As for this one moment in the park, we did have to take this photo at a fountain where we all had pointed our finger's to heaven to say, This Is For You Shadow, that was great.








Next we march on, out of the main park through the tunnel, back on Height Ashbury main street. This was not good, we came up on this guy, this guy was on drugs, this guy did not know who he was, where he was, and that he was feeling real bad. First aid checked him out, check his blood presser, check heart beat, everything that the could do, the decision was to call for the EMT'S, we did, they arrived, he went to the hospital.





Next we march, we march down Height Ashbury main street again, posted up a few time's, all clear.





Nemo then advises the teams to call it a day, and we march to the bus stop, we get to the bus stop, we get on bus #71, we get to our stop at Market, we march to the HQ. We are now at the HQ, and we all know what we must do, we do our debrief, but there is a moment of silence and a prayer for our brother Shadow. Now we change back into our street clothes, and we reflect the day as to one of our best day patrols ever. First Aid Techs did a Great job today!



Nemo and Matador did Excellent as leaders today!
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Tenderloin Night Patrol 9/3/10

Friday September 3rd 2010, we the San Francisco Guardian Angels will be patrolling the Tenderloin Dist. tonight. We will also be having a Documentary Story done of the San Francisco Guardian Angels in the Tenderloin Dist. tonight. But we don't let this filming side track us because we have a job to do in the this area, the Tenderloin Dist. We know this area very well, and a night patrol in this area is very dangerous, so we have to be FOCUS. All Angels are advised to be at the headquarters on time for this patrol because this will be a late night, and we do need to hit the streets as soon as possible. All Angels had arrived at the headquarters, we all change into uniforms, we all get into our prebrief, prebrief is always important before our patrol.






Next we get ready to hit the streets with our teams, Lion will lead team one, Electra will lead team two, we do have two first aid techs tonight one on each team, we will also be using all radio's for communication on this patrol tonight. There will be two observers for this patrol, Chapter Leader J.D. and Senior Leader Greencard, the observers are observing mistakes, following directions, skills, and leadership.



Next we march into the area, the Tenderloin Dist. we march down streets like; Turk Street, Eddy Street, Ellis Street, O'Farrell Street, Geary Street, and we also march down streets like Larkin Street, Hyde Street, Leavenworth Street, Jones Street, Taylor Street, and one more street called Golden Gate Street.





This is the Tenderloin Dist. that we patrol, this is where the HOT SPOTS are in these streets, this is where drug dealers take over corners of these streets, and this is where you can get killed on these streets. But we still patrol no matter what, as for this patrol we took three crack pipes off the streets tonight, we picked up half a dozen dirty needles off the streets tonight, we stop a party of drinking in public at a bus stop tonight.





As we said this is the Tenderloin Dist. and if we where not here in this area, it would have been more dangerous. As we where closing the end our tour, Lion advise the patrol that it is getting late, and that it is time to march back to the headquarters.



So we march and we march right through the Tenderloin Dist. again back to our headquarters, we get there, we debrief, debrief is always important after our patrol as well, we change back into our street clothes.





As for this patrol it was different, we did have a camera on us the hole time but it did not make a difference. We where FOCUS, we where ALERT, and we followed DIRECTIONS, great LEADERSHIP by Loin. The Chapter is maturing and you could see this tonight!





Thank You Guardian Angels, And Thank You Film Guy!
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