For about two months, law enforcement agents said they’ve stepped up efforts to control crime on Central in Nob Hill.Tonight, some businesses said they’ve noticed those efforts. From Tramway to 98th Street, APD, BCSO and other departments are working together to lower crime on central. The operation started at the end of September. APD sent out recent data that says they’ve made 70 arrests, cleared 63 felony warrants and issued almost 500 traffic citations. Sheriff John Allen said during a press conference last week that the area is important and that’s why they are continuing the operation and investing more resources towards it. “These address everything from not just the holidays that are coming up but shoplifting, the gun violence and all the problems and issues we are seeing on central,” said Sheriff Allen. “I also understand that as the sheriff, economic development is important. Businesses are being affected, that affects jobs and whether or not they can sustain jobs for people for employment.” We spoke to different businesses on Central in the Nob Hill area. Joe Anguino, owner of 3128 Social House, said he continues to run into problems. “Just last night, we had one of our fire pits that we put on our patio got stolen last night. The night before that, somebody took the propane tanks. I mean, it’s a constant going battle with what the what’s going on here,” said Anguino. “If it’s the homeless that I got to fight off or just people doing their drug deals up here.” He said people are not only tagging the walls but going to the bathroom outside his restaurant. Anguino said even though this operation has been going on, he hasn’t noticed much of a difference. “To me, I think crime has been getting worse and worse. We have to experience something every single night, at least once. There’s always something going on here,” said Anguino.Law enforcement said they’re working alongside behavioral health agencies, social workers and others to focus more presence on the central corridor area. “Once in a blue moon, I’ll see the horse, the horses, the police officers come with their horses, you know, and but I think that I don’t see much movement going on,” said Anguino. “City doesn’t come around here. They’re not helping out. We want to them helping. We have a lot of great businesses are developing here.” APD defending their efforts sent us a statement saying, “We are arresting people who are committing crimes and trying to get people to accept services for underlying issues like addiction. We need the rest of the criminal justice system to either keep people in jail or mandate services for those who continue to commit crimes.”
For about two months, law enforcement agents said they’ve stepped up efforts to control crime on Central in Nob Hill.
Tonight, some businesses said they’ve noticed those efforts. From Tramway to 98th Street, APD, BCSO and other departments are working together to lower crime on central. The operation started at the end of September. APD sent out recent data that says they’ve made 70 arrests, cleared 63 felony warrants and issued almost 500 traffic citations.
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Sheriff John Allen said during a press conference last week that the area is important and that’s why they are continuing the operation and investing more resources towards it.
“These address everything from not just the holidays that are coming up but shoplifting, the gun violence and all the problems and issues we are seeing on central,” said Sheriff Allen. “I also understand that as the sheriff, economic development is important. Businesses are being affected, that affects jobs and whether or not they can sustain jobs for people for employment.”
We spoke to different businesses on Central in the Nob Hill area. Joe Anguino, owner of 3128 Social House, said he continues to run into problems.
“Just last night, we had one of our fire pits that we put on our patio got stolen last night. The night before that, somebody took the propane tanks. I mean, it’s a constant going battle with what the what’s going on here,” said Anguino. “If it’s the homeless that I got to fight off or just people doing their drug deals up here.”
He said people are not only tagging the walls but going to the bathroom outside his restaurant. Anguino said even though this operation has been going on, he hasn’t noticed much of a difference.
“To me, I think crime has been getting worse and worse. We have to experience something every single night, at least once. There’s always something going on here,” said Anguino.
Law enforcement said they’re working alongside behavioral health agencies, social workers and others to focus more presence on the central corridor area.
“Once in a blue moon, I’ll see the horse, the horses, the police officers come with their horses, you know, and but I think that I don’t see much movement going on,” said Anguino. “City doesn’t come around here. They’re not helping out. We want to them helping. We have a lot of great businesses are developing here.”
APD defending their efforts sent us a statement saying, “We are arresting people who are committing crimes and trying to get people to accept services for underlying issues like addiction. We need the rest of the criminal justice system to either keep people in jail or mandate services for those who continue to commit crimes.”
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