Pacifica Police were called to Linda Mar Boulevard on Sunday to a report that two men had knocked on a resident’s door at 10 p.m. Saturday demanding money because they ran out of gas.
They were “very confrontational” and “neighbors say it has happened to them also,” according to the reporting party in the Oct. 21 Pacifica Police log.
On Monday, Pacifica Police were dispatched to Anza Drive to yet another report that at least three males in their late teens or early 20s knocked on a resident’s door at 6:45 a.m. yelling “give me some coke.”
Pacifica resident Marci Haas says this has been happening to residents in the Linda Mar area since last Wednesday.
“People have been getting woken up late at night and very early in the morning by a group of males banging on their front doors, ringing the door bell and either demanding money for gas or yelling really loud that they want cocaine money,” she said.
According to Haas, her co-worker who also lives in the Linda Mar area called the Pacifica Police about it because it’s happened two times to her within the past week that someone has knocked on her door asking for money.
She describes the two males she saw on her porch as “ghetto dudes, wearing grey and black hoodies with hoods on and saggy pants.”
Haas has heard five stories so far, she said, all complaining about the same reoccurring issue and in one instance, perhaps unrelated, the men were wearing Halloween masks.
Has this happened to you? If so, what neighborhood do you live in?
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Hope the patrol steps it up with more presence. Like Mandi said, the community will need to come together to get these kids, who I sense are all of the same group, off the streets.
Saying there is "nothing" for the kids to do in this town? What about take up surfing, baseball, soccer, musical instruments, art, becoming more involved in school activities, etc.? Why is it the towns responsibility to do the parents job? Maybe try occupying the children's time yourself and take responsibility as a parent. After all, you are the one that brought life into the world and is ultimately RESPONSIBLE. I would be dammed if I blamed my child's failures on anyone but myself. "well if its money for a bus token this kid wanted , and you all want him to go away get everyone on the block together chip in and buy him a bus pass, sounds to me like hes trying to leave and just needs a little assistance , you're the ones stoping him..." Really, REALLY? Feed the behavior and give them what they want? Sounds like a plan. Do yourself a favor, change your negative, carping attitude and watch the world around you change... Best of luck to you! Wishing you happiness and success!
Why the diatribe? Because Pacifica is extremely safe!!!! There are isolated incidents I agree, but even with this "Chris" person, there was NO violence. AND, the police are responsive and patrol here constantly.
Want to know something that would have helped them not being trained into a life of shitfuckery? If the schools around town didn't have programs that systematically left them in the dirt. Because that's what happens. You know who's the primary culprit for that in Pacifica? IBL. You know why? Because so many of the teachers there are put into a system where they don't have time/aren't trained to give a damn about them. Bullying. Sexual harassment. Body shaming. And then you get these kids who don't know what to do with themselves because nobody ever had time or thought it was important enough to involve them in events or programs that are constantly stripped until the schools are barebones institutions devoted to methods that DO NOT WORK. You can talk all about how your generation were a bunch of upstanding little adults as much as you want, but when it comes down to it: Kids don't magically teach themselves to grow up. They require role models who give a damn about them, and people TEACHING them at a young age. Money constraints and lack of resources in the last 20 years have dramatically changed the availability of this. That's what you had that made you so damn special. Put some points in empathy and stop shaming people for what they don't have that you had.
Upon hearing the kid had come to the door (as opposed to the kid just circling around the street) husband re-ignites and decides to track down this kid on his harley, finds him at the sun valley dairy. I tried to stop him, not wanting to make the situation worse to no avail. The kid is freaked out having this angry 200 and something pound loud and angry Italian after him. Kid runs into the pizza place near the sun valley convenience store (cont)
Talk to your neighbors - that's how we got this guy the other day - teamwork! We know this neighborhood a lot better than these guys. It's time to make a statement -we will not let this continue to happen. I used to go outside as a boy on these very same streets and play ball with all the kids from around the block. How dare these guys try and rob our neighborhood from us. There has been several thefts around our street the last couple weeks and a murder? It's time folks. -Lock your doors -Talk to your neighbors -Security Lights / Cameras? -Report anything suspicious to the police -Report news on these blogs / social networks LOG THESE #s in your Cell phone Pacifica PD 738-7314 911 from CELL 355-4151