Fillmore gets new beat cops

Officers Jason Castro (left) and Gordon Wong (right) with Dosa owner Emily Mitra.

Officers Jason Castro (left) and Gordon Wong (right) with Dosa owner Emily Mitra.

AFTER REPORTS OF an increasing number of grab-and-run thefts — and calls for help — from Fillmore’s fashion boutiques and other shops, the SFPD debuted a two-officer uniformed foot patrol on September 9.

Known as “Beat 44,” it stretches from Geary Boulevard north to Jackson Street. Officers Gordon Wong and Jason Castro will walk the beat from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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