People v. Orndorff CA1/3

BACKGROUND

On December 27, 2011, San Francisco Police Officer Craig Canton responded to a dispatch directing him to Hawthorne Street in the South of Market area in response to a 911 call. A witness reported a suspicious man on a bicycle who stopped in front of his building, looked through a backpack he was carrying, and walked away leaving the bicycle behind. When Officer Canton arrived at the scene, the man who had placed the 911 call guided the officer to Orndorff, who was nearby. Officer Canton saw Orndorff standing over an object that may have been a laptop. Officer Canton instructed Orndorff to stop. Orndorff took off running. Officer Canton chased after him and found him crouched down hiding behind some bushes. After Orndorff emerged from his hiding

1 place, Officer Canton placed him in handcuffs. Officer Canton then handed him off to Sergeant Michael Young and Officer Julio Bandoni, who had arrived on the scene. Sergeant Young asked Orndorff for his name and date of birth, and Orndorff identified himself as Joseph Beck with a birthdate of June 9, 1980. Because Orndorff stated he did not have any identification, Sergeant Young used his patrol car computer system to conduct…