Problem Solver Directory

SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT:

LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY OR CRIME IN PROGRESS—(DIAL) 911
NON-EMERGENCY: (619) 531-2000 or (858) 484-3154
(Program this number into your home and cell phones.)

SDPD NORTHERN DIVISION:
Captain Brian Ahearn
Email: bahearn@pd.sandiego.gov

Lieutenant Paul Rorrison
Phone: 858-552-1706
Email: prorrison@pd.sandiego.gov

Neighborhood Watch: Sgt. Al Alvarez
Phone: (858) 552-1631
Email: aalvarez@pd.sandiego.gov

ABC Complaint Line: When you see: selling to minors, vandalism, public urination, excessive noise, etc. around businesses that sell alcohol.
Phone: (619) 515-2777

Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol (R.S.V.P.): Cite disabled parking violators, perform vacation house checks, visits shut-ins, etc.
Phone: (858) 552-1737

Community Assisted Party Program (CAPP): Late night and loud parties are disruptive to neighbors and generate complaints that require valuable police resources. CAPP is a partnership between the police dept and community residents. For more information or guidance through the process please contact Fred Zuckerman.
Phone: (858) 552-1717
Email: FBZ@pd.sandiego.gov

OTHER IMPORTANT NUMBERS:

2-1-1: A national dialing code for free, 24-hour County specific, health, disaster information, and more, e.g. wildfire emergency updates, suicide hotlines, etc.
Phone: (Dial) 211

Abandoned Vehicles: In public view on private or public property or on City Street.
Phone: 858 495-4956
Online form: Website

Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC):
Jennifer Hill, District Administrator
Phone: 619) 525-4064
Website: www.abc.ca.gov

Animal Removal: Please do not put dead animals in refuse collection containers. To request the removal of a dead animal from the public right-of-way, call Environmental Services.
Phone: (858) 694-7000

California Highway Patrol:
(858) 467-3300

Child Abuse Hotline: Call if you suspect that a child is being abused. Someone will investigate and contact the parents—with no assumption of guilt.
Phone: (858) 560-2191

Citizens City Information System: JUST CALL is an automated system designed to provide you with recorded answers to the most frequently asked questions about City services and programs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Check the website for simple instructions and a list of information codes.
Phone: (619) 615-6111
Website: http://www.sandiego.gov/directories/justcall.shtml

Code Compliance (NCCD): Report suspected code violations or dangerous conditions, e.g. unstable structures and signs, noise that disturbs at least three separate households, non-permitted construction, public right-of-way issues etc.
Phone: (619) 236-5500
Online report form: http://www.sandiego.gov/nccd/forms/

Curb Painting: White, Blue, Red, Green
Phone: (619) 533-3126

Drug Dealing: Call the Drug Abatement Response Team (DART) to report prostitution, gangs or drug dealing.
Phone: (619) 533-5675

Elder Abuse: 24-Hour Reporting Line
Phone: (800) 510-2020

Environmental Services:

  • Dead Animal Removal
  • Large items left in alleys, e.g. sofa, refrigerator.

Phone: (858) 694-7000

Neighborhood Crime Alerts: Sign up to receive recent crime alerts in your neighborhood. (replaced eWatch) Website: http://www.crimemapping.com/subscriptions/subscribe.aspx

Household Hazardous Waste Disposal: Miramar Landfill facilities is open on Saturdays to those with appointments only.
Call Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm, for an appointment. More information is available online in a brochure (see below).
Phone: (858) 694-7000
Online Brochure: http://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/ep/hazardous.shtml

Gang Activity:Call the Drug Abatement Response Team (DART) to report prostitution, gangs or drug dealing.
Phone: (619) 533-5675

Garages: Converted to living area without permit or used for business purposes
Phone: (619) 236-5500

Graffiti: Record location and date, photograph, email then remove!

  1. Email photos to Officer Bill Miles with the location and date. wmiles@pd.sandiego.gov
  2. If the graffiti is located on,
  3. Try to remove the graffiti with a solvent and rag (wear gloves), e.g. Goof Off Graffiti Remover. If you need to paint it out, try to match the existing color. Use a razor blade scraper for removing stickers on glass, signs, benches, etc.
  4. URBAN CORP may also remove graffiti. Phone 619-235-6884 with the location and date.
    • public property, report it immediately to the Graffiti Control Program (above).
    • commercial property, report it to the business.
    • private property, notify the resident.
    • your property, remove it immediately!

Neighborhood Noise and Other Nuisances:
Strive to have open lines of communication with all your neighbors. Discuss your concerns about noise violations or other problems. If no improvement,

  • Every time a nuisance occurs, call the SDPD Non-Emergency number and ask for an incident number.

Phone: 619 531-2000 or (858) 484-3154

  • Keep a log of nuisance activities.
  • If problems continue, the City of San Diego sponsors a Neighborhood Nuisance Program to help residents abate nuisances.
  • Phone:(858) 552-1717

Parking: Illegal or abandoned vehicles, RVs and boats parked in the same spot over 72 hours or illegally parked in a parkway or across sidewalks:

  1. Obtain license number and car make/model of vehicle.
  2. Report to Vehicle Abatement number below.
  3. If after 1 week the vehicle is not moved and you don’t see a ticket, call again.

Phone: (858) 495-7856

Scavenging: Unauthorized persons going through trash containers/recycling bins at point of collection
Phone: (858) 694-7000

Street Maintenance:

  • Pot Holes
  • Street Lights: Broken/Burned Out
  • Curb Maintenance

Phone: (619) 527-7500
Online service request form: http://apps.sandiego.gov/streetdiv/

Trash:

  • Uncollected containers
  • Illegal dumping
  • Overflowing dumpsters

Phone: (858) 492-5055 (There may be a wait for a representative.)

Water & Sewer Emergency:
Phone: 619-515-3525