A crew of delinquents – as younger as 12-years-old – was arrested for allegedly committing a string of robberies throughout San Francisco, racking up $84,000 in stolen merchandise, police stated.
Based on the San Francisco Police Division (SFPD), authorities have arrested eight juvenile retail suspects who they consider are accountable for 23 incidents at numerous Walgreens shops. The group included an 18-year-old, one 12-year-old, three 14-year-olds, and three 15-year-olds.
Authorities managed to efficiently tie collectively a string of Bay Space robberies which have been plaguing town since July.
Police recognized the oldest suspect as Brandon McClain, 18, who was arrested on suspicion of grand theft and retail theft. He was additionally arrested on suspicion of a carjacking this month with a 15-year-old, police stated.
The 12-year-old from San Francisco was charged with assault, theft, housebreaking, grand theft, organized retail theft and petty theft, in keeping with Fox 11.
The opposite suspects are 14 and 15 years outdated and have been charged with numerous counts of theft.
Customers stroll by a Walgreens in New York. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)
San Francisco police stated they’ve arrested eight retail suspects as younger as 12 years outdated, who they consider are accountable for 23 incidents at numerous Walgreens’ shops totaling greater than $84,000 in stolen merchandise. (Fox Information)
Authorities stated that one incident included the violent assault of a retailer worker, leaving the sufferer with “a severe head damage,” in keeping with SFPD.
In a single theft on Sept. 29, the juveniles allegedly ransacked a retailer and stole $15,000 in merchandise. A few hours later, the group returned for one more raid and stole $12,000 extra in items, in keeping with police.
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On August 18, the suspects entered one other Walgreens and stole over $6,500 in merchandise. Through the theft, police stated that one of many suspects jumped over the entrance counter and stole a money register.
The juveniles ransacked the Walgreens shops, police stated. (Fox Information)
Police stated they consider these eight suspects have been concerned in no less than 23 organized retail crime thefts at numerous Walgreens places in San Francisco. (Fox Information)
In one other disturbing incident, police stated that in a July raid, the masked suspects gathered outdoors a Walgreens location and workers acknowledged them as thieves and known as police. The suspect allegedly pressured the door open on the workers and stole over $1,300 in merchandise.
Police stated they consider these eight suspects have been concerned in no less than 23 organized retail crime thefts at numerous Walgreens places in San Francisco, totaling over $84,000 in stolen merchandise.
San Francisco Police Officers Affiliation president speaks throughout a press convention on the San Francisco Police Officers Affiliation headquarters on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 in San Francisco, Calif. ((Picture By Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle by way of Getty Pictures))
A evaluate of the incident, led SFPD Housebreaking-Organized Retail Crime Unit detectives to hyperlink the incidents collectively.
Police deciphered similarities within the suspects’ descriptions and modus operandi (M.O).
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Police stated that regardless of the arrests, the circumstances are open and lively. Anybody with info is requested to contact the SFPD at 1-415-575-4444 or textual content a tip to TIP411 and start the message with SFPD.