SFPD Make Arrests in Shotgun Robbery Series. A Male Juvenile Exited a Getaway Vehicle and Robbed Pedestrians at Gunpoint 19-036
In the early morning hours of Friday March 8, 2019, officers from San Francisco Police Department’s Taraval and Park Police Stations responded to several reports of armed robberies.
At approximately 6:30AM a male victim was walking on the sidewalk near the area 8th Avenue and Noriega Street when a male subject jumped out of a vehicle, produced a shotgun and demanded the victim’s property. The victim gave the suspect his phone and wallet. A few minutes later another victim was walking in the area of 9th Avenue and Lawton Street when a male suspect jumped out of a vehicle produced a shotgun and demanded the victim’s property. The victim gave the suspect his phone and day planner. At approximately 7:11AM a female victim was walking on the 400 block of Warren Drive when a male subject jumped out of a vehicle, produced a shotgun and demanded the victim’s property. The victim said that she didn’t have anything for the suspect. The suspect got back into the vehicle and fled the scene. The female was able to take a picture of the suspect vehicle as it fled the scene.
In all three incidents the victims described the suspects as young Latin males driving a white sport utility vehicle. In all three incidents the suspects utilized a shotgun and threatened to shoot the victims if they did not comply with their demands. Investigators from San Francisco Police Department’s Robbery Detail responded and commenced their investigation.
On March 12th , the vehicle used in the commission of the robberies, a white Ford Explorer was located in Pittsburg, California. Investigators located stolen property from one of the incidents inside the vehicle .
The vehicle led investigators to two 17 year - old male suspects from Oakland, California. San Francisco Police investigators served search warrants on both of the juvenile suspect’s homes on March 26th . While serving the search warrant investigators located several firearms including a shotgun.
The two juveniles were booked at the San Francisco County Juvenile Justice Center on several counts of robbery, attempted robbery, assault with a firearm, felony firearm enhancement.
Due to the suspect’s ages booking photos will not be released.
While arrests have been made, if you have any information related to this incident, we encourage you to contact the SFPD 24 hour tip line at 1-415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 with SFPD at the beginning of the message. You may remain anonymous