Police in San Francisco have arrested eight suspects, some as young as 12, for a series of organized retail thefts at Walgreens stores. The thefts, which resulted in over $84,000 in stolen merchandise, involved assaults on employees and ransacking of stores. The investigation is ongoing.
San Francisco police have arrested eight retail suspects, as young as 12 years old, who are believed to be responsible for 23 incidents at various Walgreens stores, totaling more than $84,000 in stolen merchandise. The oldest suspect, Brandon McClain, 18, of Hayward, was arrested on suspicion of grand theft and retail theft, and also on suspicion of a carjacking this month with a 15-year-old.
The 12-year-old from San Francisco was charged with assault, robbery, burglary, grand theft, organized retail theft and petty theft. The other suspects, aged 14 and 15, live in San Francisco, Oakland, Pittsburg and Oakley, and were charged with various counts of theft. The case began to unravel after a Sept. 16 theft at the Walgreens on the 1100 block of Potrero Avenue, where several boys ransacked the store and assaulted an employee who had asked them to stop. The employee suffered a serious head injury. Police at the Mission Station recognized five of the boys from another assault that day at 24th and Mission streets. Detectives then identified other thefts allegedly linked to the suspects based on descriptions, victim similarities and their modus operandi. Police believe these eight suspects have been involved in at least 23 organized retail crime thefts at various Walgreens locations in San Francisco, totaling over $84,000 in stolen merchandise. Police said that despite the arrests, the cases are open and active. Anyone with information is asked to contact the SFPD at 1-415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD
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