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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.
According to the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), authorities have arrested eight juvenile retail suspects who they imagine 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 Area robberies which have been plaguing the 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 different suspects are 14 and 15 years previous and had been charged with numerous counts of theft.
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San Francisco police stated they’ve arrested eight retail suspects as younger as 12 years previous, who they imagine are accountable for 23 incidents at numerous Walgreens’ shops totaling greater than $84,000 in stolen merchandise. (Fox News)
Authorities stated that one incident included the violent assault of a retailer worker, leaving the sufferer with “a severe head harm,” in keeping with SFPD.
In one theft on Sept. 29, the juveniles allegedly ransacked a retailer and stole $15,000 in merchandise. A few hours later, the group returned for an additional 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. During 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 News)
Police stated they imagine these eight suspects have been concerned in at the least 23 organized retail crime thefts at numerous Walgreens areas in San Francisco. (Fox News)
In one other disturbing incident, police stated that in a July raid, the masked suspects gathered exterior 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.
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Police stated they imagine these eight suspects have been concerned in at the least 23 organized retail crime thefts at numerous Walgreens areas in San Francisco, totaling over $84,000 in stolen merchandise.
San Francisco Police Officers Association president speaks throughout a press convention on the San Francisco Police Officers Association headquarters on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 in San Francisco, Calif. ((Photo By Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle through Getty Images))
A assessment of the incident, led SFPD Burglary-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 instances are open and lively. Anyone with data is requested to contact the SFPD at 1-415-575-4444 or textual content a tip to TIP411 and start the message with SFPD.
