SAN FRANCISCO—On April 30, the San Francisco Police Department reported that a total of 37 individuals were arrested in connection to a Retail Theft Operation in the Ingleside District.
The operation was aimed to decrease retail thefts and to hold people who commit such crimes accountable. Officers assigned to Ingleside Station pre-planned shoplifting and retail theft abatement enforcement operations to address Organized Retail Crimes (ORC).
The operations involved coordinated efforts of uniformed and plainclothes officers who waited to arrest criminals who shoplift from retail businesses. Safeway and Walgreens, located on the 3300 block of Mission Street and the 900 block of Geneva Street, were chosen due to the high number of shoplifting incidents these businesses experienced.
Three operations were held in April 2025. They resulted in the arrest of suspects for Organized Retail Crime and petty theft. Thirty-three adult suspects were cited and released at the scene for shoplifting (490.2(a) PC). Four adult suspects were booked at San Francisco County Jail for outstanding warrants and stay-away orders in addition to the on-view theft charges. The stolen property taken by the suspects totaled over approximately $2,500 dollars. The stolen merchandise was seized by officers during the operations and returned to the stores.
Officers are conducting similar ORC operations throughout the region and making a number of arrests in other retail business locations. Any business that would like to participate in an Organized Retail Crime operation can contact sfpd.retailtheft@sfgov.org.
The case is still under investigation. Anyone with details is asked to contact the SFPD at 415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD.
