SAN FRANCISCO—On May 1, the San Francisco Police Department announced that armed suspects were arrested thanks to the help of the Real Time Investigation Center (RITC).
The SFPD reported that on March 27, at approximately 1:53 p.m., officers responded to a business on the 1200 block of South Van Ness Avenue regarding a subject making threats and brandishing a firearm at a victim. Upon arrival, officers met with the victim, who stated he was involved in a verbal altercation with two unknown subjects inside the grocery store.
After the altercation, the two subjects fled from the scene but returned shortly after and brandished a firearm while making threats towards the victim. The subjects left the area on a scooter.
Officers working in the RTIC quickly obtained photographs of the suspects and sent them out to patrol officers, who observed the suspects in the area of 8th and Market Streets and coordinated a plan to safely take the suspects into custody. After a brief foot pursuit, officers took the suspects into custody and recovered a firearm with an extended magazine from one of the suspects.
Through the course of the investigation, officers developed probable cause to place both juvenile male suspects under arrest.
The first juvenile male suspect was transported to the Community Assessment and Referral Center (CARC) and was cited for conspiracy (182 PC) and resisting an officer (148(a)(1) PC).
The second juvenile male suspect was transported to the Juvenile Justice Center (JJC) and booked for carrying a loaded firearm (25850 PC), minor in possession of a firearm (29610 PC), armed with a firearm in the commission of a felony (12022 PC), brandishing a firearm (417(a)(1) PC), and criminal threats (422 PC).
Due to the suspects’ ages, their identities will not be released. The SFPD is still investigating the case. Anyone with details should contact the SFPD at 1-415-575-4444(opens in a new window) or Text-A-Tip to TIP411(opens in a new window), beginning the message with ‘SFPD’.
