Teen Suspect Arrested With "Prolific Auto Burglar" Following Multiple Thefts In San Francisco, Police Chase To Oakland

CBS Bay Area

September 13, 2024

A teenager suspected in multiple auto burglaries at San Francisco tourist spots was arrested together with a known auto burglar following a police chase into Oakland over the weekend, authorities said Thursday.

In a press statement, San Francisco police said officers were conducting a city-wide auto burglary suppression investigation on Saturday afternoon when plainclothes officers working near the Palace of Fine Arts in the city's Marina District saw a vehicle being burglarized. The officers began following the suspect vehicle but lost track of it because of the driver's evasive and illegal maneuvers and the risk to public safety, police said.

Shortly after the suspect and vehicle description were broadcast to other units, a police sergeant spotted the vehicle in the area of Masonic Avenue at Golden Gate Avenue in the North of the Panhandle district, police said. The vehicle was followed east to Alamo Square, another tourist spot targeted by auto burglars, where officers saw the suspect break into another vehicle, police said.

Two vehicles burglarized at popular San Francisco tourist spots, the Palace of Fine Arts and Alamo Square, Sept. 7, 2024/San Francisco Police Department/CBS Bay Area

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