Robbery

Gang Task Force Says They Nabbed Oakdale Mobster on $1 Million Warrant - SF Weekly has the profile

Napa Wine Tour Operator Unmaksed As Highway 101 Bandit

Ingleside Police Department Has a Posse

Robber Knocks Over Two Marin Banks with Just His Hand

Robbers, San Jose Police Can Agree On One Thing

San Francisco Police Have Productive Weekend

The San Francisco Police Department was busy over the weekend rounding up robbery suspects. All tolled, cops arrested nine suspects in five robberies. Of those arrested, seven were juveniles and guns were used in two of the incidents. The first arrest occurred early Saturday morning when a motorcy ... More >>

Bay Area's Last Stagecoach Robbery Commemorated By Band of Eccentrics Wearing Funny Hats

On August 17, 1905, an unknown man wearing driving goggles on his face and feedbags over his boots leaped, screaming, from a tree and into Bay Area lore. The masked man demanded stagecoach driver Ed Campbell throw down the Wells Fargo strongbox and the mail bags before passing a hat among the coach' ... More >>

SFPD Claims To Nab Trio of Men Responsible For Rash of Armed Robberies

A pair of police fficers working out of the Taraval Station pulled over a car on Saturday at 19th Avenue and Crespi and arrested a trio of men they claim are responsible for a recent series of armed and strong-arm robberies.   The rash of hold-ups had prompted an earlier San Francisco Police De ... More >>

Update: Police Offer Details On How Alleged Serial Robbers Were Caught

A trio of alleged serial robbers' distinctive red car (not this one) caught the SFPD's attentionThe trio of men police allege were responsible for a rash of late-night and early morning San Francisco robberies seem to have violated what we could call Ferris Bueller's First Law: You just can't mainta ... More >>

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A trio of alleged serial robbers' distinctive red car (not this one) caught the SFPD's attentionThe trio of men police allege were responsible for a rash of late-night and early morning San Francisco robberies seem to have violated what we could call Ferris Bueller's First Law: You just can't mainta ... More >>

RAT Entrap

Police are luring the homeless into crime. Is this time well spent?

A Gem of a Caper

Bags of jewels stolen. Two brothers in custody. The store owner implicated. Who done it?

Case Study: Christopher Taylor

Taylor's lawyer was suspended from practicing during the robbery trial.

Suggested Pirate Reading

Taylor's lawyer was suspended from practicing during the robbery trial.

The Perfect Crime

For 20 years, South American thieves have been stealing millions of dollars in gems and jewelry from traveling salespeople in San Francisco. And no one -- not the cops, jewelers, or insurance companies -- has the slightest idea how to stop them.

Mail-Order Bandits

Armed robbers collect stamps -- and cash -- at city post offices

Will the Soul-Jacker Go Free?

State prosecutions against alleged gang assassin appear to disintegrate

SFPD Homicide Inspector Has 'Fingers Crossed' That Suspect He Nabbed For Unrelated Felony Is Man Behind Fatal SOMA Mugging

Helen CanafaxHomicide Inspector Richard Martin told SF Weekly that he's hopeful a man he arrested on May 7 on an outstanding felony warrant could be the mugger police are seeking behind last month's fatal purse snatching of 63-year-old Helen Canafax -- but more witnesses could be needed to prove the ... More >>

Rock On: Is Simplistic Smash 'n' Grab Robber Menacing Chinatown Again?

The 'River Rock Burglar,' portrayed here by Billy Joel, has hit five San Francisco stores in the past two weeksIn the annals of criminality, there are numerous men and women who have earned dubious distinctions via decisions such as wearing paraphernalia emblazoned with their names or places of busi ... More >>

Details Still Sketchy on Sunday Home-Invasion Robbery -- That May *Not* Have Been a Robbery at What May Not Have Been a Home

View Larger Map In order to have a home-invasion robbery, you need a home, an invasion, and a robbery. It's still unclear if any of those three were involved in a dicey situation yesterday evening that involved a SWAT team and a number of San Francisco cops surrounding a structure in the 1500 bloc ... More >>

Botched Burglaries: Papa Does Not Have a Brand New Bag

​ You'd think purse-snatching is a relatively simple crime to carry out: See purse, snatch purse. Not so. From the Central Station Police newsletter come a pair of stories illustrating how difficult snatching purses can be. Last week, a 28-year-old woman was accosted by a 19-year-old man, and his ... More >>

More Robberies In Ingleside

via flickr by Hamed ParhamChristmastime crime​Another day, another robbery in the Ingleside District?Apparently, there have been several robberies in the St. Mary's Park area over the last week where a gunman has targeted people as they walk down Crescent Street near Agnon. In one incident the vic ... More >>

No ID Yet For Home-Invasion Shooting Victim, City's Sixth Homicide

View Larger MapSan Francisco's Medical Examiner is not yet ready to release the identity of a man shot dead last night during a home-invasion robbery. The robbery and homicide occurred on the 2400 block of Moraga near 31st Avenue in the Outer Sunset. Police have told the media that other victims of ... More >>

Alleged Serial Robber Jacob Schildgen Arrested

Some alleged robbers, it turns out, do take no for an answer​A man charged with more than half a dozen Castro-area robberies -- and two bizarre non-robberies -- has been arrested, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Details are forthcoming, but the man -- identified as 42-year-old Sa ... More >>

Cops Can't Link Crimes Near Pot Clubs to Pot Clubs

Is he robbing you because there's a pot club 100 feet away? Or just because he's robbing you? The cops have no idea.​Glide Memorial Church is an oasis in the Tenderloin, a sanctuary amidst some of the starkest examples of human wreckage many of us will ever see. Nobody would call Glide dangero ... More >>

Charles Heard Guilty in 'Bamm-Bamm Bling' Murder-Robbery

​A San Francisco jury found alleged Western Addition gang member Charles Heard guilty of murder and robbery today after nine days of deliberations.Heard, 25, was found guilty under the "felony murder" doctrine, which holds that those who help commit a crime that leads to murder -- even if not kill ... More >>

San Francisco's Most Stylish Bank Robber (Pics)

Yesterday we reported on a bank robber who -- counter-intuitively for someone who is pulling a gun and breaking the law -- was wearing open-toed shoes and dressed so distinctively that witnesses at two San Francisco banks were able to describe her appearance from head to toe. Now we've got some pict ... More >>

Is Shelly Denise Jones San Francisco's Most Stylish Bank Robber? (PICS)

Daly City PoliceShelly Denise Jones is charged with robbing three banks -- in high style​Bus driver drove bus to bank, robbed it, cops sayDaly City Police have released the name and photo of the woman who is purportedly San Francisco's most stylish bank robber: Shelly Denise Jones, 34, of Antioch. ... More >>

Feds Take Over Case Vs. Shelly Denise Jones, Allegedly City's 'Most Stylish Bank Robber'

Shelly Denise Jones' alleged bank robberies are now a federal case​We've written a bit about Shelly Denise Jones, the Antioch bus driver accused of driving her bus to a bank in Daly City and robbing it -- and wearing such stylish clothes while allegedly knocking over two San Francisco banks that w ... More >>

Muni Passenger Battles With Robber Over Stolen $10

The winner of this bout also received $10​A plucky Muni patron who wasn't letting no one -- no how -- take his 10 bucks pummeled a would-be robber yesterday. The victim, listed only as a 22-year-old Hispanic man, was waiting for a bus at Third and Innes Monday evening, when he took his wallet out ... More >>

'Ponytail Bandits' -- Three Rodriguez Brothers -- To Be Charged, Arraigned

Tails, you lose​The "Ponytail Bandits" -- a group of young Hispanic men suspected of five armed robberies in one night -- will likely be arraigned today, police tell SF Weekly. The men, who earned their nickname from police due to their distinctive appearances, were arrested Sunday when officers n ... More >>

Armed Robber Cleans Out Sunglass Hut

Does this alleged armed sunglass thief ring a bell? ​Earlier today, we reported on a ballsy thief who returned, twice, to the same gas station to filch sunglasses. Turns out, however, he was just the opening act. Police are seeking a gun-toting robber who barged into the Sunglass Hut at 2327 Marke ... More >>

Drunk Man Spins Fantastic Carjacking Tale

On overly protective sibling is accused of robbing a man's car and smashing it up. It's complicated. ​A man enjoying a night out at a bar told police he was carjacked at gunpoint and either forced into the vehicle for a horrifying drive through the Mission or chased his purloined car on foot. He's ... More >>

Marlena Waters Charged as Planner of Fatal Home Invasion

​Marlena Waters will today be arraigned on murder, robbery, and burglary charges for allegedly planning the fatal home invasion robbery that left 57-year-old Dennis Wayne Dixon dead last month. Alleged gunmen Eric Jordan and Gary Jones were already charged with murder after being arrested on the s ... More >>

Tourneau Robbery Nets $55,000 Worth of Watches

A Cartier watch like this will cost you more than $6,700 at Tourneau -- but it's free if you steal it​A trio of robbers, armed with a hammer and pepper spray, hit the Tourneau store in the Westfield Mall Tuesday, making off with 19 watches valued at $55,000. The suspects pepper-sprayed a store emp ... More >>

Pepper-Spray Robbery Suspects Nabbed

Much like that ... except the bear was subsequently robbed​Police have arrested five suspects in the wake of a spate of robberies via pepper spray that took place in the city last week. Five different pepper spray robberies were reported on Wednesday and Thursday nights throughout the city. The Sa ... More >>

'Security Guard' Suspected of Bank Robberies in San Francisco, Alameda

​Apparently, he isn't the worst security guard since the Rolling Stones ingeniously opted to hire the Hell's Angels to work Altamont. He's just a crook. It turns out a man who dresses like a security guard is providing anything but at banks in both Alameda and San Francisco. Alameda police say the ... More >>

Bumbling Marijuana Dispensary Bandits 'Left a Trail of Spilled Weed Out the Door'

The costumes may yet give them away...​A Richmond District medical cannabis dispensary was robbed last Friday (when else?) by a pair of assailants, who made off with less than $1,000 worth of cash and leafy green medicine, dispensary staff told SF Weekly on Monday. The club, the Hemp Center a ... More >>

Phillip Trettin, Accused Bank Robber, Caught With 'Bag of Cash' In Hand

​Woody Allen's seminal movie on bank robbery, readers may recall, was titled Take the Money and Run. It's a decent bet Phillip Trettin never saw that film. He's charged with taking the money. But he forgot to run. The accused bank robber apparently made a very leisurely getaway. Right as he was ex ... More >>

C4-Toting Robbers Pilfer Electronics Stores

Harald HansenHere's a new way to get a computer​A pair of electronics stores were knocked over on successive days by robbers who scared the bejesus out of the cashier by claiming they had C4 explosives. On Dec. 23, a man who'd stepped out of an electronics store on Market and Fifth at 3:45 p.m. to ... More >>

Armed Robbers Scare Themselves Off

​A quartet of gun-toting robbers appear to have scared the bejesus out of themselves and fled from their would-be victim when they accidentally fired off a pistol. The abortive robbery occurred at around 11:20 p.m. last night, when four young black men surrounded a 55-year-old Hispanic man at Goug ... More >>

S.F Woman Pulls Robber's Hair, Then He Pulls Gun

Never good self defense...​At some point kids are supposed to learn not to pull on other people's hair, and for good reason -- because the person's hair you are tugging on might be armed and dangerous. Such is the case with one woman who last week was robbed while she was in the Excelsior --  ... More >>

San Francisco Police Kill Suspected 'Gen X Bandit' Bank Robber

Gen X bandit wears plaid shirts​San Francisco cops shot and killed a suspected bank robber last night after he allegedly tried to run them over with his car. Media outlets are reporting that the wanted criminal might have been the notorious 'Gen X' bandit, who is known to rob banks in his distinct ... More >>

Ballsy Woman Chases Down Man Who Tries to Steal Her Bike

Some people would do anything to get their bike back​A 21-year-old woman recently proved that she is no victim. The San Francisco resident was unlocking the front door of her apartment on the unit block of Walter Street at about 2:30 a.m. when a white man wearing dark clothing walked up behind her ... More >>

Roller Derby Girls Robbed at Gunpoint

Rolling on ... ​Police are investigating a brazen crime where two members of the Bay Area Derby girls league were robbed at gunpoint after a bout earlier this month.  On the evening of July 9, the two members had packed up the money the league had raised from the event that night and drove ba ... More >>

SF Cops Join LA's Finest In Disputing RAND Study's Findings That Marijuana Clubs Don't Cause Crime

Not the club's fault​What with the company's deep connections to the American war machine, the RAND Corporation isn't exactly a pack of hippies. Which makes it all the more surprising that the policy-think tank released a study this week declaiming that medical marijuana dispensaries cause a ... More >>

Elderly Man Robbed by "City Workers"

Bad men at work​An 83-year-old San Francisco man was bullied into giving up his cash during a home invasion robbery where two men posed as city water workers coming to repair a water leak. According to San Francisco police, the victim, who lives on the 2300 block of 16th Avenue in the Sunset Distr ... More >>

Man Sleeps Through Home Invasion Robbery in Tenderloin

What other invasions has he slept through?​Police are looking for four black men who allegedly broke into a residence on the 700 block of Ellis Street early this morning in a home invasion robbery. According to police, the suspects knocked on the door at about 2:40 a.m. When the first victim -- a ... More >>

Man Robbed While Peeing in North Beach Alley

Those robbers really took the piss out of him​If you're a robber looking to score an easy victim -- urine luck!Police say that a San Francisco man was robbed as he urinated in an alley at about 1:55 a.m. on Friday. According to police, the man had met friends at a nearby bar, and as they were deci ... More >>

Employee Allegedly Robs Own Store, Forgets Surveillance Camera Is on

Some people just don't make enough time for a square meal ​Here's a good one for dumbcrooks.comA woman working at a commercial store on the 2700 block of Mission Street had the brilliant idea of staging a fake robbery inside her own store. But her brilliance was quickly eclipsed by her idiocy when ... More >>