Police Arrest 37 Shoplifters at Safeway, Walgreens

<p>San Francisco Police officers assigned to Ingleside Station conducted a shoplifting sting to address Organized Retail Crimes &lpar;ORC&rpar;&period; These operations involved coordinated efforts of uniformed and plainclothes officers who waited to arrest criminals who shoplift from retail businesses&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Safeway and Walgreens&comma; located on the 3300 block of Mission Street and the 900 block of Geneva Street in San Francisco&comma; were chosen for the operation due to the high number of shoplifting incidents these businesses have experienced&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Three operations were held in April 2025&period; These operations resulted in the arrest of 37 suspects for Organized Retail Crime and petty theft&period;  Thirty-three adult suspects were cited and released at the scene for shoplifting &lpar;490&period;2&lpar;a&rpar; PC&rpar;&period;  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&period;  The stolen property taken by the suspects totaled over approximately &dollar;2&comma;500 dollars&period; The stolen merchandise was seized by officers during the operations and returned to the stores&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>These operations have a huge impact on the retail stores in the Ingleside District and other locations throughout the city&period; Our officers have made dozens of ORC arrests in recent months and will continue to conduct these operations throughout San Francisco to reduce thefts at local businesses&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Officers are conducting similar ORC operations throughout the city and making a number of arrests in other retail business locations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;