SF Police Arrest 27 Shoplifters

<p>To help reduce retail thefts and to hold people who commit these crimes accountable&comma; San Francisco Police officers pre-planned shoplifting and retail theft enforcement operations to address Organized Retail Crimes &lpar;ORC&rpar;&period; These operations involved coordinated efforts of uniformed and plainclothes officers who wait to arrest criminals who shoplift from retail businesses&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Retail businesses located on the 3300 block of Mission Street&comma; the 2000 block of Market Street&comma; and the 2100 block of Market Street were chosen for operations due to the high number of shoplifting incidents the businesses were experiencing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Between November 18&comma; 2024&comma; and December 9&comma; 2024&comma; the operations resulted in the arrest of 27 suspects&period; 25 adult suspects were cited and released at the scene&period;  2 adult suspects were booked at San Francisco County Jail for outstanding warrants in addition to the on-view theft charges&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The stolen property taken by the suspects was seized by officers during the operations and returned to the stores&period; Officers are conducting similar ORC operations throughout the city and making a number of arrests in other retail business locations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;