<p>On June 10, the San Francisco Police Department’s Defend Against Retail Theft (DART) Organized Retail Crime (ORC) Task Force received a request for help from a retail establishment for habitual retail thefts. SFPD worked closely with the retail establishment and conducted the investigation by interviewing retail employees, reviewing surveillance videos and footage, and developing strategic tactics.</p>
<p>SFPD DART investigators were able to identify 2 suspects with the assistance of Tenderloin Station officers and the Daly City Police Department through ongoing inter-agency collaborations. Based on evidence and witness accounts, the estimated total value of stolen merchandise was over $15,000. SFPD DART ORC Task Force subsequently determined there were 17 chargeable cases between April and July 2025, and arrested Samuel Shrimpton and Ryan Twedell for a <strong>total of 17 cases at various retail stores throughout San Francisco:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>2000 block of Fillmore Street</li>
<li>400 block of Powell Street</li>
<li>Unit block of Point Lobos Avenue</li>
<li>1300 block of Castro Street</li>
<li>500 block of Market Street</li>
<li>2400 block of San Bruno Avenue</li>
<li>2300 block of 16th Street</li>
<li>2100 block of Market Street</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>On July 1st, Samuel Shrimpton (28-year-old male) was arrested on the following charges:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>6 counts of Burglary &#8211; 459 PC (2nd degree)/felony</li>
<li>8 counts of Grand Theft &#8211; 487(a) PC/felony</li>
<li>5 counts of Organized Retail Theft &#8211; 490.4(a)(1) PC/felony</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>On July 11, Ryan Twedell (33-year-old male) was arrested on the following charges:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>9 counts of Burglary &#8211; 459 PC (2nd degree)/felony</li>
<li>11 counts of Grand Theft &#8211; 487(a) PC/felony</li>
<li>15 counts of Organized Retail Theft &#8211; 490.4(a)(1) PC/felony and misdemeanors</li>
<li>7 counts of Petty Theft &#8211; 459.5(a) PC/misdemeanor</li>
<li>Vandalism &#8211; 594(a)(2) PC/misdemeanor</li>
</ul>

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