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Three Men From Tennessee Indicted In Strong-arm Crypto Robbery Spree Across Bay Area and LA

Three Men From Tennessee Indicted In Strong-arm Crypto Robbery Spree Across Bay Area and LA

We still don't know who the brains are behind the operation, but three young men from Tennessee were indicted by a federal grand jury and may lead investigators to the co-conspirator or co-conspirators who guided them to holders of large sums of crypto in California.

Three Tennessee Men Arrested In Connection With Crypto Heist Near Dolores Park

Three Tennessee Men Arrested In Connection With Crypto Heist Near Dolores Park

Three arrests have been made and authorities are reportedly still looking for the criminal or criminals in charge of a crypto theft ring that allegedly plotted "wrench attacks" on multiple holders of cryptocurrency fortunes on the West Coast.

Thief Steals a Reported $11M In Cryptocurrency, Plus Laptop, In Home Invasion Near Dolores Park

Thief Steals a Reported $11M In Cryptocurrency, Plus Laptop, In Home Invasion Near Dolores Park

A robbery suspect posing as a delivery person forced their way into a victim's home Saturday morning at gunpoint, and made off with a major crypto haul.

25-Person Mob-Style Robbery of Jewelry Store In San Ramon Part of Larger Pattern

25-Person Mob-Style Robbery of Jewelry Store In San Ramon Part of Larger Pattern

A 25-person mob committed an armed robbery at a jewelry store in San Ramon on Monday, ransacking the store and reportedly making off with $1 million worth of merchandise. The crime is part of a larger pattern repeating itself across California.

Attempted Robbery at Oakland Pawn Shop Leads to Shootout With Staff, Two Suspects Killed

Attempted Robbery at Oakland Pawn Shop Leads to Shootout With Staff, Two Suspects Killed

Six people were shot Wednesday evening, two of them fatally, in a shootout between the staff at an East Oakland pawn shop and five armed suspects attempting to rob the place, according to police.

Three Bay Area Men In Michael Myers Masks Allegedly Went to Florida to Steal Apple Products, Now Face Federal Charges

Three Bay Area Men In Michael Myers Masks Allegedly Went to Florida to Steal Apple Products, Now Face Federal Charges

Three East Bay men are in custody in Florida after an alleged robbery attempt Friday at a seller of Apple products that ended with a chase and a police shooting.

Cafe Worker In SF's Mission District Springs Into Action to Stop Petty Thief

Cafe Worker In SF's Mission District Springs Into Action to Stop Petty Thief

A cafe worker in the Mission District is being hailed as a hero for jumping out from behind the counter to pummel a would-be backpack thief Friday morning and hold him until police arrived.

SFPD Arrests Gang of Teens, One of Them Just 12 Years Old, for String of Walgreens Robberies Totaling $84,000

SFPD Arrests Gang of Teens, One of Them Just 12 Years Old, for String of Walgreens Robberies Totaling $84,000

Eight minors from across the Bay Area, one of them only 12 years old, have been arrested and charged for 23 separate Walgreens robberies in which their estimated alleged stolen loot totaled $84,000 worth.

54-Year-Old San Francisco Man Charged With Robbing, Assaulting Sex Workers and Robbing Their Johns In Oakland

54-Year-Old San Francisco Man Charged With Robbing, Assaulting Sex Workers and Robbing Their Johns In Oakland

A San Francisco man was arrested and charged with two September armed robberies that turned into assaults involving sex workers and johns in Oakland's unofficial red-light district.

[Update] Missing Australian Businessman Turns Up In SF Hospital, In Coma, After Fall?

[Update] Missing Australian Businessman Turns Up In SF Hospital, In Coma, After Fall?

An Australian grain executive on a business trip in San Francisco appears to have been violently robbed and injured, and was put into an induced coma after arriving in a local hospital without identification.

Oakland Police Warn of Rise In Smash-and-Grabs of Occupied Vehicles

Oakland Police Warn of Rise In Smash-and-Grabs of Occupied Vehicles

The Oakland Police Department says that it's deploying more officers in response to the uptick in crime, but department-wide response times still lag.

Day Around the Bay: SFPD Nabs Retail Thieves Who Showed Up at Walgreens With Wagon

Day Around the Bay: SFPD Nabs Retail Thieves Who Showed Up at Walgreens With Wagon

The SFPD arrested six people who were part of a blitz-style robbery at an Excelsior District Walgreens; a San Jose mother and daughter have been arrested in connection with those two day-care drowning deaths; and the suspects arrested for a string of armed robberies in the Mission were arraigned.

Lululemon Store on Fillmore Targeted Twice For Organized Theft Last Week, Four Suspects Charged

Lululemon Store on Fillmore Targeted Twice For Organized Theft Last Week, Four Suspects Charged

The SFPD made multiple arrests last week in connection with organized retail thefts in the city, but two incidents happened at the same store, the Lululemon at 2040 Fillmore Street.

One Arrest Made, Group of Deplorable Teens Still Being Sought In 11 Violent Robberies In Noe Valley and NoPa

One Arrest Made, Group of Deplorable Teens Still Being Sought In 11 Violent Robberies In Noe Valley and NoPa

San Francisco police say a group of juveniles has been implicated in nearly a dozen robberies, often targeting women on the street, in Noe Valley and NoPa.

Four Arrested In San Francisco For San Mateo LEGO Store Robbery

Four Arrested In San Francisco For San Mateo LEGO Store Robbery

Four East Bay residents — three adults and a juvenile — were taken into custody Friday following a heist of LEGOs worth $3,500. And the crew was easily caught because they were in a car they rented through a third-party app.

Nine Deplorable Teens Arrested In Connection With 35 Robberies; Oakland Police Vow New Approach Amid Crime Wave

Nine Deplorable Teens Arrested In Connection With 35 Robberies; Oakland Police Vow New Approach Amid Crime Wave

It sounds like the Oakland Police Department has solved the case of a string of robberies across multiple neighborhoods, and the culprits are a group of juveniles. But the 35 robberies they've been connected to represent only a fraction of a recent wave of crime in Oakland.

78-Year-Old Berkeley Woman Fends Off Deplorable Teen With Stick In Mugging Attempt

78-Year-Old Berkeley Woman Fends Off Deplorable Teen With Stick In Mugging Attempt

A 78-year-old woman who was out walking her dog last Friday in Berkeley managed to knock a gun — what turned out to be a BB gun — out of the hand of a 16-year-old who was allegedly trying to rob her.

Organized Retail Theft Ring That Targeted California Apple Stores Busted, Eight Arrested

Organized Retail Theft Ring That Targeted California Apple Stores Busted, Eight Arrested

An organized retail theft ring that netted around $1 million in stolen Apple products over the last six months has been busted following an investigation by the CHP's retail theft unit.

Two Photographers Attacked at SF's Palace of Fine Arts — on Same Day

Two Photographers Attacked at SF's Palace of Fine Arts — on Same Day

In separate incidents, two photographers — one of them visiting San Francisco from Dallas — were subjected to violent robberies on November 9 near the Palace of Fine Arts; no arrests have been made in either robbery.

SFPD Says Two Dozen People Have Had Expensive Watches Brazenly Stolen This Year So Maybe Don't Wear Them Out

SFPD Says Two Dozen People Have Had Expensive Watches Brazenly Stolen This Year So Maybe Don't Wear Them Out

Thieves have been targeting the wearers of ten-thousand-dollar Rolexes and Patek Philippes, so if you own one of these high-end watches you might want to think twice before wearing them out in public spaces in SF.

Mission Street GameStop Hit by Flash Mob Robberies Three Times in Six Days

Mission Street GameStop Hit by Flash Mob Robberies Three Times in Six Days

The flash mob-style burglaries we saw in Union Square last November popped up again on Mission Street, as the GameStop store suffered a reported three robberies in less than one week.

Burglar Uses Power Saw to Break Into San Francisco Newsstand, Takes $20,000 In Cash and Merchandise

Burglar Uses Power Saw to Break Into San Francisco Newsstand, Takes $20,000 In Cash and Merchandise

Sunday morning, surveillance video captured a man slicing through the iron gates of one of the city's last remaining newsstands with a circular saw.

52-Year-Old Asian Man Robbed and Beaten Next to Fillmore Area Restaurant

52-Year-Old Asian Man Robbed and Beaten Next to Fillmore Area Restaurant

A 52-year-old man was pistol-whipped and robbed of his wallet, watch, and cellphone on New Year's Eve in the Fillmore District.

Newsom Says Organized Smash-and-Grab Robbers Will Be Punished, Says Mayors Must 'Step Up'

Newsom Says Organized Smash-and-Grab Robbers Will Be Punished, Says Mayors Must 'Step Up'

Governor Gavin Newsom said Monday he was speaking as a victimized business owner himself when he made comments about last weekend's swarm of organized smash-and-grab robberies around the Bay.

SFPD Arrests Five Men Across NorCal In Connection With Home-Invasion Robbery Spree In San Francisco

The San Francisco Police Department today announced the arrests of five suspects who are believed to be responsible for a string of at least three home-invasion robberies in the city's Ingleside neighborhood.