San Francisco police say officers arrested 20 people in coordinated operations last month for alleged shoplifting.
The initial operation on Oct. 15 resulted in seven arrests for shoplifting more than $400 worth of merchandise from a store in the 3300 block of Mission Street. Those arrested were summoned and released.
Last Tuesday, officers conducted another operation at stores in the 1300 block of Castro Street and the 1100 block of Potrero Avenue.
Officers arrested 13 people, including 10 adults and three juveniles, on charges of shoplifting more than $1,600 worth of merchandise.
Two adults were booked into the San Francisco County Jail on outstanding warrants. A replica firearm was also found on one of the suspects, police said.
The operations were part of an anti-shoplifting effort funded by a $15.3 million grant awarded last year from the state’s Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program.
The San Francisco Police Department invited other business owners to join the program by emailing sfpd.retailtheft@sfgov.org.
