Last Updated on August 24, 2023 by
August 25, 2023 | 12:32 AM
The San Francisco Police Department has been made aware of a video on social media depicting an auto break-in, and alleges that police “sit back and watch” while it occurs. We have located the incident report, and below is a summary of what occurred.
On August 21, 2023, at approximately 6:40 pm, a San Francisco Police Sergeant assigned to Northern Station was conducting proactive patrols in the area of Alamo Square Park.
The Sergeant was flagged down by a bystander regarding an auto break-in that was occurring near the intersection of Steiner and Hayes Streets. The Sergeant immediately drove to the area where the incident was occurring and saw the suspect attempting to flee to his waiting vehicle. The Sergeant activated his emergency lights to try and stop the suspect. The suspect dropped the items he was attempting to steal and fled the scene in his vehicle at a high rate of speed, driving past the sergeant, who was facing the opposite direction.
The SFPD Sergeant quickly turned his patrol vehicle around to attempt to stop the fleeing suspect, but the suspect had already fled the scene and the Sergeant and other responding officers were unable to locate the vehicle.
Content retrieved from: https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/news/statement-regarding-internet-video-auto-break.
