2 SF Walgreens hit in apparent smash-and-grab robberies within 1 hour of each other, police say

Sunday, November 3, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A pair of Walgreens stores in San Francisco were hit in apparent smash-and-grab robberies on Saturday.

An employee says a large group of juveniles ran into the store on Mission Street near First Street at around 3:30 p.m.

The suspects started going through the display cases and cleaned out the cosmetics shelves.

They left behind quite a mess as they ran out of the store with several bags of merchandise.

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A second store on Market and Ninth Streets was also hit about an hour later.



Police say it happened at around 4:45 p.m. with a large group entering the store



Video shows when they tried to smash open display cases.

You can see them grabbing what they could and putting merchandise into bags.

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The group then heads out the door and heading down Market Street.



Police say so far, no arrests have been made.

A security guard says that store was also hit Friday in a smash-and-grab robbery.

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