3 suspects arrested in series of San Francisco armed robberies last week
Suspects from L to R: Alfredo Mesa, 18 of Stockton, David Gonzalez, 22 of Livermore, and Jose Garcia, 20 of Oakland.
SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) - San Francisco police said on Tuesday they have arrested three men in connection with a series of armed robberies that occurred last week within a two-hour timespan in the city's Presidio Heights, North of Panhandle and Inner Sunset neighborhoods.
Police said they received multiple calls in the early morning hours last Wednesday reporting four robberies involving suspects armed with handguns.
The robberies all took place within a two-hour time period at Clay and Walnut streets in Presidio Heights, Masonic and Grove streets in the North of Panhandle and at 17th Avenue and Judah Street in the Inner Sunset, police said.
In all four cases, witnesses gave similar suspect and vehicle descriptions.
Based on those descriptions and on evidence recovered, police arrested and booked Alfredo Meza, an 18-year-old Stockton resident, David Gonzalez, a 22-year-old Livermore resident, and Jose Garcia, a 20-year-old Oakland resident, on suspicion of felony robbery, felony attempted robbery and felony conspiracy.
All three remain in custody with bail set at $675,000, according to jail records.
Police are asking anyone with information in the case to call the Police Department's anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" at the start of the message.