"This haul of power tools was allegedly stolen from a construction site in the Outer Sunset, by a crew police say was hitting houses under construction in overnight heists in the Mission, Bayview, and beyond. San Francisco police have uncovered some pretty brazen retail theft schemes in recent years. But there's apparently also an underground scheme involving the theft of power tools and construction equipment, conducted in the dead of night at sites where houses were under construction."
"CONSTRUCTION BURGLARY CREW BUSTED: 3 suspects have been arrested, and thousands of dollars in stolen equipment have been recovered thanks to the investigative work of SFPD officers. The crew operated overnight and targeted homes in SF that were under construction. Great work by pic.twitter.com/RWH7xjcWgM San Francisco Police (@SFPD) October 8, 2025 "The crew was operating overnight and targeting homes in San Francisco that were under construction, SFPD said in a Wednesday afternoon press release."
San Francisco police uncovered an alleged overnight crew that targeted houses under construction to steal power tools and construction equipment. Three suspects were arrested and thousands of dollars in stolen equipment were recovered. Officers conducted surveillance and observed the suspects switching license plates on a vehicle used to commit burglaries across multiple police districts, including Taraval, Ingleside, Park, Richmond, Northern, Mission, and Bayview. The suspects were observed in the Outer Sunset on October 3 stealing power tools from sites on the 1700 block of 38th Avenue, the 3200 block of Moraga Street, the 1700 block of 40th Avenue, and the 1700 block of 42nd Avenue.
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