Crime & Safety

Woman, 2 Young Daughters Robbed At Gunpoint

Police tracked the woman's stolen cell phone and made two arrests.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A man who allegedly held a woman and her two daughters at gunpoint during a robbery last week in San Francisco's Richmond District was identified and arrested, according to the San Francisco Police Department.

Police said they first responded to reports of a robbery on March 24 shortly after 5:50 p.m. in the 2400 block of Lake Street. A 32-year-old woman said she was approached by a man with a gun as her and her two young daughters were exiting their parked car.

Police said the woman said the man demanded her wallet and pointed a gun at her. After saying she did not have a wallet, the man allegedly took the woman's diaper bag, which had her cell phone, jewelry and house keys.

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The man fled the scene via a waiting vehicle, said police. Neither the woman nor her daughters were physically harmed during the robbery.

Police tracked the woman's phone to the area of Golden Gate Avenue and Jones Street. Officers located the suspect vehicle, initiated a traffic stop and eventually arrested the two men in the vehicle.

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Officers identified the passenger as 57-year-old Darryl Robinson, and identified a loaded gun at the scene.


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