Sf Robbery News Today

Armed with an imitation gun and a ski mask, one San Francisco business owner has taken it upon himself to protect his neighborhood from thieves.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A driver captured video of a brazen robbery while driving through traffic in San Francisco on Friday afternoon. The driver, Alex, says he was about to get on an onramp, heading east on I-80 around 4:30 p.m. There, he witnessed someone jump out of a Honda Accord and smash a window of a Prius in front of him. The thief grabbed a bag and drove off. ABC7s Dion Lim spoke to the victims of the robbery, a husband and wife, who are from Iran. Ben says he and his wife, Masha, are ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The father of two young children who were inside a stolen van is thanking first responders and the public for helping find them after an Amber Alert was sent out on Saturday night. The kids were reunited with their family hours after their dads van was carjacked while he was making a DoorDash delivery in San Franciscos Pacific Heights around 8:45 p.m. "Thank God, just thank God," said Jeffrey Fang. Fang was overjoyed Sunday to hold his son, one-year old Sean, who was kidn...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A driver captured video of a brazen robbery while driving through traffic in San Francisco on Friday afternoon. The driver, Alex, says he was about to get on an onramp, heading east on I-80 around 4:30 p.m. There, he witnessed someone jump out of a Honda Accord and smash a window of a Prius in front of him. The thief grabbed a bag and drove off. ABC7s Dion Lim spoke to the victims of the robbery, a husband and wife, who are from Iran. Ben says he and his wife, Masha, are ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Two children have been found safe in San Francisco after an Amber Alert was issued when their dads car was stolen on Saturday night, police say. After almost four hours, the San Francisco Police Department announced at 1:10 a.m. Sunday morning that the 1-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl have been found in the Bayview district and are getting medically examined before reuniting with their parents. Officials say there is still no word on a suspect. “Every minute was excru...

A thief jumps out of its vehicle, smashes a window and robs a driver while in traffic in San Francisco.

Officials are searching for two missing children who were in a car when it was stolen in San Francisco on Saturday night. Jeffrey Fang was delivering food for DoorDash on Jackson Street in Pacific Heights around 8:45 p.m. when his minivan was stolen.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The woman whose puppy was stolen during a violent, armed attack in San Franciscos Russian Hill last week says the assault was likely premeditated by a group of "highly sophisticated criminals." "The cops have reason to believe they were waiting for me to leave my apartment," Vorhaus told ABC7 News on Sunday. "Not only were they waiting outside of my apartment, they pulled ahead of me and were waiting for me on my walk route." SFPD says they are actively working this inves...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- ABC7 News has obtained surveillance video of the moment three men assaulted a woman at gunpoint before stealing her puppy in San Franciscos Russian Hill neighborhood on Tuesday Night. In the video, a group of men wearing masks and white hoodies can be seen walking up Hyde Street near Broadway before attacking Sarah Vorhaus, 30, who said she was walking her two dogs, Colton and Chloe. The men then run towards a getaway car and drive away. By request from Vorhaus, ABC7 News...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A 30-year-old San Francisco woman says her 5-month-old French Bulldog was stolen by three men who assaulted her Tuesday night at gunpoint while on a walk in Russian Hill. Sarah Vorhaus said she was walking alone with her two dogs, Chloe and Colton, on Hyde St. and Broadway around 5:45 p.m. when she heard a man come up behind her and say, "give me your dog." SAN FRANCISCO ATTACK: Sarah Vorhaus says she was assaulted at gunpoint by three men while on a walk with her dogs in...