Five people were arrested last week after a months-long investigation into a series of chain-snatching robberies in San Francisco, police said on Wednesday.
From the end of April to May, the San Francisco Police Department said it was investigating a man for his alleged involvement in multiple robberies throughout the Ingleside District. On May 22 with the help of automated license plate reader cameras, officers spotted the black Honda Pilot believed to be connected to the crimes in the area of Geneva Avenue and Lisbon Street.
Officers began surveilling the vehicle using a drone and observed it rolling slowly past bus stops and closely watching pedestrians in the area, police said. At the intersection of Mission and 24th streets, officers saw a man leave the car and board a Muni bus, with the vehicle following the bus along Mission Street…