SFPD Arrests Pokémon Robbery Suspects #26-066
On May 28th, 2026, at approximately 3:16 p.m., San Francisco Police officers responded to the area of Holyoke and Felton Streets regarding a robbery.
Officers arrived on scene and learned that the victim arranged to meet with an individual he met online to sell his collection of trading cards. While inside the park, the victim was approached by the suspect. During their interaction, the suspect examined the collection, pretended to pay the victim, and then pepper-sprayed him. The suspect then fled with the card collection towards an awaiting vehicle occupied by two additional suspects.
The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was medically assessed by paramedics on scene.
On May 29, 2026, Officers assigned to the Real Time Investigation Center (RTIC) utilized FLOCK and notified Citywide Plainclothes officers that the suspect vehicle was located near the area of Van Ness Ave and Mission Street. Officers assigned to Drone First Responders (DFR) surveilled the vehicle, watching the occupants exit the car near the area of O’Farrell and Polk Streets.
Members assigned to the Citywide Plainclothes team maintained surveillance and identified the occupants as suspects in the robbery. The officers formulated a plan and safely took the suspects into custody.
Officers developed probable cause to arrest the two juvenile male suspects. The juveniles were booked into the Juvenile Justice Center for 2nd degree robbery (211PC) and conspiracy (182(a)(1) PC).
Officers conducted a search of the vehicle and located possible evidence pertaining to the robbery, which was seized as evidence. The vehicle was also towed from the scene.
On May 30th, Robbery Detail investigators, with the assistance of the Citywide Plainclothes team, conducted a search warrant for the suspect’s residence while identifying themselves as SFPD officers, wearing police insignia and body-worn cameras (BWC).
Additional evidence pertaining to the robbery was located inside the residence and seized as evidence.
While arrests have been made, this remains an open and active investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the SFPD at 1-415-575-4444 or Text-A-Tip to TIP411, beginning your message with SFPD.
SFPD CASE# 260-302-799