A San Francisco man was arrested in Colma after allegedly stealing over a thousand dollars worth of goods and attempting an escape, according to the Colma Police Department.
The chase began on Tuesday evening when officers were called to a business on the unit block of Colma Boulevard around 8:49 PM. They received a tip about a theft in progress and were told the suspect had fled in a gold Jeep, driving westbound toward Junipero Serra Boulevard.
Local law enforcement, already in the area, quickly spotted and stopped the vehicle on the northbound I-280 on-ramp at Serramonte Boulevard, detaining two men inside. The passenger, identified by the shop's manager, was determined to be the person who carried out the theft, absconding with merchandise valued at $1,021.16, per the Colma Police Department Facebook post.
Further checks on the detained passenger, identified as Devin Williams, a 30-year-old resident of San Francisco, revealed he was wanted on multiple warrants, amounting to a significant $25,000 felony warrant, in addition to two $15,000 misdemeanor warrants from neighboring jurisdictions, Williams, consequently, faced charges including burglary, grand theft, and felony conspiracy to commit a crime besides the warrants and has been booked into the San Mateo County Jail.
