Gang of minors, including a 12-year-old, charged in K SF robbery spree
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Gang of minors, including a 12-year-old, charged in $84K SF robbery spree

A cadre of 10 juvenile delinquents — including a 12-year-old — were arrested for allegedly committing nearly two dozen retail thefts in San Francisco, racking up $84,000 in stolen merchandise during the spree, according to police.

The pint-sized punks had been causing mayhem across the city by the bay for months — with police linking them to a string of robberies that began back in August, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, citing cops.

The San Francisco Police Department was able to tie the members of the group — which includes an 18-year-old, one 12-year-old, three 14-year-olds, and three 15-year-olds — to robberies that mostly targeted pharmacy chains, the outlet reported.

The Walgreens on Castro Street in San Francisco, Calif., that was the site of one of the groups brazen burglaries. Google Maps

The Burglary and Organized Crime Unit first noticed a pattern when a group allegedly turned-over a Walgreens on Sept. 23, which included a violent assault on an employee, the Chronicle reported.

That worker suffered “a serious head injury,” according to SFPD.

Investigators were then able to connect the group to several other similar smash-and-grabs.

In one robbery on Sept. 29, some in the group robbed a store on Castro Street of $15,000 in merchandise. A couple hours later, the group returned for another raid and pilfered $12,000 more in goods, according to the Chronicle.

Officials say the group is also linked to some higher-profile incidents.

SFPD says the group of seven teens and one 12-year-old are responsible for a string of similar robberies across the city. anouchka

In a Sept. 9 incident, one of the 14-year-olds flashed a gun at a store security guard at a shop on Mission Street as the group stole a cash register, cops say. That bad seed faces an assault with a deadly weapons charge.

Cops say a pair of the ne’er-do-wells — a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old — are responsible for a carjacking that took place on Nov. 5.

The 12-year-old is facing a slew of charges including assault likely to produce great bodily injury, three counts of second-degree robbery, seven counts of second-degree burglary, seven counts of grand theft, 10 counts of organized retail theft, and four counts of petty theft.

Cops were able to hone in on the group after one robbery at a Walgreens left an employee with a serious head wound. Nirian

Brandon McClain, 18, is charged with four counts of second degree burglary, four counts of grand theft, and four counts of organized retail theft. 

McClain is being held without bail, according to the Chronicle.

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