SFPD Crackdown Nets 62 Arrests in One Day

San Francisco police and sheriff's deputies arrested 62 people on May 13 in a one-day enforcement operation that targeted fugitives and narcotics activity in the Tenderloin, Mission and Southern districts, according to the San Francisco Police Department. The department said 52 of those arrested had outstanding warrants, and officers seized 338.5 grams, or 0.74 pounds, of narcotics. The arrests were made through the city's Drug Market Agency Coordination Center, or DMACC, a multi-agency effort that San Francisco has used to target open-air drug markets. Police said the investigations remain active. ### Where did the arrests happen, and who took part? The May 13 operation was carried out in San Francisco's Tenderloin, Mission and Southern districts, the police department said. SFPD said the San Francisco Sheriff's Office joined the sweep, which it described as a DMACC joint operation focused on people with outstanding arrest warrants. (sanfranciscopolice.org) SFPD said units involved included the Fugitive Recovery Enforcement Team, the DMACC Enforcement Team, the Narcotics Unit, the Narcotics Drug Recognition Expert Team, Tenderloin patrol and plainclothes teams, Southern Station patrol, Mission Station patrol and plainclothes officers, the Community Violence Reduction Team, the Healthy Streets Operation Center and Traffic Company. The department said the sheriff's office was also part of the operation. (sanfranciscopolice.org) ### How many of those arrested were actually wanted on warrants? Of the 62 arrests, 52 involved people with outstanding arrest warrants, according to SFPD. The department said nine of those arrests were made by its Fugitive Recovery Enforcement Team. The police department did not publicly identify the people arrested in its May 15 release, and it did not list individual charges beyond saying the operation focused on fugitives and narcotics activity. (sanfranciscopolice.org) SFPD said only that the cases remain open and active. ### What is DMACC, the program behind the sweep? The Drug Market Agency Coordination Center is a multi-agency task force that combines law enforcement agencies and city departments to address street conditions and crime tied to open-air drug markets, according to SFPD's DMACC page. (sanfranciscopolice.org) The department says the effort focuses on the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods, though the May 13 operation also included the Mission and Southern districts. San Francisco officials launched DMACC in May 2023, according to city and police materials. A May 2024 city update described the program as a multi-agency effort led by SFPD and launched by then-Mayor London Breed to target open-air drug markets. ### How does this compare with earlier San Francisco operations? On January 28, 2026, SFPD's Fugitive Enforcement Recovery Team made 53 arrests during another one-day operation, according to a Feb. 4 police release. (sanfranciscopolice.org) That earlier operation also led to the seizure of 218 grams of narcotics and one firearm, the department said. (sf.gov) In a separate Sept. 3, 2025 operation, police and partner agencies made 60 arrests in a one-day fugitive recovery effort, according to SFPD. The May 13 tally of 62 arrests is slightly higher than that earlier count, based on the department's releases. ### What happens next? The May 15 SFPD release said the investigations tied to the arrests are still open and active. (sanfranciscopolice.org) The department asked anyone with information to call 1-415-575-4444 or send a text to TIP411 beginning the message with "SFPD." SFPD's public news page listed the arrest announcement as release No. 26-055, posted at 12 p.m. on May 15. (sanfranciscopolice.org) Any later case filings, charging decisions or additional arrests would be expected to come from San Francisco police, prosecutors or court records. (sanfranciscopolice.org)