Prolific Gym Locker Thief Arrested in SF

San Francisco police said on May 20 that they had arrested a woman they described as a prolific gym locker thief after what the department called a months-long investigation into burglaries at fitness businesses across the city. Police identified the suspect as 40-year-old Andrania Yancy and said she was taken into custody in Sacramento on May 18. Investigators said the thefts took place between November 2025 and March 2026. Yancy was later booked into the San Francisco County Jail on nine warrants tied to burglary cases in San Francisco and other California jurisdictions. The San Francisco Police Department said its Financial Crimes Unit led the investigation. Police said investigators worked with fitness studios in the Marina District and with members to identify the suspect. The department said the case remains open and active. ### How did police say the locker burglaries were carried out? SFPD said Yancy used the same method across several cases. According to the department, she visited gyms and fitness studios, obtained day passes under a false name, then burglarized lockers. Police said the items taken included credit cards, which were then used before victims realized their property had been stolen. The department did not say in its release how much money or merchandise was tied to the cases. ### Where did police find Yancy? Police said a multi-agency team located Yancy in Sacramento on May 18. SFPD said the operation included the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force. The arrest followed what police described as coordination across agencies and with private businesses in San Francisco. SFPD did not say in the release whether Yancy resisted arrest or whether any stolen property was recovered at the time she was taken into custody. ### What jurisdictions were named in the warrants? SFPD said Yancy was booked on nine warrants for burglaries committed in San Francisco, El Cerrito, Berkeley, Santa Clara, Oakley, San Mateo County, Contra Costa County and Orange County. The department’s statement did not break out how many warrants came from each jurisdiction. Berkeley was among the agencies named in the warrant list cited by San Francisco police. The release did not include separate charging details from Berkeley or the other jurisdictions. ### What else did police say about her history with local gyms? SFPD said Yancy had ties to the Bay Area and was subject to stay-away orders from multiple fitness businesses in San Francisco. The department did not identify the businesses in its public statement. The Marina District was the only San Francisco neighborhood named in the release. Police said investigators worked closely with fitness studios there as they built the case. ### What happens next in the case? San Francisco police said the investigation is still open and asked anyone with information to contact the department’s tip line at 1-415-575-4444 or to text TIP411 beginning the message with “SFPD.” The case numbers listed in the department’s release were 250-624-860, 266-004-129 and 260-166-658. Yancy’s next court appearance was not listed in the police statement released on May 20. Any charging decisions and court scheduling would appear through the relevant county court systems and prosecutors tied to the warrants.