62 Arrested In SF Fugitive Sweep

San Francisco police and sheriff’s deputies arrested 62 people on May 13 in a one-day enforcement operation spanning the Tenderloin, Mission and Southern districts, according to the San Francisco Police Department. The department said the sweep targeted fugitives with outstanding arrest warrants as part of a Drug Market Agency Coordination Center, or DMACC, operation. Officers also seized 338.5 grams of narcotics, which SFPD said was about 0.74 pounds. The department announced the results on May 15 and said the investigations remain open and active. ### Where did the arrests happen, and who took part? The Tenderloin, Mission and Southern districts were the focus of the operation, SFPD said in its May 15 release. The department said the arrests were made during a joint effort by the San Francisco Police Department and the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office. (sanfranciscopolice.org) SFPD said the operation included officers from the Fugitive Recovery Enforcement Team, the DMACC Enforcement Team, the Narcotics Unit, the Narcotics Drug Recognition Expert Team, Tenderloin patrol and plainclothes units, Southern Station patrol, Mission plainclothes and patrol units, the Community Violence Reduction Team, the Healthy Streets Operation Center and Traffic Company, along with sheriff’s deputies. (sanfranciscopolice.org) ### How many of those arrested were wanted on warrants? Fifty-two of the 62 people arrested had outstanding arrest warrants, according to SFPD. The department said nine of those arrests were made by its Fugitive Recovery Enforcement Team. The May 13 operation was described by SFPD as focused on fugitives with outstanding warrants. (sanfranciscopolice.org) The department said the one-day sweep was also part of DMACC’s continuing effort to disrupt narcotics sales and drug markets in the city. ### How much narcotics did officers say they seized? (sanfranciscopolice.org) Police officers seized 338.5 grams of narcotics during the operation, SFPD said. The department converted that amount to 0.74 pounds in its release. The police statement did not identify the specific drugs recovered or break down how much was seized in each district. (sanfranciscopolice.org) The release also did not say how many of the 62 arrests involved new narcotics allegations, as opposed to warrant arrests. ### What is DMACC, the unit cited in the operation? (sanfranciscopolice.org) DMACC is the Drug Market Agency Coordination Center, the multi-agency structure SFPD cited as the umbrella for the May 13 operation. In the release, police said the one-day enforcement action was part of DMACC’s ongoing work to disrupt narcotics sales and drug markets in San Francisco. (sanfranciscopolice.org) SFPD has used similar language in earlier fugitive-recovery operations and continues to publish a “Most Wanted” page that says the department works with the U.S. Marshals Service and other Northern California law-enforcement agencies to locate fugitives. That page asks the public not to approach suspects and instead submit tips to police. (sanfranciscopolice.org) ### What did police say happens next? SFPD said the investigations tied to the May 13 sweep remain open and active. The department said it would “continue to prioritize efforts” aimed at wanted suspects and illegal narcotics sales, while thanking the sheriff’s office for assistance it called instrumental to the operation. (sanfranciscopolice.org) Anyone with information can contact SFPD at 415-575-4444 or send an anonymous text tip to TIP411 beginning with the word “SFPD,” according to the department. The agency’s public “Most Wanted” page and tip channels remain active on its website. (sanfranciscopolice.org)