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SF burglary crew caught using sneaky trick to evade cops

Nypost · · 359 words · By Daniel Farr
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SF burglary crew caught using sneaky trick to evade cops See more of our coverage in your search results.

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SF burglary crew caught using sneaky trick to evade cops See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on Google A San Francisco burglary crew allegedly tried every trick in the book to evade police, but a drone was watching from above.

Common ground

The suspects allegedly swapped their getaway car’s license plate and disguised two members as construction workers before breaking into a large home under construction, according to police.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/11/us-news/sf-burglary-suspects-caught-by-police-dron…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “After the Kia stopped at Green and Divisadero streets, two passengers got out and put on high-visibility construction vests.”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of generic Wikipedia entries about the number '2'. No news sources in the evidence provided corroborate the detail about Green and Divisadero streets or the construction vests, although other claims in the same story are corroborated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Two is a noun when it refers to the number two as in two plus two is four. The word two is derived from the Old English words twā (feminine), tū (neuter), and twēġen (masculine, which survives today i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 (Two; / ˈtuː / ( ⓘ)) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the number after 1 (one), followed by 3 (three), then 4 (four). In Roman numerals, it is II.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_(number)
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web search NEUTRAL — Daily updated best two player games in different categories are published for you.
https://www.twoplayergames.org/
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Claim 2: “Police said the vehicle had been used in multiple previous auto and residential burglaries.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that the vehicle observed by the RTIC had been used in multiple auto and residential burglaries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in July 2026, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The listing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enforc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This chronological list of school shootings in the United States in the year 2010s includes school shootings in the United States that occurred at K–12 public and private schools, as well as at colleg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a timeline of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, events in the nine counties that border on the San Francisco Bay, and the bay itself. An identical list of events, formatted differently…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_San_Francisco_…
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Claim 3: “The suspects were identified as Tiffany Riley, 39, of Richmond; Steven Bucther, 38, of Martinez; and Ndaya Green, 25, of Oakland.”
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Three independent web search results identify the suspects as Tiffany Riley (39, Richmond), Steven Bucther/Butcher (38, Martinez), and Ndaya Green (25, Oakland).
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web search NEUTRAL — San Francisco burglary suspects allegedly swapped plates and posed as construction workers, but a police drone caught them in the act.The suspects were identified as Tiffany Riley, 39, of Richmond; St…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/11/us-news/sf-burglary-suspects-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — San Francisco police arrest burglary suspects near Green and Divisadero streets on July 29, 2026.Police identified the suspects as 39-year-old Tiffany Riley of Richmond, 38-year-old Steven Butcher of …
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-francisco-home…
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web search NEUTRAL — Steven Bucther, 38, of Martinez. Ndaya Green, 25, Oakland.The burglary suspects' vehicle is seen from an SFPD drone. "The drone operator and plainclothes officers conducted a coordinated surveillance …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/drone-exposes-sf-burg…
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Claim 4: “The SFPD released the drone footage Tuesday”
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The search results mention drone footage released on a Tuesday, but they refer to different incidents (a man pointing a gun and an undercover child predator sting), not the burglary case involving Riley, Bucther, and Green.
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web search NEUTRAL — ----- San Francisco, CA - The San Francisco Police Department released new information and video fr.From drone footage released at a virtual town-hall meeting on Tuesday, you can see the man pointing …
https://www.itemfix.com/v?t=htc59q
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web search NEUTRAL — San Francisco Police Department. Safety with Respect for All. JOIN THE SFPD.
https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — The San Francisco Sheriff's Office released drone footage showing undercover deputies tackling a suspect attempting to flee an online child predator sting. Deputies posed as children or parents on soc…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/san-francisco-undercover-ope…
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Claim 5: “The Kia was involved in a hit-and-run, then the driver stopped and switched the vehicle’s license plates, police said.”
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While the web search returned results for other hit-and-runs involving maroon Kias (in Chicago and King of Prussia), none of the provided evidence for this specific SFPD case mentions a hit-and-run or the switching of license plates.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kia EV9 (Korean: 기아 EV9) is a battery electric mid-size crossover SUV with three-row seating produced by Kia since 2023. It is the second Kia model developed on the Electric Global Modular Platfor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_EV9
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kia Seltos (Korean: 기아 셀토스) is a crossover SUV manufactured by Kia since 2019. It is positioned between the smaller Stonic, Soul, or Sonet and the larger Sportage in Kia's global SUV lineup. The S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Seltos
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kia Telluride is a mid-size crossover SUV with three-row seating manufactured and marketed by Kia since 2019. Positioned above the Sorento, it was previewed as a concept car in 2016, with the pro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Telluride
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Claim 6: “The case began July 29, when the San Francisco Police Department’s Real Time Investigation Center spotted a maroon Kia SUV entering the city from the East Bay.”
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Three independent news sources confirm that on July 29, 2026, the SFPD's Real Time Investigation Center (RTIC) observed a suspect vehicle entering San Francisco from the East Bay.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arthur Leigh Allen (December 18, 1933 – August 26, 1992) was an American teacher, mechanic, cashier, and convicted child molester, who is best known for being the prime suspect in the Zodiac Killer ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Leigh_Allen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Golden Gate Killer (marketed under SFPD Case File: The Body in the Bay in the UK and SFPD Homicide in the US) is an interactive police detective simulation developed by American studio Interworks and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Killer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Zodiac Killer (also known by the pseudonym The Zodiac) is an unidentified serial killer who murdered at least five people in the San Francisco Bay Area between December 1968 and October 1969. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_Killer
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Claim 7: “The three suspects were booked into jail on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy, possession of burglary tools, resisting arrest, evading law enforcement and drug charges.”
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Three independent sources confirm the suspects were booked on charges including burglary, conspiracy, possession of burglary tools, resisting arrest, evading, and drug charges.
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web search NEUTRAL — They were booked on numerous charges, including burglary, conspiracy, possession of burglary tools, resisting arrest, vehicle registration fraud, evading, and miscellaneous drug chargesNdaya Green, 25…
https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/news/sfpd-arrests-multipl…
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web search NEUTRAL — They were booked on numerous charges, including burglary, conspiracy, possession of burglary tools, resisting arrest, vehicle registration fraud, evading, and miscellaneous drug charges.
https://www.thesfnews.com/multiple-suspects-arrested-for-aut…
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web search NEUTRAL — The three suspects were booked into jail on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy, possession of burglary tools, resisting arrest, evading law enforcement and drug charges. SFPD. They allegedly used the g…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/11/us-news/sf-burglary-suspects-c…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.