A man was arrested Tuesday morning after stealing a motorized scooter from outside a home in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood, police said.
The theft was reported at 10:32 a.m. Tuesday at a home in the 1600 block of Castro Street.
The victim said he had locked and chained his scooter to a pole in front of his home but returned to find the scooter missing, according to police.
A witness who was working nearby said he saw a man cut the chain and take the vehicle.
He agreed to drive the victim around to search for the suspect, who they soon saw pushing the scooter into a home a few blocks away, police said.
Officers responded and located the suspect and scooter, as well as bolt cutters and a cut lock and chain.
The suspect, whose name was not immediately available, admitted to taking the moped and was booked into jail for the theft, according to police.
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
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