San Francisco Police Seize Vehicle Seen in Photo With Passenger Brandishing AK-47
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A car that was spotted last month during what San Francisco police called "an illegal exhibition of speed event" that included a person waving what looked like an AK-47 rifle out of a window was seized Wednesday, authorities said.
The information came from Twitter post by the San Francisco Traffic Safety account. The post said that the passenger was seen leaning out of the window of a Cadillac with the weapon on July 11.
On 7/11/2021, During an illegal exhibition of speed event at Barneveld & McKinnon, a passenger leaned out of a Cadi holding an AK47; see photo. SFPD Traffic Company personnel worked up a case, and seized this particular vehicle today. @SFPD @sfmta_muni @SFPDPerea pic.twitter.com/4disQpzziY
— SFPDTrafficSafety (@SFTrafficSafety) August 5, 2021
Police said that officers with the department's traffic division were able to investigate the case and identify the vehicle.
While the post did not state whether anyone had been arrested, it did say the vehicle in question was seized and impounded on Wednesday.