Pair of Juveniles Arrested After Waymo Reports 'ARStyle' Ghost Gun to SFPD
Sep 12, 2026
Two young people were arrested last week in San Francisco's Outer Richmond neighborhood after police say they were alerted by Waymo to the presence of an AR-style assault rifle in the vehicle. Both passengers now face charges related to illegal possession of a firearm. As SFGate reports, the inciden
t took place on September 3 on 40th Avenue shortly before 4 am. The outlet includes commentary from a Waymo spokesperson who confirmed the company alerted emergency services to the situation. SFPD subsequently responded by carrying out a "high-risk vehicle stop."The youth in question — one male and one female — were booked into San Francisco's Juvenile Justice Center, per SFPD. A police spokesperson also stated that officers recovered "suspected marijuana and mace spray" after conducting a search of the vehicle.Police are withholding the identities of the suspects as a result of their age but anyone with information related to the case is encouraged to call SFPD. Earlier this month, as SFist previously reported, Waymo earned undesirable headlines after a father in Noe Valley alleged that one of the company's vehicles had almost run over his two-year-old daughter. The self-driving cars also recently received approval to expand to the entire Bay Area and were also just given the go-ahead to return to SF freeways.This all comes after a disastrous Fourth of July performance for Waymo that included one vehicle opting to take its passenger down a street full of exploding fireworks. Back in June, SFist covered the first SF case of a suspected thief using a Waymo as a getaway car. Related: Father Says Waymo Car Nearly Hit Toddler Who Fell In Noe Valley Crosswalk
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