Serial Walnut Creek storage unit thief arrested
Nov 02, 2026
(KRON) -- A man was arrested on Oct. 27 in connection with a series of storage unit burglaries in Walnut Creek, the Walnut Creek Police Department announced in a press release Monday.
WCPD did not specify which storage units in the city were victims of the burglaries or where the suspect was arres
ted. The department added that the burglaries did not occur only in Walnut Creek but also in "neighboring cities."
"Detectives executed search warrants at multiple storage units associated with Robinson and recovered stolen property related to this case, as well as burglaries that occurred in neighboring cities," WCPD wrote in the release.
The suspect was identified as 43-year-old Daly City resident Francis Robinson.
As of Monday, Robinson remains in jail with bail set at $270,000, according to Contra Costa County jail records.
A photo of the items allegedly stolen by Robinson was posted by WCPD. See below.
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Officers arrested Francis Robinson, 43, in connection with burglaries out of a storage unit in Walnut Creek. (Photo: Walnut Creek Police Department)
(Photo: Walnut Creek Police Department)
The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office has filed two cases against Robinson: 26 counts of burglary and "enhancement for committing a felony offense while released on bail or own recognizance."
Anyone with more information about the theft is asked to contact WCPD at (925) 943-5844 or email Detective Overton at [email protected]. The department is also asking those whose storage units were burglarized in October to come forward.
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