Two young people were arrested last week in San Francisco’s Outer Richmond neighborhood after allegedly being caught in a Waymo with a loaded assault rifle, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Waymo employees became aware of a firearm in one of the company’s driverless cars on Sept. 3 and pulled the car over, a Waymo spokesperson told SFGATE. The company alerted emergency services and cooperated with the San Francisco Police Department.<\/p>\n
Police were called to the 800 block of 40th Avenue just before 4 a.m. and carried out a “high-risk vehicle stop,” Allison Maxie, a spokesperson for SFPD, told SFGATE. When officers searched the car, they found an “AR-styled assault rifle also known as a ghost gun,” and in a search also found “suspected marijuana and mace spray,” she said.<\/p>\n
The two passengers, male and female, were arrested and booked into the Juvenile Justice Center, Maxie said. The young people are facing charges related to illegally possessing a firearm.<\/p>\n
Police are not releasing the identities of the suspects because of their age. This is still an open investigation and anyone with information is urged to call SFPD at 415-575-4444.<\/p>\n
In the past, Waymo employees have alerted local police departments to suspected illegal activity in the company’s vehicles. In July, Waymo employees alerted the San Mateo Police Department about two 15-year-old boys who were allegedly drinking alcohol and shooting water beads while riding in the vehicle, SFGATE previously reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n More News<\/p>\n – Woman charged in two separate Bay Area homicides<\/a> Sign up for SFGATE’s breaking news email<\/a><\/p>\n
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