San Francisco, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced today that her office secured a conviction of Andre Meredith (37), after a trial by jury, of petty theft with two or more prior theft convictions (PC 666.1(a)/488) and commercial shoplifting (PC 459.5(a)). The jury found true allegations that Mr. Meredith had been previously convicted of two prior theft convictions in 2023 (Contra Costa County) and 2024 (San Mateo County), and that he was on probation at the time of the charged incident. At the time of the incident, Mr. Meredith was the subject of stay-away orders from numerous Safeway, Walgreens, Target and CVS locations in San Mateo County.
“I would like to thank the jury for their service in this trial and holding Mr. Meredith accountable for his crimes,” said District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. “The voters passed Prop 36 to address cases like this and ensure there would be appropriate consequences when communities have been repeatedly victimized by prolific offenders.”
According to evidence and other testimony presented at trial, on January 22, 2025, Mr. Meredith walked into the Walgreens at 24th Street and Potrero Avenue (now closed), filled up a red, white, and blue tote bag with merchandise, and walked out without attempting to pay. An inventory count by Walgreens employees found that Mr. Meredith had walked out with $318 of merchandise. SFPD investigators were able to identify Mr. Meredith using surveillance video from inside the store. Mr. Meredith, a known reseller of stolen goods, was arrested at 24th Street and Mission Street by a vigilant member of Mission Station who recognized him from an SFPD BOLO. At the time of the arrest, the officer was partnered with San Francisco Public Works staff doing illegal vending abatement.
The case against Mr. Meredith was successfully prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Henry Gage III, with assistance from District Attorney Investigator Rich Nevin, paralegal Rayna Braun. Prosecutors were able to develop a strong case against Mr. Meredith based on outstanding police work from the San Francisco Police Department’s Mission Station’s Organized Retail Crime/Illegal Vending Abatement officers.
Mr. Meredith is currently out of custody. Sentencing is scheduled for July 17, 2026.
Court Number: 26004601
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