CRIME
Man charged in armed robbery of business on San Francisco’s Ocean Avenue
Updated on: January 22, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco man has been arrested and charged in connection with an armed robbery at a store on Ocean Avenue earlier this month.

District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Monday that 26-year-old Haoli Weng was arraigned Friday in connection with the Jan. 4 incident.

Weng was charged with second-degree robbery with an allegation he used a semiautomatic pistol in the commission of a robbery, along with one count of possession of a firearm or deadly weapon without a competency certificate. He entered not guilty pleas to all charges, prosecutors said.

“Small businesses are the lifeblood of our neighborhoods and employees and patrons must be safe in them,” Jenkins said in a statement.

Prosecutors said Weng went into a business on the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue and pointed a semiautomatic pistol at a store employee who was standing behind the cash register. He allegedly stole $100 before leaving the scene.

Nearly two weeks later, on Jan 17, Weng was arrested after being spotted by witnesses.

“I am grateful to the witnesses who came forward and the San Francisco Police who made an arrest,” Jenkins said.

Prosecutors said Weng is being held without bail. He is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 1 for a preliminary hearing.

Weng faces up to 15 years in state prison if convicted of all charges.

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Haoli Weng Charged With Armed Robbery
Jan 23, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO—On January 22, the SF District Attorney’s Office announced that Haoli Weng, 26, of San Francisco, was charged in connection to an armed robbery on Ocean Avenue.

Weng was arraigned on January 19 and pleaded not guilty to one count of second-degree robbery (PC 211), with an allegation that that he personally used a semi-automatic pistol in the commission of this robbery (PC 12022.53(b)). He also pleaded not guilty to one count of possession of a firearm or deadly weapon without a competency certificate (W&I 8103(j)).

A press release from the SFDA’S office noted that according to court records, on January 4, Weng allegedly went into a business on the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue and pointed a semi-automatic pistol at a store employee who was standing behind the cash register. He allegedly stole $100 from the cash register, pointed the gun at the employee and fled. On January 17, witnesses saw the suspect and contacted the San Francisco Police Department who promptly arrested Haoli Weng.

His next court date is February 1, for the preliminary hearing in the case. The District Attorney’s Office moved to detain him pending trial because of the public safety risk he poses. The court granted the People’s motion to detain without prejudice and set no bail for the defendant. The court will hear further arguments on the motion to detain at the time of the preliminary hearing in the case. If convicted of all charges, he faces 15 years in state prison.

While charges have been filed, the case is still under investigation. Anyone with details is asked to contact the SFPD Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD. Tipsters may remain anonymous.

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旧金山地检官谢安宜控Haoli Weng行窃

旧金山地区检察官谢安宜（Brooke Jenkins）于1月22日向公众宣布，指控温浩利（Haoli Weng，音译）涉嫌在旧金山海洋大道持枪抢劫。温浩利于1月19日出庭，对一项二级抢劫指控表示无罪，该指控声称他使用半自动手枪实施抢劫。同时，他也对一项无证持有枪支或致命武器的指控表示无罪。

地检官谢安宜说：“零售企业是城市最重要的组成部分，我们必须全力确保每一位雇员和顾客的安全。武装抢劫是非常可怕的，我将竭尽全力确保此案得到公正审判，让嫌犯得到应有惩罚。我也要借此机会向勇敢指证嫌犯的目击者和实施逮捕的旧金山警方表达衷心感谢。”

根据法庭记录显示，1月4日，嫌犯温浩利走进海洋⼤道1400号街区的一家商店，用半自动手枪指着站在收银机后面的一名商店员工。据称，温浩利从收银机抢走100元后立即逃窜，抢劫过程中，嫌犯全程用枪指着该员工。1月17日，有目击者看到嫌犯并立即报警，旧金山警方随后逮捕了温浩利。

温浩利下次开庭日期为2月1日，届时法官将对此案进行预审。由于嫌犯行为构成公共安全⻛险，地方检察官办公室决定将他拘留候审。地方法院批准检方拘留动议，并且不准保释。法庭将在该案预审时进一步听取关于拘留动议的辩护。如果所有指控成立，温浩利或面临15年州监狱监禁。

尽管案件已经提起诉讼，但地检署仍在积极搜寻更多相关线索，如果市民有任何消息，欢迎提供给警方。您可拨打旧金山警察局举报热线1-415-575-4444或发送短信至TIP411，写明给SFPD 。您可注明匿名。