Forest Hill burglar facing 23 years
behind bars

By Aimee Strain, Bay City News Service

February 28, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- A man who burglarized three homes in San Francisco's Forest Hill neighborhood in 2004 faces almost 23 years in prison, the San Francisco District Attorney's office announced today.

Vince Williams, 47, was convicted on Feb. 21 of three felony counts of second-degree burglary, eight felony counts of receiving stolen property, one felony count of stealing a vehicle and three misdemeanor counts of providing false information to a pawn broker, according to the district attorney's office.

Williams was arrested in May 2004 for burglarizing two homes on Taraval Street and one home on Merced Avenue. He was arrested after he crashed a car stolen from one of the victim's homes into a UPS truck. Jewelry stolen from the homes was found on the floor of the car, in the defendant's pants and in a coat that was also stolen, the district attorney's office reported.

Further investigation also revealed that Williams had pawned other stolen jewelry. The stolen property was valued at about $10,000.

Williams will be sentenced on March 16 in San Francisco Superior Court, Department 25.

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