By Police1 Staff
SAN FRANCISCO — Video posted to YouTube captured a brazen robbery in broad daylight that was almost immediately thwarted by a group of plainclothes San Francisco cops.
According to the video description, a group of tourists were walking down a hill on Saturday when they were confronted by a group of armed men who proceeded to rob them.
One of the tourists ran down the hill and alerted nearby officers to the crime in progress. The suspects were taken into custody.