Police: Suspected ‘serial burglar’ arrested in San Francisco

San Francisco resident Evan Underwood, 23, was arrested on suspicion of a string of home burglaries, police said Thursday. San Francisco resident Evan Underwood, 23, was arrested on suspicion of a string of home burglaries, police said Thursday. Photo: San Francisco Police Department / San Francisco Police Department Photo: San Francisco Police Department / San Francisco Police Department Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Police: Suspected ‘serial burglar’ arrested in San Francisco 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A 23-year-old man suspected in a string of residential burglaries across three San Francisco neighborhoods in less than a week was arrested, police said Thursday.

The suspected “serial burglar,” Evan Underwood, was arrested Wednesday at about 5:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Golden Gate Avenue in the Tenderloin, according to the San Francisco Police Department.

Police said the burglaries took place from Feb. 15 to Feb. 20 at the following locations in the city’s Mission, Outer Sunset and Parkside neighborhoods:

Feb. 15: 2000 block of 20th Avenue, Outer Sunset

Feb. 16: 2800 block of Bryant Street, Mission

Feb. 19: 2500 block of 39th Avenue, Parkside

Feb. 20: 2400 block of 40th Avenue, Parkside

Underwood was out on probation for a previous attempted burglary conviction, police said, adding that he has a criminal history that includes other offenses such as theft.

Michael Bodley is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: mbodley@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @michael_bodley