Mob swipes $10,000 in luxury goods from S.F. Union Square store

A provided photo if the interior of the Ferragamo boutique store on Post Street in San Francisco. Investigators are searching for a group of thieves who made off with more than $10,000 from a luxury department store in San Francisco Tuesday evening. less A provided photo if the interior of the Ferragamo boutique store on Post Street in San Francisco. Investigators are searching for a group of thieves who made off with more than $10,000 from a luxury ... more Photo: Ferragamo Photo: Ferragamo Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Mob swipes $10,000 in luxury goods from S.F. Union Square store 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

San Francisco police are searching for a group of people who walked into a fancy department store near Union Square Tuesday evening and walked off with more than $10,000 in merchandise, authorities said.

Around 6:30 p.m., several men and women entered the Ferragamo store on Post Street near Grant Avenue and began gathering up items, said Sgt. Michael Andraychak, a police spokesman.

As the group went to make its exit, without paying for any of the items, an employee tried to intervene, but the group “used force to complete the theft and fled the scene,” Andraychak said.

Ferragamo specializes in high-end, luxury goods, with many sunglasses costing hundreds of dollars and shoes priced at more than $1,000. The total haul from the heist was in excess of $10,000, Andraychak said.

Andraychak asked anyone with information to call investigators at (415) 315-2400 or use the anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444.

Kale Williams is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: kwilliams@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @sfkale