3 arrested on suspicion of committing 1-hour SF robbery spree

Alfredo Meza, 18, of Stockton (top left), Jose Garcia, 20, of Oakland (bottom left) and David Gonzalez, 22, of Livermore (right) were arrested on suspicion of committing four street robberies in an hour in San Francisco. less Alfredo Meza, 18, of Stockton (top left), Jose Garcia, 20, of Oakland (bottom left) and David Gonzalez, 22, of Livermore (right) were arrested on suspicion of committing four street robberies in an hour in San ... more Photo: San Francisco Police Department / / Photo: San Francisco Police Department / / Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close 3 arrested on suspicion of committing 1-hour SF robbery spree 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

Three East Bay men were arrested in San Francisco on suspicion of committing four separate robberies in three different parts of the city, police said Tuesday.

Alfredo Meza, 18, of Stockton, David Gonzalez, 22, of Livermore and 20-year-old Oakland resident Jose Garcia were booked on felony robbery, felony attempted robbery and felony conspiracy charges, police said.

In the hours before they were arrested on June 15, San Francisco police responded to reports of four robberies in the city they suspect the men pulled from midnight to 1 a.m., said Officer Giselle Talkoff, a San Francisco Police Department spokeswoman.

Witnesses told police that men with handguns had driven around robbing victims at Clay and Walnut streets in Presidio Heights and at Masonic Avenue and Grove Street near the Panhandle, authorities said. They were also suspected of committing two hold ups in the Taraval neighborhood — one at Judah Street and 10th Avenue and the other at Judah and 17th Avenue, Talkoff said.

Officers quickly learned the men were using BB guns and airsoft pistols to threaten people on the street and take their money and personal belongings, Talkofff said.

Investigators used witness statements and evidence that was not disclosed to identify Meza, Gonzalez, and Garcia as suspects.

They were being held at the county jail on $675,000 bail a piece.

Jenna Lyons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jlyons@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @JennaJourno