Man arrested, guns confiscated in Potrero Hill incident

One of two handguns confiscated after San Francisco police stopped two armed men wearing masks walking through the Potrero Hill neighborhood on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. One of two handguns confiscated after San Francisco police stopped two armed men wearing masks walking through the Potrero Hill neighborhood on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. Photo: Courtesy, San Francisco Police Department Photo: Courtesy, San Francisco Police Department Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Man arrested, guns confiscated in Potrero Hill incident 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

San Francisco police arrested a man and confiscated two firearms after officers spotted two men walking in the Potrero Hill neighborhood wearing ski masks early Thursday morning, police said.

Just after midnight, two plainclothes officers were on patrol on the 1800 block of 25th Street, said Officer Carlos Manfredi, a police spokesman.

They spotted the men, who were both wearing masks and appeared to be holding something in their waistbands, Manfredi said, and went to stop them.

As soon as the officers turned on their spotlight, the men took off, but the officers were able to apprehend one of them, Manfredi said. The other got away.

Two handguns were recovered from the scene and the arrested man was booked on suspicion of possession of a firearm while wearing a mask, resisting arrest and a gang enhancement, among other lesser charges, Manfredi said.

The arrested man’s identity was not released.

Manfredi said the investigation was ongoing and had been referred to the department’s gang task force as investigators continue to search for the second man.

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