A Waymo autonomous vehicle at Drum and Clay streets in San Francisco, Calif., on June 24, 2024. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News)

A 45-year-old man has been charged for multiple cases of vandalism he allegedly committed targeting Waymo autonomous vehicles in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood since July, prosecutors announced.

Walker Reed Quinn has been charged with three counts of vandalism causing more than $400 in damage and one count of vandalism causing less than $400. The criminal complaint includes an allegation that the crimes were committed while Quinn was out on bail for prior cases, including one that also involved damaging a Waymo vehicle, according to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.