A group of looters didn’t take Easter Sunday off, and were caught on video taking whatever they wanted from a Walgreens store in San Francisco. As usual, there was no resistance.
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In a twist to what has become a common crime in the city, a producer from local television news station KPIX recorded the mass shoplifting on his cell phone while he was out with his girlfriend. KPIX-TV reported.
“It was basically like an ambush,” a producer, who requested anonymity, told the station about the afternoon vandalism inside the store at Ninth Avenue and Market Street. “It took me about three seconds to get my phone out…and they didn’t care at all.”
According to KPIX, at least seven people wearing hoodies and masks were caught on video grabbing items from shelves and carrying away bags containing items.
The producer added to the station that the looters were “stealing whatever they wanted, disregarding the law and the people around them.” [a] Real-life smash and grab. ”
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“This is San Francisco,” he said with a shrug, suggesting such crimes are no longer surprising, before adding to KPIX, “We’re somewhat immune at this point.”
The producer also told the station that store employees “did nothing” in response to the looting, but that they were likely trained to respond in such a manner. -grab. ”
Oh, and the crime occurred around 4:30 p.m., but KPIX said police didn’t arrive until after 8:30 p.m. By the time police arrived, the store was closed and no one had come forward to report the incident, the department added.
KPIX said it was not clear why police responded about four hours later, and the department has asked police and Walgreens to explain their response to the incident.
“You can grab it as you like and go.”
Sal, a vendor who regularly delivers to Walgreens and other locations, told KPIX he sees this kind of looting all the time.[for]-all. Grab it as you like and go. ”
Police said Dina Miller has lived in the neighborhood for more than 10 years and shops at the Walgreens store almost every day on her way home. “Everything is gone.” The store is closed. …Walgreens are closing down everywhere. ”
Eric Beverley, a local security guard who works nearby, confirmed to KPIX that rampant theft in the area has led to store closures. has been seized and we are taking precautions regarding marketing.” This is a case of theft. Very serious. ”
City Supervisor Matt Dorsey lives a few blocks from the Walgreens and has a store there, the department said. After watching cellphone video of the looting, he told KPIX that a lack of police is part of the problem.
“If we had fully staffed police departments, we would do more enforcement around where retail theft is taking place, we would hold more people accountable, we would do more fence operations. You can have a robbery squad that does more to go after them…that makes this lucrative,” Dorsey pointed out to the station.
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KPIX details:
Walgreens has closed at least 17 stores in San Francisco since 2019, making it one of the largest retailers to close or announce plans to close stores in the city since the pandemic began. ing. It last closed in February 2023 in the city’s financial district. Walgreens said the closure was “due to a significant decrease in foot traffic in the Financial District since the beginning of the pandemic.”
In April 2023, a person shoplifted from Walgreens on Market and 4th Avenue in San Francisco. He was encountered by an armed security guard and shot dead. It sparked weeks of protests. In July 2023, a Walgreens store opened in the city’s Richmond neighborhood. Padlock the freezer section to deter shoplifters.
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In fact, crime has been on the rise in San Francisco in recent years, and it seems to be getting more brazen.
Even London’s far-left mayor London Breed, who jumped on the bandwagon to “defund the police” in 2020 after the death of George Floyd, made headlines when he called them “bullshit” in a speech he gave a year later. became. The “crime” that destroyed our city.
In February, outspoken NBA legend Charles Barkley spotlighted San Francisco’s “homeless scammers” during a live broadcast of the league’s All-Star Game. As you can imagine, his woke co-hosts hit back furiously.
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