The heir to In-N-Out, whose grandparents founded the popular burger chain, said the company's decision to close its only store in Auckland was because the location was “absolutely unsafe”.
“I mean, there were a lot of them.” Lynsey Snyder he told Marissa Streit of the right-wing video network PragerU on Monday.
“It happened. There were gunshots echoing through the store, there were stabbings, there were a lot of them.”
Mr. Snyder, 42, said the company closed its profitable locations “for the safety of our employees” because “we felt this wasn't OK.”
Her comment was the first This was reported by the news site SFGATE.
In January, In-N-Out made the decision to leave Auckland after 18 years in the city. It served its last customer in March.
It was the first time in its 75-year history that the company had permanently closed a restaurant.
“Despite taking repeated steps to create a safer environment, our customers and employees regularly have their vehicles broken into,” the company's chief operating officer, Denny Wernick, said in January. They have suffered property damage, theft and armed robbery.”
“Additionally, while this location remains a busy and profitable location for the company, our top priority must be the safety and well-being of our customers and employees. cannot be asked to visit or work,” he said.
Employees at the closed In-N-Out locations were given the option of transferring to another of the company's fast-food restaurants or accepting severance pay.
Months after closing, the building remains vacant. it is Listed for $4 million.
According to FBI statistics, violent crime in Oakland is significantly higher than the national average.
The closed In-N-Out was in a busy business corridor filled with travelers heading to the airport and baseball fans watching A's games at the Coliseum. However, the Athletics will play their final season in Oakland this year before eventually moving to Las Vegas.
Since 2019, police have recorded at least 1,335 incidents near the Oakport Street restaurant, more than anywhere else in Oakland.
That number includes nine robberies, two commercial robberies, four domestic violence incidents and 1,174 car break-ins, according to Oakland police data shared with the San Francisco Chronicle.
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