{"id":193131,"date":"2021-03-06T16:14:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T21:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=193131"},"modified":"2021-03-06T16:15:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T21:15:02","slug":"reporter-robbed-at-gunpoint-while-filming-television-segment-on-robberies-in-san-francisco-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporter-robbed-at-gunpoint-while-filming-television-segment-on-robberies-in-san-francisco-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporter Robbed At Gunpoint While Filming Television Segment On Robberies In San Francisco: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freporter-robbed-at-gunpoint-while-filming-television-segment-on-robberies-in-san-francisco-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=193131&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SF-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A reporter for a local news station in San Francisco was allegedly robbed at gun point this last week while filming a television segment on car robberies taking place inside the city.<\/p>\n<p>The segment came in response to residents complaining that car break-ins have been increasing near a city landmark ever since the early days of the pandemic when local officials\u00a0closed the road that was used to access the area\u2019s vista point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Wednesday afternoon, the smash-and-grabs turned into armed robbery,\u201d CBS San Francisco <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/2021\/03\/04\/kpix-5-reporter-robbed-gunpoint-auto-thefts-san-francisco-twin-peaks\/\">reported<\/a>. \u201cKPIX 5 reporter Don Ford was on the story Tuesday and again on Wednesday, and was preparing to interview nearby homeowners when a white luxury sedan with four men inside pulled up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ford said that the men put a firearm in his face and demanded the camera \u2014 the whole encounter reportedly lasted under a minute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe car came up here while we were about to do an interview, three guys jumped out. One had a gun and put in my face and said, \u2018We\u2019re taking the camera,\u2019\u201d Ford said. \u201cMy whole thought at the moment was, \u2018Be calm.\u2019 Let\u2019s not get this guy excited. He\u2019s got the gun. I don\u2019t. So you take you the camera. It\u2019s yours, buddy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A neighbor told CBS San Francisco, \u201cI was worried that this is what\u2019s gonna happen, because as thieves get more and more brazen, they do more and more brazenly things. I\u2019m not making that up. We just had that experience today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rafael Mandelman, San Francisco District 8 Supervisor, responded to the incident shortly after news broke about the robbery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier this afternoon a reporter was robbed at gunpoint at Twin Peaks Blvd &#038; Burnett Ave while interviewing a resident about car break-ins in the area. @SFPD officers are working to find those responsible and recover the camera. This incident is ridiculous &#038; unacceptable but not entirely unexpected in San Francisco in 2021,\u201d Mandelman said. \u201cWe need to adequately resource public safety agencies, adopt better strategies to stop repeat offenders &#038; make clear that San Francisco is not a place that you can commit crimes &#038; put people\u2019s lives at risk with impunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">but not entirely unexpected in San Francisco in 2021. We need to adequately resource public safety agencies, adopt better strategies to stop repeat offenders &#038; make clear that San Francisco is not a place that you can commit crimes &#038; put people&#8217;s lives at risk with impunity. 2\/2<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rafael Mandelman (@RafaelMandelman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RafaelMandelman\/status\/1367257993398476802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Authority (SFMTA), the agency that closed the road that residents say is leading to the increase in car break-ins, also responded to the incident in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are saddened to hear about what happened to reporter, Don Ford, while covering the story today,\u201d SFMTA said. \u201cIn an attempt to address these concerns, the south end gate at Portola Drive\u202fwas\u202fopened in September daily between 6:00 p.m.\u202fand midnight\u202fto\u202fprovide local\u202faccess\u202fto the top of the peaks\u202ffor people driving. However, some unresolved issues remain, so the SFMTA worked with the community and other city departments including Rec and Park, SFPD and Public Works\u202fon new ideas to ensure access and balance needs at Twin Peaks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police say that the camera was later recovered because it had a tracking chip in it, but they did not release any other details.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KPIX 5 Reporter Robbed At Gunpoint While Looking Into Auto Thefts At San Francisco Twin Peaks\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5RpIHYZ2JNA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reporter for a local news station in San Francisco was allegedly robbed at gun point this last week while filming a television segment on car robberies taking place inside &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2274919,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SF-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Reporter Robbed At Gunpoint While Filming Television Segment On Robberies In San Francisco: Report","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-193131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SF-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Reporter Robbed At Gunpoint While Filming Television Segment On Robberies In San Francisco: Report","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2274919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}