{"id":1977505,"date":"2023-07-19T15:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T19:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-stores-are-taking-extreme-security-measures-to-fight-petty-theft\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T15:20:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T19:20:35","slug":"san-francisco-stores-are-taking-extreme-security-measures-to-fight-petty-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-stores-are-taking-extreme-security-measures-to-fight-petty-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco stores beef up security to combat petty theft."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fsan-francisco-stores-are-taking-extreme-security-measures-to-fight-petty-theft%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=1977505&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--><h2>San\u2064 Francisco Stores \u200bTake \u2062Extreme Measures to Combat\u200c Shoplifting<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>San \u2064Francisco \u200dstores\u2063 have geared\u200d up with unprecedented security measures to try\u2063 to \u200bdeter shoplifters\u2062 in \u2064the crime-ridden city.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Grocery stores, pharmacies, and other stores have \u200cinstalled\u2062 <strong>extreme security devices<\/strong> and paid \u200cfor \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-gas-stations-partnering-with-armed-security-to-protect-customers-amid-carjacking-epidemic\/\" title=\"Chicago Gas Stations Partnering With Armed Security To Protect Customers Amid \u2018Carjacking Epidemic\u2019\">private security guards<\/a>\u2064 to combat \u2062the rise\u200d in rampant\u2063 theft\u200d over the \u2062last\u200b few \u2064years.<\/p>\n<p>Supermarket \u200dchain Safeway \u200cinstalled \u200cexit gates\u200b at \u2063self-checkout \u2062lines in some of its Bay Area \u200dgrocery stores, \u200cwhich \u2063require customers to\u2063 scan \u200ctheir receipts before\u2063 walking out the \u200ddoor. \u2063The exit\u200c gates \u2064are similar to\u200b those \u200bin mass transit systems.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecent changes were made at select Safeway stores \u200bin the \u200dBay \u200bArea to \u2063maintain a\u2063 safe \u200dand welcoming shopping\u200d experience for\u2062 our customers and associates given the increasing amount of theft,\u201d a \u2063Safeway spokesperson \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/sf\/article\/safeway-san-francisco-theft-shoplift-18204454.php#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>\u2063 in \u200da statement Monday.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose\u2064 updates include operational\u2062 changes to \u2064the\u2064 front end of the \u2064stores to deter shoplifting. Like other \u2064local businesses, we are working on \u2063ways\u2064 to curtail \u200cescalating \u2062theft so we can ensure \u200cthe wellbeing\u200d of\u2064 our \u2063employees\u200d and foster\u200c a welcoming\u200c environment\u2063 for\u200b our\u2062 customers.\u2064 These long-planned \u200csecurity improvements were implemented\u2062 with\u200c those goals in mind,\u201d\u2063 the Safeway spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>A \u200bWalgreens \u2062in northern\u200d San\u2062 Francisco locked its\u200d freezers with \u2062chains \u200cin response to\u2064 shoplifters hitting the \u2062store 15\u200b to 20 times a \u200bday, according \u200bto an employee.<\/p>\n<p>A \u2062local \u2064ABC7 reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/san-francisco-retail-theft-sf-walgreens-shoplifters-geary-boulevard-17th-avenue\/13520154\/\"\u2064 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">witnessed<\/a> multiple shoplifters at \u2063the Walgreens \u200din just an hour.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s San\u2064 Francisco, \u2064bro,\u201d one of the shoplifters told the outlet about\u2063 why\u2063 he did not pay.<\/p>\n<p>A police sergeant\u2064 in the\u2062 area\u200b told\u2063 the \u2062reporter the \u2064shoplifting \u2064is \u201cgetting worse\u201d at that\u200d particular Walgreens.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063<\/p>\n<p>Part of \u200dthe reason for the shoplifting increase\u2063 is Proposition 47, \u2064a 2014 \u2063voter-approved \u2063law that made\u2064 the \u2063theft of merchandise under $950\u200d in \u2064value a \u2062misdemeanor that\u200d is often\u2064 not investigated.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b<\/p>\n<p>Most Californians support changing Prop 47\u200d to reinstate\u200d penalties for certain thefts, according to a \u200d2022\u2064 poll.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062<\/p>\n<p>In \u20632021, businesses in San Francisco\u2019 Union\u200d Square hired\u200b private security \u2062to combat\u2062 the \u201csmash\u200b and grab\u201d robberies \u2062that \u200dplagued the area.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062<\/p>\n<p>Gump\u2019s, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-stores-are-taking-extreme-security-measures-to-fight-petty-theft\/\" title=\"San Francisco stores beef up security to combat petty theft.\">luxury \u2064home decor retailer<\/a>, hired\u2063 private\u2064 security \u200cand capped how many\u2062 shoppers could be in \u200cthe \u200bdowntown\u200b store \u200cat one time \u200daround \u2064Christmas, 2021.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u200b is a \u2063cost that is not\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/our-country-is-slipping-pastor-whose-church-was-locked-by-police-warns-of-growing-state-tyranny\/\" title=\"\u2018Our Country Is Slipping\u2019: Pastor Whose Church Was Locked By Police Warns Of Growing State Tyranny\">sustainable long-term<\/a> for our\u200c business or\u200d for any \u2062business,\u201d\u2064 Marc Capalbo, Gump\u2019s vice president\u2063 of operations, \u200b<a\u2062 href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/video\/stores-in-san-franciscos-union-square-hire-private-security\/7201085\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u200c rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> at the\u2063 time. \u201cThe \u200dlack of\u2063 leadership,\u2062 the lack\u2064 of \u2063accountability for those\u2064 that are committing these crimes have got us to this situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Electronics\u2062 store \u200bB8ta closed for\u2063 seven months\u2064 in 2021 \u200dafter a man took\u2062 two \u2062laptops\u2062 at gunpoint.<\/p>\n<p>When B8ta reopened, \u200dthe store <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/sf\/article\/30-000-a-month-security-and-bulletproof-vests-16647428.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spent<\/a> $30,000 \u2062a\u2064 month \u200don\u200d around-the-clock\u200d security\u200b guards with \u2063bulletproof vests, \u200dmore money than its entire payroll or\u200c rent.<\/p>\n<p>Shoplifting \u2063<a \u2063href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/san-francisco-retail-theft-sf-walgreens-shoplifters-geary-boulevard-17th-avenue\/13520154\/\"\u2063 target=\"_blank\"\u2064 rel=\"noopener\">spiked<\/a>\u2063 20%\u200c in San Francisco between 2019 before the pandemic and \u200c2022,\u200c according \u2064to \u2062the\u2062 California\u2062 Department\u200b of Justice.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d<\/p>\n<p><b\u200c data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>A string of major retailers \u2063have recently\u200b fled\u2062 their downtown\u200d San\u200b Francisco locations, where foot traffic has\u200d thinned.\u200c Mall \u2064company\u2064 Westfield, AT&#038;T, Nordstrom, Whole \u200dFoods, and \u2064two \u2064hotels\u200c have all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/att-closing-flagship-store-in-downtown-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shuttered<\/a> locations in the city\u200d recently.<\/p>\n<p>While \u200coverall crime \u2062in San\u200d Francisco\u200b is slightly\u200c down this \u2064year, certain \u2063types of violent crime are up,\u200c <a \u200chref=\"https:\/\/www.sanfranciscopolice.org\/stay-safe\/crime-data\/crime-dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" \u200drel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to \u200dpolice\u2063 data.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d<\/p>\n<p>Murder\u200c is \u200dup\u2062 10% to \u206422 \u200bmurders so\u200c far.\u2064 Robberies \u200dare up \u206315% to 1,150 robberies\u2063 so far. \u200dCar\u200c thefts are \u2062up \u20635% to \u200d2,889\u2063 thefts.<\/p>\n<p>Crime often <a \u200dhref=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rising-crime-homelessness-leave-residents-of-san-francisco-and-oakland-on-edge\"\u2064 target=\"_blank\" \u2062rel=\"noopener\">accompanies<\/a> the city\u2019s \u200bstubborn homelessness\u200d and \u2063drug problems.<\/p>\n<p>The drug crisis is\u200c still \u200braging in San Francisco, although \u2063overdose \u200ddeaths\u200c have \u2063dropped \u2063from \u2064their\u2064 all-time high in 2020 \u200cduring\u200c the\u2064 thick of the pandemic. Homelessness \u200bhas only gotten \u200dworse\u200c since before \u2062the pandemic. About 38,000 people \u2062are homeless \u2064in \u200dthe \u200dBay\u200c Area on a \u2063given\u2062 night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco stores have implemented intense security measures to combat rampant shoplifting in the crime-ridden city. Grocery stores, pharmacies, and others have installed extreme security devices and hired private guards. Safeway supermarket chain, for instance, added exit gates to deter theft, aiming to address the escalating problem witnessed in recent years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":1977506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1977505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977505","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\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1977505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1977506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1977505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1977505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1977505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}