{"id":2032224,"date":"2023-09-14T17:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T21:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-crime-plagued-bay-area-now-has-a-problem-with-pirate-attacks\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T17:09:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T21:09:29","slug":"californias-crime-plagued-bay-area-now-has-a-problem-with-pirate-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-crime-plagued-bay-area-now-has-a-problem-with-pirate-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirate attacks plague California&#8217;s crime-ridden Bay Area."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fcalifornias-crime-plagued-bay-area-now-has-a-problem-with-pirate-attacks%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=2032224&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--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"California\u2019s Crime-Plagued Bay Area Now Has a Problem With Pirate Attacks\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/biden-impeachment-memo-media-bias\" data-post-url id=\"print-1796016\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<p>          (Getty Images)<br \/>\n       \u2063<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Crime in California&#8217;s Bay Area: Pirates on the Rise<\/h2>\n<p>California&#8217;s Bay Area is no stranger to \u2062crime, but now it faces a new threat from pirates. \u200dThese seafaring criminals are \u2062wreaking havoc on boaters\u200d in the Oakland Estuary, leaving a trail of stolen boats and\u2062 property\u2064 destruction in their wake.<\/p>\n<p>Former Oakland Marina harbormaster, Brock DeLappe, expressed \u200dhis\u2063 concern, stating, &#8220;Over the last couple of months, it\u2019s become extremely severe, boats are being stolen almost on a\u200d nightly basis. Residents in marinas are scared, they\u2019re talking about \u2062forming groups, they\u2019re arming themselves. Someone\u2019s going to get hurt\u2063 if this is\u2062 not taken seriously by authorities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The situation is\u2063 worsened by\u200d the lack of action from the local police. CBS News reported a disturbing\u200c incident where a stolen yacht was found stranded on\u2063 rocks \u2063with people still aboard. Despite\u2063 reporting the crime, the \u200dpolice failed to respond promptly, leaving the victims helpless.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Steven Young outfitted his boat, the \u2063&#8221;Bay\u2063 Escape,&#8221; to serve as a survival craft in case of\u200c a \u2062large earthquake or disaster. But that plan was sunk recently when thieves stole the 40-foot Sea Ray yacht from its slip at the Embarcadero Cove Marina. They spotted it \u2063a few days later, stuck on some nearby rocks, with people still aboard. Young called the police. &#8220;I told them somebody&#8217;s on\u2062 the boat; they&#8217;re moving it as we speak,&#8221; recalled Young. &#8220;Can you just go down and impound it? The police gave us,\u200c &#8216;Well do you have a police report?&#8217; I said, &#8216;No, we just found it. It&#8217;s grounded; there&#8217;s people on it. Can you do\u200c anything?&#8217;\u200b They said, &#8216;We can&#8217;t do anything. What you need to do is get a \u200dpolice\u2064 report.'&#8221; Young said the police never came. He said \u200bit wasn&#8217;t until \u200cdays later, when the insurance company called them, that the boat was recovered. But by then it was too late.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Escalating Crime in the Bay Area<\/h3>\n<p>The pirate attacks \u2064are just the latest example of the rising crime rates in the Bay Area. San \u200dFrancisco, the region&#8217;s largest city, is\u200d also experiencing a surge in criminal activities, leading\u2063 to businesses closing or relocating.<\/p>\n<p>Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, expressed\u2062 concerns about safety in the city,\u2063 stating that his company may host its final &#8220;Dreamforce&#8221; tech conference in San Francisco this year. Despite efforts to combat \u2064homelessness and crime, the city continues to \u200cstruggle with public safety, resulting in the closure of numerous\u200c businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Homicides \u200cin San Francisco have increased by nearly 40 percent from 2020 to 2022, and deaths from fentanyl have spiked. The city&#8217;s downtown area has lost half of its businesses since the start of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"gpt_unit_\/339474670,22676103662\/Freebeacon\/InContent_0\" data-onpage=\"true\" data-adpath=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/339474670,22676103662\/Freebeacon\/InContent\" data-google-query-id=\"CPLp5-3wqoEDFdDrswodutwDHw\">\n<div>\n<p>San Francisco&#8217;s crime problem has led to major retailers like Old Navy, Whole Foods, and Nordstrom closing their businesses due to safety \u2062concerns. Additionally, office\u2062 vacancies\u2064 in\u200c the \u2064city have reached a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-obamas-former-economic-adviser-recognizes-corporate-greed-isnt-to-blame-for-high-inflation\/\" title=\"Even Obama\u2019s Former Economic Adviser Recognizes \u2018Corporate Greed\u2019 Isn\u2019t To Blame For High Inflation\">record-high rate<\/a>, with companies like Uber and Airbnb trying \u200cto abandon their office\u2063 spaces.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062What are the factors contributing to the increase in \u2062pirate attacks in the Bay \u200dArea?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  And I think they&#8217;re trying to steal it,&#8221; he told CBS News. &#8220;I never heard back from them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2064increase in\u200d pirate attacks in the Bay Area can be attributed to a variety of factors. The pandemic has led to \u200dan increase\u2063 in recreational boating, providing \u200dmore targets for the criminals. Additionally, the\u200d economic hardships faced by many in the area \u2063may push some individuals \u200ctowards\u200c criminal\u2064 activities.<\/p>\n<p>Local authorities\u2063 must take immediate action\u2062 to address this issue and ensure the safety of the Bay Area residents. Increased patrols, improved surveillance systems, and collaboration with other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a> are essential steps that need \u2063to be taken.\u200d Additionally, the community must be encouraged to report any suspicious activities\u2063 and work together to protect their\u200d neighborhoods and marinas.<\/p>\n<p>The residents are not\u2063 standing idly by. Many are taking matters \u2062into their \u200down hands by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-crime-plagued-bay-area-now-has-a-problem-with-pirate-attacks\/\" title=\"Pirate attacks plague California's crime-ridden Bay Area.\">forming neighborhood\u200c watch groups<\/a> and arming themselves for \u200cprotection. However, it is crucial that\u2062 the authorities step up \u200btheir \u200befforts to \u2063prevent \u2064further attacks and apprehend the criminals responsible.<\/p>\n<p>Crime in California&#8217;s Bay Area has reached new heights with the emergence of pirate attacks. \u200cThe local community and law enforcement agencies must work together to combat this growing problem and ensure the safety and security of the residents. Failure to\u200b take prompt and decisive action could\u2062 result in severe consequences, including harm to innocent boaters\u200b and irreparable damage to \u200cthe reputation of the area.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>become a nightmare for boaters in California&#8217;s Bay Area. Pirates have taken their criminal activities to the water, targeting marinas on the Oakland Estuary. With stolen boats and property damage, these daring pirates strike under the cover of darkness, leaving boaters in distress and authorities grappling with a new challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1613,"featured_media":2032225,"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":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2032224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"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\/2032224","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\/1613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2032224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2032225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2032224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2032224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2032224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}