{"id":2392288,"date":"2025-01-19T07:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T12:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cali-business-owner-used-1-trick-to-make-his-store-theft-proof-shoplifters-caught-visibly-annoyed-on-camera\/"},"modified":"2025-01-19T07:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T12:40:15","slug":"cali-business-owner-used-1-trick-to-make-his-store-theft-proof-shoplifters-caught-visibly-annoyed-on-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cali-business-owner-used-1-trick-to-make-his-store-theft-proof-shoplifters-caught-visibly-annoyed-on-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Cali Business Owner Used 1 Trick to Make His Store Theft-Proof: Shoplifters Caught Visibly Annoyed on Camera"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fcali-business-owner-used-1-trick-to-make-his-store-theft-proof-shoplifters-caught-visibly-annoyed-on-camera%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=2392288&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--><p>In a bid to combat frequent smash-and-grab robberies, Roman Gonzales,\u2062 owner of the\u200d shoe \u2063store DripOnDrip in Fresno, California, has adopted unique strategies to minimize losses. Following a break-in just before the New Year, where thieves raided his store after \u200ccrashing a car through the window, \u200cGonzales noticed that the criminals left empty-handed after discovering that \u2064nearly all merchandise\u200c had been removed from the store. He now clears out almost all visible items each night and leaves the cash register empty, with the only noticeable items being single right-foot shoes, which have little resale value, making theft pointless. Sadly, the latest robbery resulted in the\u2064 loss of shoes intended for donation and some backpacks. This pattern reflects a broader \u200cissue in California,where businesses are increasingly taking drastic measures to deal with rampant theft due to relaxed policies on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-man-accused-of-throwing-molotov-cocktail-at-police-station-arrested-by-lapd\/\" title=\"WATCH: Man Accused Of Throwing Molotov Cocktail At Police Station Arrested By LAPD\">petty theft<\/a>,with othre businesses,like Fredericksen\u2019s Hardware in San \u200cFrancisco,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">implementing unique customer management strategies<\/a>\u200b to deter shoplifters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A shoe store owner in Fresno, California, has learned the hard way to implement some creative solutions to lessen the impact of smash-and-grab robberies on his business.<\/p>\n<p>Roman Gonzales, who owns the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shoe-store-owner-gets-last-laugh-thieving-gang-security-footage-shows-crime-may-worthless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">store<\/a> DripOnDrip, experienced a break-in shortly before the new year. After a car smashed through the window of the business, several people piled out of a car to empty the store, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/fox59.com\/news\/national-world\/owner-of-california-shoe-store-says-simple-trick-makes-break-ins-pointless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WXIN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But they left 30 seconds later &mdash; looking visibly frustrated on the store&rsquo;s security footage &mdash; because there were almost no items inside to steal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they would have looked through the window, they would have saved themselves some time and energy from even trying to break in,&rdquo; Gonzales told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They would have noticed that there is nothing here on the floor for them to take.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>That is because Gonzales now removes almost all visible merchandise every single night and leaves the cash register drawer open without any cash.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ballerina-goes-viral-for-video-of-brown-ballet-shoes\/\" title=\"Ballerina Goes Viral For Video Of Brown Ballet Shoes\">started making<\/a> that move after another smash-and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-nordstrom-stores-hit-in-last-minute-smash-and-grab-robbery-in-california\/\" title=\"Apple, Nordstrom Stores Hit in Last Minute Smash-and-Grab Robbery in California\">-grab robbery<\/a> at his old location last year, which resulted in the disappearance of most items he had for sale.<\/p>\n<p>One of the only types of items visible in the store on any given night are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thieves-make-off-20k-merchandise-one-overlooked-detail-means-haul-virtually-useless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">right-foot<\/a> shoes on the walls.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no value once you take this shoe. I mean, you can&rsquo;t just buy a left-foot shoe online either. So you&rsquo;re not going to be able to use that item or even resell it. It&rsquo;s just pointless,&rdquo; Gonzales remarked.<\/p>\n<p>The only goods the most recent set of criminals were able to snag were, unfortunately, some pairs of shoes he was intending to donate to some local at-risk teenagers, plus some right-foot shoes and backpacks.<\/p>\n<p>He was also forced to board up the front windows, which were shattered by the thieves not yet privy to his smash-and-grab prevention measures.<\/p>\n<p>DripOnDrip is far from the first California business to take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/betrayed-from-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-after-attending-election-meeting-with-president-trump-sydney-powell-and-gen-flynn\/\" title=\"\u201cBetrayed From Within\u201d: Patrick Byrne Blasts White House Staff After Attending Election Meeting With President Trump, Sydney Powell and Gen. Flynn\">extreme measures<\/a> while dealing with rampant stealing, a reality that was enabled by a decade of decriminalized petty theft.<\/p>\n<p>Fredericksen&rsquo;s Hardware and Paint in San Francisco, California, instituted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/san-francisco-store-resorts-extreme-measures-attempt-stop-rampant-shoplifting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policy<\/a> last year through which employees escort customers through the store one-on-one during certain designated hours, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/news\/bay-area\/san-francisco-store-gets-creative-to-deter-shoplifting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KRON-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We just want to make it uncomfortable for the thieves, so they go somewhere else,&rdquo; Sam Black, the store manager, told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Other employees are stationed near the front tables to make sure that thieves cannot roam the store.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s pretty bad,&rdquo; Black added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, the dollar amounts are pretty significant, and with the tools and now we&rsquo;re getting snatch-and-grabs when they take whole displays, so it&rsquo;s getting kind of dangerous for the employees and the customers,&rdquo; he observed.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Roman Gonzales, who runs DripOnDrip, faced a break-in just before the new year when a car crashed through his store&#8217;s window. Several individuals exited the vehicle and attempted to steal items but left in frustration after 30 seconds because there was hardly anything available to take. Gonzales noted that if they had looked inside first, they would have realized there was nothing worth stealing.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent future thefts, Gonzales now removes nearly all merchandise each night and leaves the cash register empty. He adopted this strategy after another robbery at his previous location resulted in significant losses. The only items left visible are right-foot shoes displayed on the walls since they hold little resale value without their matching pairs.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, during the latest incident, thieves managed to steal some shoes intended for local at-risk teens along with a few right-foot shoes and backpacks. Additionally, he had to board up windows that were broken by these thieves who were unaware of his new security measures.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzales&#8217;s experience is not unique; many businesses in California are taking drastic steps due to increasing theft rates fueled by years of decriminalized petty crime. For instance, Fredericksen\u2019s Hardware and Paint in San Francisco has implemented a policy where employees personally escort customers during specific hours to deter thieves from targeting their store. Store manager Sam Black expressed concerns about rising theft amounts and safety risks for both staff and customers as incidents become more aggressive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2392289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shoe-Store.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48788,48791,35035,48790,48789],"class_list":["post-2392288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cali-business-owner","tag-retail-strategies","tag-security-measures","tag-shoplifting-prevention","tag-theft-proof-store"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shoe-Store.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392288","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=2392288"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2392292,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392288\/revisions\/2392292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2392289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}