#To the looter camp full

One resident’s garage was broken into nine times in two days video surveillance footage showed the thief wandering around leisurely, as if “he had no fear of getting caught.” And San Francisco’s martial arts academies, locksmiths and home-security companies are seeing a huge increase in demand. You can’t really run a retail enterprise if you have to board up the windows five weeks before the critical Christmas selling season.”Īdding to the city’s woes, the San Francisco Chronicle published a glut of stories over the weekend that suggest residents are increasingly frustrated by its response to crime - and fearful for their own safety. John Chachas, whose family owns luxury retailer Gump’s in Union Square: “The mayor and her entire team should resign.Police arrested eight suspects and seized two cars and two guns, while Mayor London Breed announced plans to restrict vehicle access to Union Square to limit thieves escaping in getaway cars.

#To the looter camp full

In San Francisco, social media videos showed masked looters sprinting out of high-end stores in Union Square - including Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Burberry and Bloomingdale’s - with arms full of stolen merchandise worth thousands of dollars. Officials labeled the Nordstrom robbery as “organized retail theft” and said it was possibly linked to a series of burglaries in San Francisco on Friday night. Also Sunday, Walnut Creek police recommended that businesses close early, citing intelligence that the 80 thieves who ransacked a Nordstrom on Saturday night could strike again. On Sunday, a pack of looters robbed a jewelry store in a Hayward mall, smashing glass cases and absconding with the valuables into waiting cars.

For evidence that crime will likely be a key issue for California voters in next year’s election, look no further than this weekend.