Mobs of looters are grabbing goods in California thanks to …
WEBNov 22, 2021 · San Francisco, and the larger Bay Area, now could easily claim the title of Shoplifting Capital of the USA — should it want the honor. Viral video of brazen thefts has become one of the city’s...
How looting in San Francisco turned the city into a ghost town
WEBDec 4, 2021 · Usually at this time of year, San Francisco’s luxury stores are decked with holiday garlands. Instead, they’re boarded up after widespread “flash mob” looting turned Union Square — the...
Looting in San Francisco: Retail theft sweeps Bay Area - CalMatters
WEBNov 22, 2021 · 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.
‘Smash-and-grab’ crimes: why some US cities are seeing a spree - CNN
WEBNov 23, 2021 · A spree of brazen “smash-and-grab” crimes has plagued upscale stores in San Francisco, Los Angeles and other cities, with mobs of thieves making off with luxury goods to resell.
Looters in San Francisco Bay Area break into Nordstrom, Louis …
WEBNov 22, 2021 · Drivers blared their horns Saturday evening as dozens of thieves carrying luggage and bags darted from a Nordstrom department store near San Francisco and hopped into cars waiting for them...
Nordstrom, Louis Vuitton and Others Hit in California Burglaries
WEBNov 24, 2021 · Over the course of several hours on Friday night, at least 30 people burglarized several of San Francisco’s most upscale stores, prosecutors said, in what law enforcement officials called one...
San Francisco Louis Vuitton store emptied by robbers; video …
WEBNov 20, 2021 · Police say around 8:10 p.m., officers responded to reports of possible looting and vandalism to retail establishments in the Union Square Area. SFPD did not specifically name the Louis Vuitton...
Organized theft spree: Bay Area high-end retail stores hit with …
WEBNov 23, 2021 · SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Groups of thieves ransacked stores across the Bay Area over the past week, robbing merchandise worth tens of thousands of dollars. Retailers and shoppers are on edge,...
Thieves hit Union Square luxury stores in wild rampage
WEBNov 22, 2021 · San Francisco police said they arrested 8 suspects — all young adults — after responding to theft and vandalism at retail stores in the Union Square area on Friday night. Videos posted to...
'Unacceptable': Mayor Breed says changes will be coming to SF …
WEBNov 21, 2021 · SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Police Chief William Scott addressed the looting and vandalism that took place at San Francisco's Union Square Friday night.