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Members of a Bay Area theft ring believed to have stolen merchandise worth millions of dollars from retailers have pleaded guilty in the case and its leader is expected to be sentenced to several years in prison, California Atty. Bonta’s warning came amid growing concern over a recent surge in thefts and robberies involving large groups of people who mobbed …
Two unidentified individuals wearing hooded jackets were caught on amateur video during a brazen ‘smash-and-grab’ spree on cars in the San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco mayor London Breed claims Walgreens is only shutting five stores to cut costs - but pharmacy chain says it spends nearly FIFTY TIMES as much on security at stores in that city compared to …
San Francisco mayor London Breed has disputed Walgreen's claims it needs to shutter five stores in the city because its soft laws on shoplifting have led to rampant theft, claiming that the big chain was simply trying to slash costs and increase profits - and that retail theft was an easy scapegoat. One of the stores closing, pictured above, was …