What used to be casually referred to as “shoplifting” has turned into a huge problem.
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san francisco Just before Christmas, San Francisco Mayor London Breed saw no choice but to declare a state of emergency. At that time, dozens of looters fell on the posh retailers in the heart of the city, huge shop windows, each costing 20,000 dollars, were smashed, as were showcases in jewelry stores or posh shops like Yves Saint Laurent.
Anything that could be towed ended up in getaway vehicles waiting on street corners and sidewalks with their trunks open and engines running. Screaming and frightened employees and customers wandered the streets or tried to hide.
When the state of emergency came into effect, a mobile police operations center drove up to central Union Square. In the evening, police cars parked sideways blocked the intersections so that the armada of getaway vehicles could not even drive up. The massive police presence calmed the situation in San Francisco, but the phenomenon behind it affects far more regions in the United States.
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