What is known about the organized looting of stores in San Francisco and other cities
Law enforcement agencies in San Francisco, California, on high alert due to a wave of robberies.
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The authorities in the San Francisco, California area are on high alert for a wave of robberies that have perpetrated large groups of people, made up mostly of masked youths, in an f phenomenon that is also being repeated in cities in other states such as Illinois .
People – between 30 and 80 – they arrive in a group, put all kinds of articles in huge garbage bags and leave in about a dozen cars at full speed .
On Friday began three consecutive days of violent irruptions to luxurious businesses such as the Nordstrom chain , and although until now the police have been overwhelmed by this phenomenon, they assure that the number of agents will increase.
Almost 100 criminals stormed a store in San Francisco, California. This in the United States …
In Chicago, more than a dozen people broke into a Louis Vuitton store in a suburban shopping center. The thieves took in merchandise around $ 120, 000 Dollars.
Among those indicated as the causes, is the fact that California seeks to lower the cost of the prison population, which is why it has implemented laws considered lax by many, since theft in a store is no longer a felony.
Also, stores cannot hunt down thieves, and may incur legal liability if make. The phenomenon is especially serious in San Francisco and the metropolitan area, which is experiencing a generalized increase in crime, which has grown by almost a 52% .
