A San Francisco Target store has put its merchandise on lockdown as the city remains unable to curb its shoplifting crisis.
The San Francisco area has been hit by a crime wave since the coronavirus lockdowns, which has led large retailers to close their stores. Walgreens, for example, has closed five San Francisco stores.San Francisco/Oakland area as the second affected crime area, losing only to the greater Los Angeles area.
The retailers listed body wash and over-the-counter medications as prime targets for criminals, who often then resell the items on the black market.Seventy-one percent of retailers surveyed by the association said they had seen a “substantial” or “moderate” increase in organized retail crime, with 55% saying that policies that reduce or eliminate cash bail for non-violent crimes in cities like San Francisco and New York are to blame.
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