2021 Union Square robberies – Page 4

SF Mayor London Breed Announces Crackdown on Crime in Tenderloin District

December 14, 2021 3:50 pmDecember 15, 2021 3:49 pm

Amid a large number of arrests and drug seizures in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco last week, Mayor London Breed announced on Tuesday that emergency police intervention there would be launched as soon as possible. Over the last several...

High-End Designer and Boutique Stores Closing In Response to Statewide Smash-And-Grab Crime Wave

December 13, 2021 12:20 pmDecember 13, 2021 5:16 pm

Numerous designers and boutique owners closed their stores across California during the weekend, with most saying that it is happening primarily due to the retail crime wave that has picked up significantly in the past month. Since November, many high...

SF Board of Supervisors Passes Legislation allowing Sheriff’s Deputies To Work Overtime As Retail Security

December 10, 2021 2:26 amDecember 9, 2021 9:27 pm

Earlier this week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed legislation to allow San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Deputies to work voluntary overtime shifts at local retail establishments. For the last few years, as crime has skyrocketed in San Francisco, city...

SJ City Council Approves $250,000 For License Plate Readers To Combat Bay Area Crime Wave

December 3, 2021 12:01 pmDecember 3, 2021 5:14 pm

The San Jose City Council voted unanimously to spend $250,000 on a huge expansion of license plate readers earlier this week in an attempt to slow the growing number of robberies in the city and surrounding area. While crime in...

Police Defunding Efforts, Lowered Numbers of Police Officers Partially To Blame For Recent Retail Robbery Wave

November 26, 2021 3:13 pmNovember 28, 2021 10:30 am

The wave of group mob-style smash and grab robberies around the Golden State continued on in California over the Thanksgiving holiday period, resulting on the ramping up of police protection despite some departments facing strained resources following defunding efforts. Following...

Gov. Newsom Vows Funding To Stop Recent High-End SF Robberies

November 23, 2021 2:25 amApril 3, 2022 8:26 am

During a speech at a San Francisco vaccine clinic on Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom denounced the high-profile high-end retail robberies that occurred in the Bay Area this weekend, vowing to increase state budgetary support to fight retail theft rings....

Boarded Up SF Bay Area Stores Following String of High-Profile Robberies

November 22, 2021 4:57 pmNovember 22, 2021 8:01 pm

Stores in San Francisco’s Union Square, as well as around the Bay Area, engaged in a mass boarding up of stores during the weekend to counter the mass number of store robberies that have occurred recently. While crime rates such...