THE BLACK CRIME TIDAL WAVE COSTS AMERICA BILLIONS OF DOLLARS YEARLY!
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: ‘No Question’ Coronavirus to Blame for Recent Rise in Violence
Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) attributed the recent uptick in violence in the United States’ major cities such as hers to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lightfoot claimed there was “no question” there was a “COVID-related impact on the public safety system.” She also emphasized the need to fight the root causes of violence in cities like Chicago, which she said was poverty, lack of jobs and lack of hope.
“[W]e are making progress in Chicago,” Lightfoot outlined. “We have a homicide clearance rate that’s about 45%. Certainly below what we expect, but better than we’ve been in about five or six years. We cleared more murders this year than we have in the last 10 years. So, we’re seeing progress being made, but there’s no question that the COVID-related impact on the public safety system in Chicago, in New York, in L.A., D.C. and other cities across the country is real. And what we’ve got to continue to do is make sure that we’re demanding of our courts and our prosecutors that they hold violent people accountable and keep them off our streets.”
“It’s a huge issue for us in Chicago, and we have to continue fighting that fight,” she continued. “And then we’ve also got to play the long game at getting at the root causes of the violence, which is poverty, lack of investment, lack of jobs and … lack of hope. We got to disrupt the pipeline of young souls that are going to the streets and subject to the predatory tactics of the gangs by giving them hope in a future that isn’t minding somebody’s corner spot.”
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WATCH: Alleged Thieves Swipe Expensive Purses from Chicago Boutique
Thieves have repeatedly targeted retailers on and near the Magnificent Mile and Chicago police recently shared video footage of another alleged crime.
“The footage shows two men stealing purses worth tens of thousands of dollars from Bottega Veneta, 800 North Michigan, around 2:54 p.m. on October 11, according to a source and CPD’s media statement,” CWB Chicago reported Sunday.
Surveillance video appeared to show a suspect wearing a red hoodie being allowed into the store where the person walked past a woman in a black shirt, then pushed her out of the way and grabbed two bags from a shelf.
Moments later, a suspect in a black hoodie appeared to grab bags off the shelves as the woman watched:
“If you recognize these individuals, or have any information, please contact Detective DiVito #20645 at (312)744-8263. You can also submit an anonymous tip at www.CPDTIP.com,” the Chicago Police Department video’s text read.
“If you see these individuals, DO NOT APPROACH! Call 9-1-1,” the video added.
The Bottega Veneta store was reportedly hit by a bigger group of thieves who employed a similar ruse to enter in September, according to the CWB Chicago article:
Around 4 o’clock that afternoon, an employee admitted a man into the boutique, and about eleven other men poured in behind the first. According to a property management company’s email to nearby residents, the crew collected about 35 handbags, which retail for thousands of dollars each, and ran out the door. A police report said the crew escaped in at least two cars, including a gray Honda CRV.
Also in September, an Ulta Beauty store in Chicago was apparently robbed during store hours and a customer recorded the incident.
The video showed three individuals wearing masks dumping products into bags, and the man behind the camera was clearly shocked at the scene:
“Insane, insane, y’all. Y’all, this is the middle of the Ulta right now,” he commented before the individuals exited the shop.
Meanwhile, at least 23 individuals were shot, three fatally, on Friday into Sunday morning in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago, according to Breitbart News.
BLACK RACISM, ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-ASIAN, HOMOPHOBIC, VIOLENCE AND IGNORANCE AS DISPLAYED BY THIS CLOWN CHAPPELLE
Comedian Dave Chappelle’s The Closer: A racist
tirade disguised as stand-up comedy
https://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2021/10/dave-chappelle-one-more-racist-black.html
BIG SPIKE IN SHOPLIFTING, THIEVES GET MORE BRAZEN, POVERTY DANGER AHEAD WARNING
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Walgreens Closes Five Bay Area Stores amid Shoplifting Surge
https://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2021/10/black-lives-loot-walgreens-closes-five.html
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WATCH: Ulta Beauty Ransacked During Store Hours in Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2021/09/28/ulta-beauty-ransacked-during-store-hours-chicago/
BLACK VIOLENCE IN AMERICA
THE MURDER, MAYHEM AND LOOTING THAT IS SO MUCH A PART OF THE BLACK SUBCULTURE ACROSS AMERICA
https://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2021/08/black-violence-in-america-murder-mayhem.html
11 Suspects Sought In $100K Handbag Heist At Palo Alto Louis Vuitton Store
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Video shows suspected thieves sprinting out of California Neiman
Marcus with designer handbags
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Brazen shoplifting video in San Francisco becomes issue in California recall
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Brazen, Serial Shoplifter Appears In Court As DA Vows To Crack Down On Retail Thefts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvvnsvVJrdE
Busting an Organized Shoplifting Ring
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San Francisco locals react to rampant shoplifting, break-ins | Fox News Digital Original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU6o2MIuMQc
Target Cuts Store Hours in San Francisco Due to Shoplifting Surge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NNjdF0cCuQ
Group steals $30K from store in seconds | FOX6 News Milwaukee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S2pX-VRZXc
Major Arrest In $1 Million Apple Store Thefts
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Apple Store Robbery Suspects Arrested
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT9Jc7lB_Zo
Pricey Heist Lasts 34 Seconds, Ends With $200K Jewelry Stolen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09aI0HAqtBM
Jewelry heist captured on video at Avenues Mall store
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6goU5Fj_b8
Credit Card Thieves Caught on Tape Using Skimmers | Nightline | ABC
News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAP7sVh4smc
Man Trapped Inside of Store After Serial Thieving Spree | I Survived a Crime | A&E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmLUEQUd6pQ
Walgreens Closes Five Bay Area Stores amid Shoplifting Surge
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The ongoing shoplifting surge has forced Walgreens to close five more San Francisco stores as local law enforcement continues to do next to nothing to curtail the problem.
In a statement to SF Gate, Walgreens spokesman Phil Caruso confirmed “organized retail crime” has strangled San Francisco stores.
“Organized retail crime continues to be a challenge facing retailers across San Francisco, and we are not immune to that,” Caruso said. “Retail theft across our San Francisco stores has continued to increase in the past few months to five times our chain average.”
“During this time to help combat this issue, we increased our investments in security measures in stores across the city to 46 times our chain average in an effort to provide a safe environment,” he added.
Asha Safai, San Francisco Board of Supervisor for District 11 admitted to feeling “devastated” over the closure a Walgreens store that has “been a staple for seniors, families and children for decades.”
“I am completely devastated by this news – this Walgreens is less than a mile from seven schools and has been a staple for seniors, families and children for decades. This closure will significantly impact this community,” he tweeted.
Safai told SFGate that the shoplifting had crippled the store’s bottom-line and endangered the staff and customers to an unhealthy degree.
“This is a sad day for San Francisco,” Safai said. “We can’t continue to let these anchor institutions close that so many people rely on.”
Shoplifting has skyrocketed in San Francisco recently, likely a result of Proposition 47, which dictates stealing would not be a felony in California if the item stolen did not exceed $950.
The damage has been felt across a range of business outlets.
In May of this year, The San Francisco News described the situation as being “out of control,” noting that 17 Walgreens have had to close in the past five years due to rampant shoplifting in the city.
17 Walgreen locations in San Francisco have closed their doors within the last five years according to a report from the SF Chronicle. Ten of these closures transpired from 2019 to this year with the last Walgreens store to close its door as of this writing, back on March 17. The cause of the closures is due to rampant shoplifting and looting that has transpired at Walgreen locations in the city believed to be perpetuated by an organized crime ring.
On Thursday, May 13 a hearing was held by the Board of Supervisors with retailers, the SFPD, the district attorney’s office, and probation departments. Brendan Dugan, director of organized retail crime and corporate investigations, believes that San Francisco is at the center of organized retail crime. He brought up a state bust in the Bay Area from last year in which $8 million in stolen merchandise was confiscated from five suspects. The merchandise came from CVS, Target and Walgreens stores from all across San Francisco.
The lack of enforcement made shoplifters so nonchalant and casual they would often steal in broad daylight while awestruck customers documented the crime on their iPhones, allowing for some viral internet moments.
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