In a statement assistant DA and Deputy Director of Communications Sara Yousuf said:Ĭar burglaries cost victims time, money, and their sense of security, and the DA’s Office takes these crimes seriously. KPIX 5 asked San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s office about the rash of break-ins. “I think it’s because people here are easier on the rules and regulations here,” responded Mead. When asked why he thought that was the case: “Tampa Bay has seen its fair share, but not like this,” said Mead. READ MORE: San Francisco, Tourism Industry Offer Cash Rewards To Stop Auto Burglary Fencing Operations “The hotel manager had talked to us and asked us where we’re from and do we have a rental vehicle and when we answered some of those questions and said ‘no,’ he said ‘okay that’s good’ and explained that there’s a lot of thievery, especially with car break-ins in the area,” she added. “I’m so glad that we were advised not to – or warned about that,” said Diane Algarin of Tampa.Īlgarin said she and her husband are relying on walking and rideshares to see San Francisco for the first time. She said she was in SF for Outside Lands, was shocked and frightened to see this brazen burglary /oW8qq3bXMX Sophia Massad, a musician from Oklahoma, shared this video w me of a smash-and-grab she witnessed in broad daylight on 11/1 at Hyde/North Point. The victim said her family stopped to ride the cable car.Ī worker is seen watching the crime in progress, while eating, on cellphone video.
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More than a week later, on November 1st, Oklahoma tourist and musician Sophia Massad saw two burglars in a black Mercedes pulling off a smash-and-grab in Fisherman’s Wharf. He said Hertz told him that his car was the 5th to be hit that day. He told me he lost $8,000 worth of photography/hiking equipment.
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Manny Pinillos was visiting SF from Miami on 10/21, when he says his rental car was hit next to Pier 39. The victim, Manny Pinillos, who was visiting from Miami said he and his friend lost $8,000 worth of photography and hiking gear. Witnesses shared cellphone video of a smash-and-grab involving a black Mercedes near Pier 39 on October 21st. “If they see a purse, something small, anything, they will break the window, and grab it and go.”īusinesses in Fisherman’s Wharf told KPIX 5’s Betty Yu they see break-ins in broad daylight everyday. “We’re visiting from Tampa, Florida, and we were told it would be best not to rent a car, because there was a lot of break-ins,” said Ben Mead, referring to his Amtrak travel agent. READ MORE: Watch: Brazen San Francisco Vehicle Smash And Grabs Captured On Video SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - Car break-ins have gotten so out of hand in San Francisco that tourists are being warned not to rent cars.Įven with a police crackdown and rewards being offered the surge in smash-and-grab vehicle burglaries continues to rise, especially in city’s favorite tourist destinations.