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The store manager said a series of 'smash-and-grabs' finally forced the store to take aggressive action combatting the crime wave
A generations-old hardware store in California is forced to go above and beyond to protect its shoppers as the state's crime wave continues to rise.
Fredericksen Hardware & Paint, a long-standing shopfront in the Cow Hollow-Marina area of San Francisco, will now provide shoppers with a staff member to escort them through the shop.
"We really weren't giving a choice. I mean we have to keep our employees safe and our customers safe. When they're coming in to do snatch and grabs, that was the final, final straw," store manager Sam Black told local news outlet Fox 2.
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A generations-old hardware store in California is forced to go above and beyond to protect its shoppers as the state's crime wave continues to rise.
Fredericksen Hardware & Paint, a long-standing shopfront in the Cow Hollow-Marina area of San Francisco, will now provide shoppers with a staff member to escort them through the shop.
"We really weren't giving a choice. I mean we have to keep our employees safe and our customers safe. When they're coming in to do snatch and grabs, that was the final, final straw," store manager Sam Black told local news outlet Fox 2.
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San Francisco hardware store escorts customers while shopping to deter rising crime
Fredericksen Hardware & Paint, a generations-old store in San Francisco, has been forced to provide staff attendants to escort each customer due to rampant shoplifting.