'I don't think cops take it seriously,' said Rosie Cavan, who works in the building next door.
"I don't think cops take it seriously," said Rosie Cavan, who works in the building next door.The latest break-in at San Francisco's Cigarettes Cheaper has left the owner questioning whether police could have done more to stop the suspects.A small business owner in San Francisco's Richmond District is beyond frustrated after his shop was targeted in four smash-and-grab burglaries involving vehicles ramming into the front door within six months.
"It's not safe. It's horrible," said Rosie Cavan, who works in the building next door. "We've been here a little over a year and I think a car has driven in this guy's front door probably five or six times."Despite nearly 20 security cameras capturing the thefts, suspects have continued to evade arrest. Surveillance footage from the latest burglary shows two San Francisco police officers arriving on the scene, lights flashing.
ABC7 News reached out to SFPD to ask why there was no pursuit, despite police being on the scene. Spokesperson Officer Robert Rueca explained why police acted the way they did.Brazen robberies leave Oakland, Alameda business owners fed up, despite report that crime is down
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