Title: Rampant shoplifting leads to another Walgreens closing in S.F.
Headings: Rampant shoplifting leads to another Walgreens closing in S.F.
Rampant shoplifting leads to another Walgreens closing in S.F.
Content: They say Walgreens’ policy is to not get involved. They don’t want anyone getting injured or getting sued, so the guys just keep coming in and taking whatever they want.” For security reasons, Walgreens declined to provide details on their security policies, but Caruso did say that “the safety of our team members and customers is our top concern.” A recent trip to the store revealed aisle after aisle of empty or near-empty shelves. Beauty supplies appear to be a favored target. Most of the remaining products were locked behind plastic theft guards, which have become increasingly common at drugstores in recent years. But at Van Ness Avenue and Eddy Street, even the jugs of clothing detergent on display were looped with locked anti-theft cables. When a clerk was asked where all the goods had gone, he said, “Go ask the people in the alleys, they have it all.” Homeless encampments are common in the neighborhood, including two just across Eddy Street. No sooner had the clerk spoken than a man wearing a virus mask walked in, emptied two shelves of snacks into a bag, then headed back for the door.