{"id":145348,"date":"2021-11-21T09:33:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T09:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=145348"},"modified":"2021-11-21T09:33:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T09:33:50","slug":"louis-vuitton-store-in-sfs-union-square-emptied-out-by-thieves-8-arrested-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/louis-vuitton-store-in-sfs-union-square-emptied-out-by-thieves-8-arrested-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Vuitton store in SF\u2019s Union Square \u2018emptied out\u2019 by thieves; 8 arrested: report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eight suspects were arrested in San Francisco on Friday night, accused of leaving a Louis Vuitton store in the city\u2019s Union Square shopping district “emptied out,” according to a report.<\/p>\n
Other high-end retailers, including Fendi and Yves Saint Laurent, also were struck, FOX 2 of the Bay Area reported.<\/p>\n
Police responded to the area around 8:10 p.m. on reports of looting and vandalism, the station reported.<\/p>\n
Videos posted on social media showed Louis Vuitton\u2019s windows smashed and showed a masked suspect carrying a large amount of luxury merchandise to what appeared to be a getaway car, according to FOX 2.<\/p>\n
One video showed police officers on foot, catching up to a suspected getaway car and using their batons to smash its windshield and windows.<\/p>\n
Although several suspects initially got away, police did “great work” in ultimately apprehended the suspects, District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin told FOX 2.<\/p>\n
San Francisco has seen a rash of shoplifting and other retail crimes in recent months. Earlier this week, authorities linked a 41-year-old woman to the theft of more than $40,000 in merchandise from a Target store in the city.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, the San Francisco Chronicle was mocked for asking if readers should learn to “tolerate burglaries” as “a part of city living.”<\/p>\n
Fox News\u2019 Louis Casiano and Cortney O\u2019Brien contributed to this story.<\/i><\/p>\n