San Francisco Hardware Store Provides Employee Escorts Amid Rampant Shoplifting
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Fredericksen Hardware & Paint in San Francisco now provides employee escorts for customers while shopping due to rampant shoplifting threats.
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Theft and smash-and-grab crimes have forced the store to go "above and beyond" to keep employees and shoppers safe.
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Nearby major retailers like Target and In-N-Out have closed locations in the area due to unchecked property crimes.
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Other businesses in Oakland such as Denny's, Blue Shield, Clorox, and Kaiser Permanente have hired security or warned staff amid the crime wave.
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Fredericksen Hardware hopes increased staff attention on shoppers will deter thieves and keep the generations-old store from going out of business.