Chicago Police TEMPORARILY Interrupt Looting Of Train Containers

(It seems to me that looting in Blue cities has caused so many store closures that looters are having to go closer to the source to get the goods they want. Eventually they’ll be looting the ships when they pull up to the port.)

Jarring video from a news helicopter in Chicago Friday captured a gang of thieves ransacking a freight cargo train moments before they were confronted by cops with their guns drawn.
Chopper 7 with ABC Chicago was on the scene as a group of ransackers made their way through a train in the South Austin neighborhood on the west side of Chicago.
The plunder included televisions and air fryers, according to a CBS News report.
Officials said the railway is no stranger to these types of freight cargo thefts – but rarely, if ever, are they caught live on television.
Footage rolls on the crooks as they pull boxes from the cargo trailer on the Union Pacific owned tracks just before 4 p.m. The group climbs over each other to dole out the loot.
Police officers were eventually called to the scene and a confrontation with the highwaymen was caught live on television. Officers swarmed with their guns drawn as some suspects tried to make away in their cars.
The scene was so shocking that one news anchor asked to “break away” from the live shot as officers approached the apparent thieves – fearing that there could be a shooting live on air.
The other anchor instead instructs the chopper cameraman to “pull out”, saying “we’re gonna stay with this,” as the scene plays out.
There were no reports of shots fired and there have been no reports of arrests made.
Less than an hour after officers and looters left the scene – Chicago’s ABC7 caught more people breaking into train cars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHM3syq8wro

 The mug shots from the Philadelphia looting free-for-all resemble a collage of the members of MENSA ...... ROFLMOAO.

Okay, okay ...

The mug shots from the Philadelphia looting extravaganza resemble a get together of the White Supremacists of America ... right?

 

California - Newsom triples CHP enforcement in Los Angeles to combat retail thefts.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday the state would be tripling California Highway Patrol resources in the Los Angeles area to help combat organized retail theft.
The CHP has been tasked by the state to battle retail crime, and the Governor’s Office said their efforts have been successful.
But following major large-scale burglaries across the Los Angeles region in recent weeks, the Governor says additional help is needed.
The announcement by Newsom follows a similar announcement made hours earlier by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and other local leaders, establishing a new organized retail theft task force to crack down on “flash mob“-style burglaries.
That regional task force will be similar in nature to the CHP’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force, and will include statewide partners, including Highway Patrol. CHP will be expanding its resources and allocating more investigators specifically in L.A.
“The state is investing hundreds of millions of dollars to crack down on organized crime and when our local partners need further assistance, we’re ready with a helping hand,” Gov. Newsom said in a release. “The CHP is the proven leader in tackling organized retail theft and through this expanded partnership the agency will further assist the city in doing its job to keep Angelenos and their businesses safe.”
The CHP task force was established in 2019, and the Governor’s Office says its arrested more than 1,250 people and recovered more than $30 million in stolen merchandise since its creation.
“Law enforcement is all about partnership – and the CHP is proud to be a good partner to Los Angeles,” said CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee. “Working together, and by utilizing the CHP’s wide breadth of expertise and resources, we will crack down on this uptick in dangerous and unacceptable criminal activity.”

 

https://ktla.com/news/california/newsom-triples-chp-enforcement-in-los-angeles-to-combat-retail-thefts/