S.F. Police Lt. Slams Politicians for Rise of Crime: ‘They Say the Most Idiotic Things to Justify that Behavior’

PERINO For more on ░░░░░░░░ surge across the nation ░░░░░░░░ Tracy McCray is Vice ░░░░░░░░ of the San Francisco ░░░░░░░░ Officers Association Yesterday we ░░░░░░░░ basically a smash and ░░░░░░░░ pre sophisticated with getaway ░░░░░░░░ at a Neiman Marcus ░░░░░░░░ believe And then Target ░░░░░░░░ announcing that they are ░░░░░░░░ to reduce operating hours ░░░░░░░░ they ve been experiencing ░░░░░░░░ and alarming rise in ░░░░░░░░ and security incidents in ░░░░░░░░ stores What do you ░░░░░░░░ MCCRAY You are right ░░░░░░░░ are correct This is ░░░░░░░░ we have been seeing ░░░░░░░░ is not new So ░░░░░░░░ you have people whose ░░░░░░░░ have been cut at ░░░░░░░░ stores They are going ░░░░░░░░ miss out on money ░░░░░░░░ their check for their ░░░░░░░░ living activities paying rent ░░░░░░░░ food clothing I m ░░░░░░░░ surprised by it and ░░░░░░░░ one should be PERINO ░░░░░░░░ is a great point ░░░░░░░░ you bring up that ░░░░░░░░ people that are working ░░░░░░░░ honest jobs that they ░░░░░░░░ going to be hurt ░░░░░░░░ now they are not ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ as many hours That ░░░░░░░░ a great point MCCRAY ░░░░░░░░ It is That Neiman ░░░░░░░░ scene was something like ░░░░░░░░ of a movie But ░░░░░░░░ s happened at Saks ░░░░░░░░ Avenue Louis Vuitton stores ░░░░░░░░ made a comment oh ░░░░░░░░ are only fancy bags ░░░░░░░░ guess what People are ░░░░░░░░ at that store who ░░░░░░░░ on a paycheck And ░░░░░░░░ they close there is ░░░░░░░░ guarantee that they are ░░░░░░░░ to find another job ░░░░░░░░ they are going to ░░░░░░░░ able to pay their ░░░░░░░░ do their daily living ░░░░░░░░ So This is much ░░░░░░░░ than someone stealing a ░░░░░░░░ HEMMER Lieutenant we first ░░░░░░░░ you a month ago ░░░░░░░░ when that CVS was ░░░░░░░░ in the middle of ░░░░░░░░ daylight The iPhone cameras ░░░░░░░░ the aisle The guy ░░░░░░░░ filling up an entire ░░░░░░░░ bag and staff and ░░░░░░░░ out of the store ░░░░░░░░ his bicycle Things haven ░░░░░░░░ gotten better MCCRAY No ░░░░░░░░ that has been happening ░░░░░░░░ day They were just ░░░░░░░░ to catch that one ░░░░░░░░ video But that happened ░░░░░░░░ That s probably going ░░░░░░░░ happen today This is ░░░░░░░░ that is going on ░░░░░░░░ people know about but ░░░░░░░░ just indecipherable close and ░░░░░░░░ But this is an ░░░░░░░░ occurrence PEROINO Must be ░░░░░░░░ frustrating fpr you Here ░░░░░░░░ a former San Francisco ░░░░░░░░ commissioner on what you ░░░░░░░░ facing out there in ░░░░░░░░ Francisco Clip starts VERONESE ░░░░░░░░ are in a state ░░░░░░░░ chaos and anarchy out ░░░░░░░░ at in San Francisco ░░░░░░░░ If you ever lived ░░░░░░░░ if you spent any ░░░░░░░░ here you see it ░░░░░░░░ day and you just ░░░░░░░░ to expect it and ░░░░░░░░ that when it happens ░░░░░░░░ are not in the ░░░░░░░░ of fire Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ You know I ve ░░░░░░░░ loved San Francisco And ░░░░░░░░ really is it s ░░░░░░░░ but it is happening ░░░░░░░░ over the country But ░░░░░░░░ your city you know ░░░░░░░░ you get a call ░░░░░░░░ a theft or a ░░░░░░░░ how is the response ░░░░░░░░ do you think well ░░░░░░░░ just know the prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ basically going to turn ░░░░░░░░ loose they are not ░░░░░░░░ to do anything about ░░░░░░░░ MCCRAY If they steal ░░░░░░░░ 950 like I said ░░░░░░░░ you get a citation ░░░░░░░░ There are no consequences ░░░░░░░░ hold people accountable because ░░░░░░░░ are what is given ░░░░░░░░ by certain politicians In ░░░░░░░░ sense I feel like ░░░░░░░░ character s car from ░░░░░░░░ Lion King I am ░░░░░░░░ by idiots because they ░░░░░░░░ the most idiotic things ░░░░░░░░ justify that behavior And ░░░░░░░░ chaos runs supreme here ░░░░░░░░ Lieutenant I want to ░░░░░░░░ the statement from Target ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ ve ever heard a ░░░░░░░░ like this from an ░░░░░░░░ company maybe you have ░░░░░░░░ more than a month ░░░░░░░░ ve been experiencing a ░░░░░░░░ and alarming rise in ░░░░░░░░ and security incidents at ░░░░░░░░ San Francisco stores similar ░░░░░░░░ reports from other retailers ░░░░░░░░ the area With the ░░░░░░░░ of our guests team ░░░░░░░░ and communities as our ░░░░░░░░ priority we ve temporarily ░░░░░░░░ our operating hours in ░░░░░░░░ San Francisco stores Has ░░░░░░░░ ever happened before MCCRAY ░░░░░░░░ that s not a ░░░░░░░░ model plan You are ░░░░░░░░ business to make a ░░░░░░░░ And now you are ░░░░░░░░ hours lessening your profits ░░░░░░░░ people are coming to ░░░░░░░░ stores and cleaning you ░░░░░░░░ Why would you stay ░░░░░░░░ Who would do that ░░░░░░░░ their right mind?”