RUSH TRANSCRIPT retailers ramping ░░░░░░░░ security after brazen smash ░░░░░░░░ grab robberies that plagued ░░░░░░░░ city in many high ░░░░░░░░ stores Jonathan Hunt in ░░░░░░░░ Angeles digs deeper into ░░░░░░░░ several high end shopping ░░░░░░░░ not depending on extra ░░░░░░░░ patrols in the wake ░░░░░░░░ these robberies but adding ░░░░░░░░ security wire barriers newly ░░░░░░░░ around this mall in ░░░░░░░░ monica a jarring site ░░░░░░░░ anyone heading out this ░░░░░░░░ Friday but storeowners consider ░░░░░░░░ less shocking for those ░░░░░░░░ and being faced with ░░░░░░░░ mob ripping what they ░░░░░░░░ from shelves and display ░░░░░░░░ the surge in organized ░░░░░░░░ robberies began in the ░░░░░░░░ francisco area with luxury ░░░░░░░░ like Louis vuitton and ░░░░░░░░ being targeted and a ░░░░░░░░ wave spread to southern ░░░░░░░░ with nordstrom a target ░░░░░░░░ well as an apple ░░░░░░░░ and cvs pharmacies they ░░░░░░░░ to bounce back post ░░░░░░░░ the last thing they ░░░░░░░░ is violent robberies frightening ░░░░░░░░ customers macy s and ░░░░░░░░ in the window I ░░░░░░░░ t want to go ░░░░░░░░ frightens me reporter many ░░░░░░░░ the robberies being planned ░░░░░░░░ messaging apps and as ░░░░░░░░ prepare for a shopping ░░░░░░░░ officials are trying to ░░░░░░░░ off the robbery surge ░░░░░░░░ making an example of ░░░░░░░░ they arrested looting grand ░░░░░░░░ burglary stolen property firearm ░░░░░░░░ and more some arrests ░░░░░░░░ been made and charges ░░░░░░░░ the simple fact is ░░░░░░░░ of been involved in ░░░░░░░░ robberies and only a ░░░░░░░░ have been caught we ░░░░░░░░ see any penalty for ░░░░░░░░ folks if they stay ░░░░░░░░ prison reaction from former ░░░░░░░░ Vegas police lieutenant Randy ░░░░░░░░ Tom waggoner former sergeant ░░░░░░░░ Los Angeles says hello ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ how do you fix ░░░░░░░░ the only way to ░░░░░░░░ it is for the ░░░░░░░░ leadership of these cities ░░░░░░░░ take it seriously what ░░░░░░░░ have created a perfect ░░░░░░░░ of criminality through the ░░░░░░░░ of California diminishing the ░░░░░░░░ for theft they have ░░░░░░░░ felony crime and made ░░░░░░░░ to a misdemeanor misdemeanors ░░░░░░░░ rarely if ever prosecuted ░░░░░░░░ in cities like the ░░░░░░░░ area san francisco Los ░░░░░░░░ it s not an ░░░░░░░░ these crimes are taking ░░░░░░░░ in san francisco area ░░░░░░░░ Los Angeles both of ░░░░░░░░ have something in common ░░░░░░░░ had activist district attorneys ░░░░░░░░ in Los Angeles who ░░░░░░░░ nothing absolutely nothing to ░░░░░░░░ crime they embrace criminality ░░░░░░░░ they allow victims to ░░░░░░░░ for themselves it is ░░░░░░░░ and the blame is ░░░░░░░░ there we didn t ░░░░░░░░ here overnight last year ░░░░░░░░ the presidential debate you ░░░░░░░░ President Biden for a ░░░░░░░░ month span not mentioning ░░░░░░░░ all the rioting that ░░░░░░░░ happening same with Nancy ░░░░░░░░ and California representative Maxine ░░░░░░░░ saying get in people ░░░░░░░░ faces a result of ░░░░░░░░ was people almost accosted ░░░░░░░░ restaurants as they are ░░░░░░░░ to eat attorney general ░░░░░░░░ go through election cycles ░░░░░░░░ took a long time ░░░░░░░░ get here is a ░░░░░░░░ to take a long ░░░░░░░░ to back out do ░░░░░░░░ feel there will be ░░░░░░░░ when they lose like ░░░░░░░░ we ve got years ░░░░░░░░ trying to turn this ░░░░░░░░ ship around and it ░░░░░░░░ require public getting involved ░░░░░░░░ this recall propositions taking ░░░░░░░░ it does require the ░░░░░░░░ to say we have ░░░░░░░░ enough the political leadership ░░░░░░░░ the president on down ░░░░░░░░ pushed the law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ to the point people ░░░░░░░░ lost confidence in the ░░░░░░░░ justice system and the ░░░░░░░░ door justice system put ░░░░░░░░ place in New York ░░░░░░░░ look what happened the ░░░░░░░░ day with a 13 ░░░░░░░░ old shot in the ░░░░░░░░ by a suspect not ░░░░░░░░ on parole but didn ░░░░░░░░ revoke his parole and ░░░░░░░░ him out on low ░░░░░░░░ after another violent crime ░░░░░░░░ s shift over to ░░░░░░░░ where the state of ░░░░░░░░ has passed laws that ░░░░░░░░ so radically ignorant of ░░░░░░░░ consequences of criminality it ░░░░░░░░ shocking this is by ░░░░░░░░ political leadership of the ░░░░░░░░ of Washington not allowing ░░░░░░░░ to be police and ░░░░░░░░ have a radically ignorant ░░░░░░░░ who comes out with ░░░░░░░░ notion of let s ░░░░░░░░ all the federal prisons ░░░░░░░░ few years ago I ░░░░░░░░ would she have been ░░░░░░░░ out of Congress had ░░░░░░░░ made such a stupid ░░░░░░░░ but now it is ░░░░░░░░ by certain elements some ░░░░░░░░ and rioters the company ░░░░░░░░ afford it or insurance ░░░░░░░░ pay for it it ░░░░░░░░ t just fall on ░░░░░░░░ who pays for this ░░░░░░░░ American people for people ░░░░░░░░ purchase items pay the ░░░░░░░░ prices because of it ░░░░░░░░ look at the violent ░░░░░░░░ we have lost compassion ░░░░░░░░ dealing with victims of ░░░░░░░░ crimes they are not ░░░░░░░░ any longer and they ░░░░░░░░ the people who are ░░░░░░░░ lost in this abyss ░░░░░░░░ Sutton thank you for ░░░░░░░░ time, looks like a