SF Walgreens Store Suffers 20 Thefts a Day, Chains Up Freezer Section
SAN FRANCISCO—The Walgreens store at 16th Avenue and Geary Boulevard started using chains and locks in the freezer section to protect food from being stolen. One employee, who chose not to reveal his name, told The Epoch Times the shoplifting happens 15–20 times every day.
“This year is the worst,” the senior employee told The Epoch Times, especially after the downtown Walgreens store closed.
According to the employee, the shoplifters include homeless people and drug addicts. Under company policy, he is not allowed to intervene.
In the store, two freezer sections filled with pizzas and waffles are chained with padlocks, beginning from one and a half weeks ago, the employee said….