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Feral Youth Allegedly Loot Walgreens in Downtown Philly
2019-07-08
[BREITBART] A group of teenagers allegedly looted a Walgreens in downtown Philadelphia Thursday evening, according to video footage of the incident.

The video showed dozens of teens running through the streets on Philadelphia’s South Street Thursday, but things began to get violent when a group of 60 teens descended on Walgreens.

CBS Philly reported that as the crowd moved west on South Street and violence broke out around 10 p.m., authorities advised businesses and residents to lock their doors.

Once the mob of teens got to the Walgreens on 18th and South Streets Thursday evening, at least one of the teens was responsible for allegedly hitting a Walgreens clerk in the head with a glass bottle when he tried to intervene.

"About 60 juveniles walked into the establishment and began removing things from the shelves, destroying property inside the store. The cashier attempted to intervene and some heavy item ‐ I believe it was a bottle ‐ was thrown at him, striking him in the head," Captain Sekou Kinebrew of the Philadelphia Police Department told WPVI.

The injured clerk suffered cuts and bruises but was treated and released.

The Walgreens itself suffered thousands of dollars in damage, police say.

"Between the things that they stole and the property damaged inside, it’s between $6,000 and $7,000 in damage," said Kinebrew.

Police have not made any arrests and are continuing to investigate the incident.
Posted by:Fred

#9  This is why they should have a button that insta locks the doors, which should be unbreakable. Then they should pass out the shotguns. Whoever drops the least amount of ferals gets to clean up.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2019-07-08 18:38  

#8   When losses exceed profits, the bean counters will just shut the place down.

One of the knocks against inner city stores is they charge higher prices than stores in the 'burbs. Any discussion of higher insurance rates or inventory loss/shrinkage be raciss.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-07-08 10:11  

#7  I doubt if an condoms were stolen. They are considered "unmanly" in some "cultures." Going to guess the soap, toothpaste, mouthwash and deoderant also got passed over...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-07-08 09:17  

#6  More utility than North Face I suppose.
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-07-08 08:35  

#5  ...assisted by 'higher' management that directs no arming or confrontation take place. When losses exceed profits, the bean counters will just shut the place down. Sending working people into unemployment and welfare in the community, with little likelihood that 'new' business will be there to hire. This is known as 'bad luck'.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-07-08 08:24  

#4  Notice if you will, how these flash mobs generally target retail box and chain stores, as opposed to Mom & Pop establishments.

Mom & Pop have no method of passing on losses to consumers and investor, so they tend to be armed. Box and chain stores, not so much.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-07-08 07:47  

#3  Prime time for youth activity 10AM till a bit after midnight. They sleep in.
Posted by: Dale   2019-07-08 07:42  

#2  Resistance is futile. You are fired. You are sued by injured party,as well as the police and store. Center city most everywhere are no go zones. Just as the photo shows, vehicle is lost and hopefully the officers got away. I am told patrol pairs no single officers.

Posted by: Dale   2019-07-08 07:40  

#1  At least stores in states with carry permit gun laws should be armed.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-07-08 04:02  

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