Posted on 11/25/2023 4:00:50 PM PST by Libloather
A newly-opened boutique store in Seattle has suffered two 'crash-and-grab' burglaries within four days as the worrying trend spreads across the state.
Rush Hour, which specializes in buying, selling, and trading sneakers, streetwear, and vintage items, was smashed into just before 5am on November 17 using a stolen Chevrolet Silverado.
The thieves then ran inside to steal their merchandise but the owners of the store were optimistic this would not deter them and hoped to recoup some their losses on Black Friday.
But they were again targeted by thieves on November 20 who used a stolen Kia Sedona to crash through the store front and take high-priced items which were left behind in the first raid.
Seattle police have said they are seeing more criminals using stolen cars to ram into stores as a tactic to steal expensive goods.
The owners of Rush Hour shared a video on Instagram following the first burglary to say they were not 'down' about the situation.
'We're never going anywhere,' Sean said. 'We're open, the store is still open. Show some support.'
However, a second car smashed into their store and more items were looted from their business.
'I’d hate to say they didn’t take much because they took something,' co-owner Key told Kiro7.
'They’re putting a dent in what business needs to be done, what we need to have the shop flowing.
'Everything is valuable to me in the shop. This is something we built from the ground up.'
'Someone stole a Kia, ran into the shop, typical. It’s been happening a lot lately, unfortunately, happened to our business which we just started a couple of months ago.'
The store has now been boarded up and a GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money to help with repairs.
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They stole a car and rammed it through the front of the store.
-PJ
concrete filled bollards will be made illegal because thieves may get hurt in the commission of crimes. that’s a no no in liberal communities.
This mode of robbery was attempted at the "Cool Beauty Supply" store in Milwaukee on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. However, as soon as the stolen minivan backed into the door, the owner popped-up from behind the counter and proceeded to wildly fire his AR-15 into the general direction of the door. Luckily, it was all caught on his security camera.
Footage: Store Owner Defends self and store with AR-15 rifle against 3 armed robbers
No one died, no charges were filed, and I haven't heard about very many of these types of robberies in Milwaukee since.
Nope
I believe it’s $750. But they’re typical lefty extremists when it comes to equal prosecution. I’ve seen videos of Wypipo getting arrested but rarely see bothering the ferals.
When I was still working business would bring me to town. I ALWAYS packed, even in direct defiance of my employer (of course I never revealed that info to them).
You couldn’t pay me enough to ever go back.
“the owners of the store were optimistic this would not deter them and hoped to recoup some their losses on Black Friday”
Special kind of stupid.
This is what total denial looks like.We'll see how he feels after a half dozen more of these ram and run raids.
funny how they leave the Koreans alone. Those guys don’t play games.
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