A grocery store in the San Francisco Bay Area has taken to installing metal gates at its entrance in an effort to deter rampant shoplifting that has spread throughout the city.
, where shoplifters armed with bats and other weapons make off with thousands in merchandise from high-end stores.
The gates are part of "long-planned security improvements" for the store, a Safeway spokesperson told FOX Business. "Like other local businesses, we are working on ways to curtail escalating theft so we can ensure the wellbeing of our employees and foster a welcoming environment for our customers. These long-planned security improvements were implemented with those goals in mind," the company said.
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