damián trujillo: la familia santana, originarios de autlán, jalisco, fueron, su papá fue mariachi en tijuana, antes de mudarse al distrito de la mission; hay que ver ese mural en ese distrito. bueno, regresamos aquí en comunidad del valle con una entrevista especial; no se nos vayan. [música] [música] [música] damián trujillo: se aproxima el día de los veteranos militares de los estados unidos, aquí, el 11 de noviembre, y bueno, agradeciendo su servicio, hablamos recientemente una entrevista con unos organizadores de unos talleres que se van a llevar a cabo, para honrar a estos veteranos; aquí está esa entrevista. están honrando a latinos veteranos militares, una organización aquí en el valle del silicio, se llama, la raza historical society, la sociedad histórica del valle del silicio; con nosotros está joel herrera, joel ruiz herrera de esta agencia, y con nosotros también, el autor de un libro que se llama "the ghosts of hero street", o "los fantasmas de la calle hero", con nosotros carlos harrison, nos acompañan en comunidad del valle; bienvenidos al programa. car

we have seen heightened police presence in santana row valley fair mall. some have decided they're not shopping in person this black friday at all. these robberies have employees concerned. >> there is all the things going on in the malls. i don't feel safe. >> it's scary to have to come to work sometimes. >> reporter: local district attorneys have announced they're working together to try to prevent mass robberies and really in some places you may expect that heightened police presence. really with the robberies it is effecting residents and also businesses who benefit from black friday shopping. >> thank you. >>> now a possible link between attempted theft in palo alto and a heist in the north bay. >> detectives from two police departments 15 miles from each other are working to crack the case. >> this store on university avenue is bolted up. people tried to smash the glass. however a security guard called police and the people took off. they pulled over two of the suspects and found $15,000 worth of goods from another shop. a group of about 40 people hi

>> reporter: well, that's right, santana row is exactly the type of upscale shopping center that has become targets for these types of robberies. and while this shopping center was getting hit, thieves were also gathering to make a run at nearby valley fair mall at nearly the same time. today it's hard to miss the extra security around the popular lululemon store in the santana row shopping center. last night around 6:30, police say a group of adults swarmed the store, including at least one man with a gun in his waist band and made off with $40,000 in merchandise, a routine similar to the organized robberies in san francisco and walnut creek. >> well, as a shopper, it's kind of a shocking thing to hear. >> reporter: jeff grant, a security officer on duty yesterday saw two women rush from a car into lululemon. >> and then immediately, i saw eight people run out to the cars across the street. i tried to stop one of them, but they kind of indicated that they would be willing to hit me if they wanted to, so i backed off. >> reporter: he said in the dark he got a glimpse of the get away

. >> so andria, santana row obviously not the only shop area in that part of san jose. any of the others hit? >> reporter: well, allen, san jose police said yesterday around the same time as the santana row heist here, across the street at valley fare, authorities saw some stealing some things, but security guards were able to call san jose police in time, and that store in that mall was not cleaned out like this one here in santana row. >> all right, andria, thanks. >>> oakland police have arrested three suspect in connection the shoot having to a retired oakland police captain percy joiner. the attempted robbery happened in broad day light whine joiner was at the oakland gas station october 21st. the suspects are seen opening his door and one appeared to take his back pam pac. that's when joiner pulled out a pistol and opened fire. investigators say one

. >> reporter: we noticed heavy police and heavy security at the mall and santana row. days ago thieves hit the store. >> it is scary coming to work sometimes. >> reporter: this season, the twinkling of holiday lights is paired with security lights. >> we see security outside of the mall. >> reporter: not only are armed guards at store entrances but san jose police are making their presence known as valley fair as well as santana road. >> they barricade some areas and parking structures. there was a macy's hit. a lulu lemon, bloomingdale. >> reporter: her daughter was going to go to the mall the day thieves were there. a couple days later they stole at lulu lemon. shoppers say they plan to number and out of the mall quickly because of fear of the retail robberies. >> then you don't want to go because you are feeling unsafe. >> we have to pick up something that is why we have to be here but like we will try to make it short. >> we are aware, watching, responding, we will arrest you just like yesterday. >> reporter: san jose police announced they arrested these suspects,

. >> reporter: we noticed heavy police and heavy security at the mall and santana row. days ago thieves hit the store. >> it is scary coming to work sometimes. >> reporter: this season, the twinkling of holiday lights is paired with security lights. >> we see security outside of the mall. >> reporter: not only are busan se police are making their presence known as valley fair as well as santana road. >> they barricade some areas and parking structures. there was a macy's hit. a lulu lemon, bloomingdale. >> reporter: her daughter was going to go to the mall the day thieves were there. a couple days later they stole at lulu lemon. shoppers say they plan to number and out of the mall quickly because of fear of the retail robberies. >> then you don't want to go because you are feeling unsafe. >> we have to pick up something that is why we have to be here but like we will try to make it short. >> we are aware, watching, responding, we will arrest you just like yesterday. >> reporter: san jose police announced they arrested these suspects, accused of stealing thousands of dol

grab this write us residents here at santana row another a shopping malls across the bay area are trying to bounce back from the pandemic. this is the last thing needed something else to that, to encourage people to stay away. but now they tell me they're also encouraged by uh what law enforcement may be looking at here. in other words, going after some of these crews as conspiracies rather than petty theft. here's more. >> around the corner from where thieves ransack to leaven apparel on sunday here at santana row vintage wine merchants in other shops have their guard up. they're worried customers might fear getting caught up in violence in stay away says owner harry to think of a mob coming around breaking windows looting causing just not the place you want to put your family in response to the recent rash of organized shoplifting, law enforcement is looking at a regional approach but has his work cut out for us is former prosecutor and legal analyst stephen clark them a lot of these retail theft crews have become emboldened by it. decriminalization. >> in our property crime laws. and

here's more. >> santana row. security guard. jeff grant was on duty sunday evening when he spotted a commotion outside lululemon apparel a couple of doors away from the store. he was guarding. but got down there about 8 people come dashing out running across the street to my right with a bunch of items in their hands at about the same time in what appears to have been a coordinated strategy. at least 2 people robbed the sunglasses that store across the street at valley. fair mall. they were likely planning something bigger when they were spotted by security say police but whoever was waiting outside and multiple vehicles. let me add that it was just wasn't one or 2 cars. it was 4, 5, cars. they're planning to load all these cars fully with merchandise who knows. police say lululemon is out $40,000 in merchandise the ticket sunglasses not is $7,000. it's clear detectives across the bay area. i know doing some coordinating their own in search of a possible connection between the robberies and a strategy to bring the thieves to jus

even on a rain-soakle dade after halloween, the sidewalks at santana row were packed newspaper stores and restaurants are opened, and holiday decorations were already going up. >> i like coming out here and seeing all of the decorations. >> did you miss it laugh year? >> yeah, i did miss it. >> reporter: kathy and hair i it holmes say they plan to spend more alfth after avoiding the malls last year. >> this year, i'm looking forward to being able to come out and do my shopping. >> reporter: the economic effects of the pandemic are still evident in many places, especially downtown shopping districts and those around office buildings, where workers industrial not returned, but destination shop something entertainment districts like santana row are thrive, in part because they cater to higher income households. >> many in the tech industry look on value, have been doing very well this whole time. so they have cash to spend, and they're looking for luxury products. >> in fact, higher income households are expected to increase spending by 15% this year, providing the biggest bump according

>> reporter: well, allen, san jose police said yesterday around the same time as the santana row heist here, across the street at valley fare, authorities saw some stealing some things, but security guards were able to call san jose police in time, and that store in that mall was not cleaned out like this one here in santana row. >> all right, andria, thanks. >>> oakland police have arrested three suspect in connection the shoot having to a retired oakland police captain percy joiner. the attempted robbery happened in broad day light whine joiner was at the oakland gas station october 21st. the suspects are seen opening his door and one appeared to take his back pam pac. that's when joiner pulled out a pistol and opened fire. investigators say one of the suspects was stin elk grove. another in houston, texas. >>> in san leandro, a shooting i haven't at the bloom dispensary on fairway drive. police were seen collecting evidence about 3:00 this morning. our photographer could see shell casings and a bolt cutter nearby. >> good news in the fight against covid. california's positivity rate

in the south bay, the police say a group of eight people robbed a lulu lemon at santana row, and we spoke to the security guard who saw a group rush out of the store and jump into the getaway car. >> it could have been a cutlass or oldsmobile, but everything was blacked out and i could not see a license plate number, because it was painted or removed. >> and across the street at valley fair, the police say that they noticed several cars with the license plates blacked out and the group scattered as the police officers is arrived, however, they say that the police as part of the group did manage to steal about $7,000 worth of merchandise from the sun glass hut. this is a bay area-wide problem. in san francisco, the break-ins are much common and the national face of the problem, and many people, and the sfpd are pointing the finger at the d.a. joseph bowdoin so much that he is facing a recall. he says that the crime wave has nothing to do with his policy. now, we are joined in union square with ginger, and what is that looking like now in union square with that louis vuitton shop behind you

there is a larger security presence still at santana row ahead of black friday. and the east bay. this dramatic video shows a group of 9 people flynn. the sam's jewelers inside the southland mall. this happened sunday night around 5.30, police say the group used hammers to smash open the display case and grab whatever they could. police say the jewelry store was the only location in the mall that was targeted. no arrests have been made. this is the 3rd time in the past 2 weeks at a group of robbers use hammers to still jewelry from the bay law similar crimes also happened in concord and fairfield. well, it wasn't just jewelers and designer stores that were robbed over the weekend. we're going to show you video of a group of burglars who broke into the blunt and more dispensary near the coliseum. well, this happened around one 30 yesterday morning. the owner tells us he believes the burglars came from a side show that was happening nearby. well, police started scaling the fence before storming in rating display cases. 7 minutes later security a right to chase them all with these re

. >> santana row security guard jeff grant was on duty sunday evening when he spotted a commotion outside lululemon apparel a couple of doors away from the store. he was guarding. but got down there about 8 people come dashing out running across the street to my right with a bunch of items in their hands at about the same time in what appears to have been a coordinated strategy. at least 2 people robbed the sunglasses that store across the street at valley. fair mall. they were likely planning something bigger when they were spotted by security say police but whoever was waiting outside and multiple vehicles. let me add that it was just wasn't one or 2 cars. it was 4, 5, cars. they're playing to load all these cars fully with merchandise who knows. police say lululemon is out $40,000 in merchandise the ticket sunglasses not is $7,000. it's clear detectives across the bay area. i know doing some coordinating their own in search of a possible connection between the robberies and a strategy to bring the thieves to justice. their obvious in communication with each other. they're they're coord

. >> the security is tighter than usual at santana road tonight. officials here doing everything they can to keep the customers and employees safe after one of its stores became the latest victim in a string of organized retail robberies. extra guards are on hand to deter any potential crime, including one station outside lululemon that was hit. police say a group including one man with a gun in his wasteband made off with $40,000 in merchandise. >> eight people run out to the cars across the street. i tried to stop one of them, but they kind of indicated that they'd be willing to hit me if they wanted to so i backed off. >> reporter: at the same time across the street, $7,000 worth of sunglasses were also stolen. police were patrolling malls around the bay area. the nordstrom in walnut creek closed early at 5:00 as a precaution. prevent this from happening again. 80 people storming into the stores saturday night and robbing thousands of dollars in goods. >> the police were called in. >> reporter: the vp security services in san jose is seeing an i

this has prompted more security presence in the south bay including in santana row. after the store was hit, heavy police presence in the south bay including here. some shoppers are paying attention to the time of day they're shopping and others decided they're not shopping in person this black friday at all. the robberies also have employees concerned. >> that is all the things going around in the malls. i don't feel safe. >> it's scary to have to come to work sometimes. >> reporter: district attorneys including santa clara county district attorney have announced they're working to try to prevent mass robberies. if you are going to malls you might see heavier police presence like here in the south bay. >> hopefully the businesses can get some business today after what they've been through the last two years. thank you. >>> possible link between an attempted theft in palo alto and a heist. >> officials are working together to crack the case. palo alto police say a group of 30 to 40 people smashed glass trying to break in sunday night. a security guard called police a

. >> around the corner from where thieves ransack to leaven apparel on sunday here at santana row vintage wine merchants in other shops have their guard up. they're worried customers might fear getting caught up in violence in stay away says owner harry to think of a mob coming around breaking windows looting causing just not the place you want to put your family in response to the recent rash of organized shoplifting, law enforcement is looking at a regional approach but has his work cut out for us is former prosecutor and legal analyst stephen clark them a lot of these retail theft crews have become emboldened by it. decriminalization. >> in our property crime laws. and i think that's why you're seeing this spring up all over the bay area because they recognize that at this point the prosecutors are a step behind them to get around a state law that treats up to $950 is a misdemeanor. prosecutors may have to raise the stakes by alleging the well organized on 2 felony conspiracy. >> and send a strong message says clark. >> you need the conspiracy law so that if you can show that these org

if they wanted to so i backed off. >> today we've also learned while that robbery was happening, at santana row lululemon across the street a similar attack was thwarted at the valley fair shopping center. police say security noticed a large number of cars showing up with their license plates blacked out. police say the cars sped off as officers arrived. but say a smaller group did damage and was managed, able to steal about $7,000 worth of goods from the sunglasses hut. we compiled a list of retail robberies in the bay area over the last week. you can see the timeline and the summary for each case. just go to our website nbc bay area.com and click on the story right there on the front page on our trending bar. >>> we also have details on the violent weekend in oakland. a fatal, officer involved shooting. a shootout at a pot dispensary and runs of cars involved inside shows in various parts of the city. nbc bay area learned exclusively there were three arrests in the shooting involving a retired police captain. we'll go live to police headquarters for more. >> reporter: jessica, three peopl

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santana row is decorated for the most wonderful time of year, but not everything as mary and bright jeffrey grant was working security a few stores down from lululemon when a group of eight people ran out with 47,000 of merchandise, so they saw me chasing them and they hopped in their vehicles across the street. i went to try to stop them, but they indicated that they were willing to run me over so i i ceased that effort makers market has a store in santana row just from lululemon and another one near the nordstrom that was robbed in walnut creek employees are concerned and changes to their system are being made. we always have two people now closing we used to just have one person closing. we're not doing that anymore. so hopefully we can be of our surroundings and what's going on meanwhile at the same time the robbery was going on at lululemon. another crime was in progress just across the street at another shopping mall. another organized group attempted a big robbery at valley fair mall thankfully security on hand recognized the situation unfolding and prevented something bigger from ha

that santana row restaurants were open on thanksgiving night by the looks of the crowds. many people skipped the traditional thanksgiving dinner. we didn't know what the world would be like the situation will be like right now. normally we host thanksgiving. this family is more comfortable outdoor dining than gathering everyone. we spoke to had a lot to celebrate. just really. thankful that we're all healthy. i'm a sophomore in college. my freshman year was kind of like online. so this is my first time away from family and after two months like being here is like. yeah, i miss i miss home food. i miss hanging out with these. my parents. chp wants to remind those who are out and about to stay safe on the roads this holiday, we have experienced three fatalities, collisions. one in unincorporated county wanted unincorporated contra costa county and we've had one in our jurisdictional area in the city of belmont. this is video of the crash on vasko road and contra costa county. chp says speed and unsafe turn violations are to blame for the crashes. it's already pretty early t

also targeted and then last night the southland mall in hayward was hit as well as santana row and valley fair mall in san jose were all hit back by thieves groups of thieves and it's still not clear is. >> any of these thefts are connected or whether the suspects will likely strike again, some retailers say they're not taking any chances a number of stores and broadway plaza in walnut creek closed early tonight. >> over concerns of a possible repeat performance that happened there. and that's where we find kron four's. jonathan mccall has been monitoring the situation in walnut creek and he has the latest for us. jonathan. pam, ken, good evening. the doors here at the nordstrom store broadway plaza in walnut creek closed, probably at 5 o'clock today. >> there are still some concerns over whether or not other businesses will comply with these early closing hours. it's especially concerning, as you mentioned, because we're now approaching the busy holiday shopping season but nordstrom did as well. and so do the number of other businesses here in broadway plaza close their doors as well. ca

. >> andria borba is looking into it from santana row in san jose for us. andria? >> reporter: well, allen and elizabeth, as we all know, this is not the first team wife seen these mass organized retail ransackings of stores with merchandise taken out of the stores. we here at kpix 5 have looked into this issue in the past, and have an idea where all of the merchandise is headed. the lulu is calm right now. yesterday, it was anything but. thieves swarmed in and stole more than $40,000 in merchandise. >> this was being, you know, orchestrated by an organized crime ring. not retail crime, organized crime. so when you talk about human trafficking, you talk about drug cartels, that's the area that we're in right now, and retail theft is funding those types of really bad crimes. >> reporter: so where does all of that merchandise go? >> are they real, or just, like -- >> yeah, it's relying. everything is real. >> reporter: so we bought some. and how much is it then? >> $50. >> reporter: this is from our investigation in february of 2020, about a swarm of smash and grabs

around 6:30 last night four people walked into a lulu lemon store at santana row and made off with about $40,000 in merchandise. one suspect had a gun visible in his waist band. around the same time nearby at the valley grto00wo of itemom a sun glass hiisganized robbery. that's exactly what it is. they go in trying to steal things. there are confrontations usually, someone tries to stop them which immediately turns theft into robbery. not to mention the amount taken also classifies it as a felony. obviously organized, there is some conspiracy charges, possibly two. >> off duty officers working as security guards likely presented a larger heist at valley fair. so far, there are no arrests. >>> i am anne makovec at the live news desk. we are waiting to find out more about a string of possible robberies at pot shops in the east bay. the police chief is going to be holding a news conference at 3:00 this afternoon. here is what we know so far. these were early this morning, one incident ending in a shoot out around 3:00 a.m. in the east monday neighborhood of oakland. police responded to a re

in san jose police are making presence known at valley fair and santana row. shoppers we have spoken to say they plan to be in and out of malls and shops quickly because of fear of those retail robberies. >> it's scary to have to come to work. >> you don't even want to go because you feel unsafe. >> we have to pick up something. that's why we have to be here but we'll try to make it short. >> district attorneys from nearly all bay area counties announced they've formed an alliance to hand down stiffer punishments on thieves who are caught. >>> santa rosa police looking for suspects who stole more than $20,000 worth of merchandise from the apple store. this happened yesterday morning in front of customers and staff at santa rosa plaza. the four are between 14 and 18 years old. >>> in oakland the security guard shot and critically hurt while protecting a local tv news crew is in stable condition at the hospital. >> a reporter from kron television was covering this mob style heist at prime 356 monday and just before 12:30 yesterday afternoon an armed robbery crew

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>> reporter: we have noticed a heavy police and security presence at valley fair mall as well as at santana row where days ago thieves hit the lulu lemon store. >> it's scary to have to come to work sometimes. >> reporter: the twinkling of holiday lights is unfortunately paired with security lights. >> we see security outside of the mall. >> reporter: not only are armed guards at store entrances but san jose police is also making their presence known at valley fair as well as santana row. >> they barricade and block certain roads and even entrances. there was a macy's hit, a lulu lemon, blooming dales. >> you feel what do you do as a mother? >> reporter: her daughter planned to go to union square the day a crew of robbers targeted the louis vitton. a couple days later thieves stole merchandise at lulu lemon. shoppers say they plan to be in and out of the mall quickly because of fear of the retail robberies. >> you don't even want to go because you feel unsafe. >> we have to pick up something. that's why we have to be here. but we'll try to make it short. >> we are aware. we are watching and

and actually see santana perform. those kinds of iconic artists performed or got their start in places like this. and when i think about the fact that that pandemic, we have had to all sacrifice and we've had to sacrifice because we've not been able to not only be around 1 another, but we weren't able to enjoy live music. from performing artists, those who dj, those who entertain, play musical instruments, those who sing, it was very hard. can you imagine it being hard on us not being able to see it, but being hard on the artists who weren't getting paid. hard on the venues who weren't making money and had to lay off staff. it was a tough almost two years we've experienced this pandemic and although we're in a much better place, we still know that many of these venues continue to have challenges. so in san francisco, what we've been able to do which i'm very proud of is our entertainment fund which i work with supervisor haney to establish, we actually invested over $3 million to help night life businesses and i want

one occurring at the lululemon store here at santana at least 8 people are were spotted entering the stealing merchandise eventually making a $40,000 worth of goods at the same time, at least 2 perpetrators allegedly entered sunglasses that store in valley fair mall where they eventually made off some $7,000 worth of merchandise security now being stepped heading into the shopping holiday shopping season. i spoke with a security guard who just happened to be working a few doors down from the lululemon store when he tried to intervene in what was going on at lululemon saw a couple girls come out of a car into a mad dash into one of the stores. >> the store that i'm protecting. i asked him to lock up and i went down to help the other store. but got down there about 8 people come dashing out running across the street to my right with a bunch of items in their hands. i tried to i tried to stop him, but they indicated they were really the run me over. so backed off their obvious in communication with each other. they're they're coordinated their organized. >> but we are going to do everyt

you imagine back in the day, if you had an opportunity to come to bottom of the hill and actually see santana perform. those kinds of iconic artists performed or got their start in places like this. and when i think about the fact that that pandemic, we have had to all sacrifice and we've had to sacrifice because we've not been able to not only be around 1 another, but we weren't able to enjoy live music. from performing artists, those who dj, those who entertain, play musical instruments, those who sing, it was very hard. can you imagine it being hard on us not being able to see it, but being hard on the artists who weren't getting paid. hard on the venues who weren't making money and had to lay off staff. it was a tough almost two years we've experienced this pandemic and although we're in a much better place, we still know that many of these venues continue to have challenges. so in san francisco, what we've been able to do which i'm very proud of is our entertainment fund which i work with supervisor haney to establish, we actually invested over $3 million to help night life businesses an

. >> reporter: security is tighter than usual at santana row, officials doing everything they can to keep the customers and employees safe. extra guards on hand to deter potential crime, including one stationed outside lululemon hit last one man made off with $40,000 h. >> eight people run out to cars across the street. tried to stop one of them but they indicated they would be willing to hit me if they wanted to, so i backed off. >> reporter: across the street, $7,000 worth of sunglasses were stolen. police were patrolling malls around bay area, some closed early at 5:00 as precaution. orange barriers were placed in street to prevent this happening again. 80 people storming in and robbing thousands of dollars of good. security services in san jose is seeing increased call for guards, including stores and malls. we were there as they rolled out for night shift. >> visual deterrent, get the uniforms, maybe heightened police activity. >> reporter: they suggested to limit entry points and put a guard at doors still open. >> people think cameras replace security officers but doesn't repl

he's talking about the 40,000 in merchandise stolen from lululemon in santana. saturday similar crimes hit hayward and walnut creek this weekend with waves of suspects rushing stores leading to major losses, but according to the california penal code what we saw was not looting looting is theft or burglary during a state of emergency resulting from an earthquake fire flood riot or other natural or man-made disaster to some the distinction may be small, but lorenzo boyd professor of criminal justice and community policing and a retired veteran police officer told me words matter. looting is a term that we typically use when people of color or urban dwellers are doing something we tend not to use that term for other people when they do the exact same thing to be clear. we don't know the identities or races of the majority of the thieves, but we do know there was no local emergency declared in the bay area cities that experience smashing grabs this weekend. however, the crimes did follow the contentious verdict in the cal writtenhouse trial friday a jury found the

more smash and grab robberies reported today across the bay area including santana row southland mall in hayward and oakland a former. san francisco police captain says he thinks a good tactical going forward is to have staff trained in identifying leaders of the crime rings and where they escaped to plus holiday travel is expected to get a rom last year san francisco international expects 50,000 people a day during the holiday rush, which would be a new pandemic era record the busiest days at airports. nationwide are expected to be tuesday, wednesday and sundayevs passenger volume will be at 65% of pre-pandemic levels. and we do want to get to some breaking news coming out of san francisco as we speak right now. this are searching for the person who stabbed a man to death just to block from union square. the deadly stabbing happened within the last hour in front of the jack in the box on geary and mason police say they saw a possible suspect and chased them before they ran into a building a couple blocks away at post and jones streets officers have established a perimeter to for that

last night extra guards were on hand to deter any potential crime at santana row and they had a guard and a one man with a gun in his waistband made out with $30,000 in merchandise from that store. at the same time across the street $7,000 worth of sunglasses were stolen. former prosecutor steven clark said the thefts should not be treated like crimes. >> what you're seeing is grand theft because of the amount of goods that are being stolen. but you can also see robbery charges if people who work in the stores are getting this product taken away by fear. >> local district attorneys say they are talking to each other and to police departments about how to put a stop to the surge in retail thefts. governor gavin newsom says he's directing the chp to increase its presence at shopping centers through the holidays and increasing funding for the organized retail crime task force. reporting live here in walnut creek, bob redell "today in the bay." >> thank you. >>> a lot of people have been talking about this story. head over to nbcbayarea.com right now. this is for the timeline of the weeke

this happened at santana row here at san jose around 6.30, last night. the store normally closes at 7 on sundays. but it seems like they stole the merchandise while the store was open. now, i did contact police to see if anyone was inside the store or employees were working. however, police say that the investigation is ongoing. but just 24 hours before this incident. 80 people rushed into a nordstrom emptying the shelves and ran away with thousands of dollars in merchandise and that happened at broadway plaza in walnut creek about 10 to 15 minutes before they were going to close. now investigators say looters assaulted 2 store employees and pepper sprayed, another one. they found one gun and arrested 3 people. but doesn't got away. now, police feared the same group of people were going to strike again and they blocked off broadway plaza to traffic as a precaution. but take a look at this video. looters took over union square in san francisco on friday. the video of this bold heist has gone viral. these were seen running from the live a tonn store. some

and this happened at santana row here in san jose around 6.30, last night. the store normally closes at 7 on sundays. but it seems like. when he stole the merchandise the store was still open police didn't say whether anyone got hurt, but just 24 hours before this incident 80 people rushed into a nordstrom starting. i started emptying the shelves and ran away with thousands of dollars in merchandise that happened at broadway plaza in walnut creek. about 10 to 15 minutes before employees were going to close the store. now investigators say looters or salted 2 store employees and pepper spray to another one. they found one gun and arrested 3 people but doesn't got away. police fear that the same group of people were going to strike again. they blocked off broadway plaza to traffic as a precaution. but take a look at this video has gone viral. looters took over union square in san francisco on friday, thieves were seen running from the live on store. some ran into a car. but police chase them down. so rounded that car and started smashing their windows. the san

but there is a larger security presence at santana row. >> ahead of black friday shopping. in the east bay. this dramatic video shows a group of 9 people fleeing the sam's jewelers inside of southland mall. this happened sunday night around 5.30, police say the group used hammers to smash open the display case and grab whatever they could. police say the jewelry store was the only location in the mall that was targeted. no arrests have been made in this now, this is the 3rd time in the past 2 weeks that a group of robbers used hammers to still jewelry from a bay area mall. similar crimes also happened in concord and fairfield. >> well, governor newsome is now stepping in in to help protect stores here in the bay area. the governor announced that he's directing the chp to start increasing their presence near major retail centers all across the bay. fact, hn says the increased presence will continue through the holiday season with the governor saying it's been in contact with local mayors with police departments and stores to try come up with additional ways to stop these thi

this happened at santana row here in san jose around 6.30, last night. the store normally closes at 7 on sundays. so it seems like they stole the merchandise while the store was open. but police didn't say whether anyone got hurt. now just 24 hours before this incident. 80 people rushed into a nordstrom started emptying the shelves and ran away with thousands of dollars in merchandise. now that happened at broadway plaza in walnut creek about 10 to 15 minutes just before they were going to close investigators say looters assaulted 2 store employees and pepper sprayed another one. they found one gun and arrested 3 people but doesn't got away. police feared the same group of people were going to strike again, but they blocked off broadway plaza to traffic as a precaution. now take a look at this video we just showed you looters took over union square in san francisco on friday. the video of the bold heist has gone viral. these were seen running from the louis baton store. some ran into a car, but police chase them down surrounded the car and started smashi

this happened at santana row here in san jose around 6.30, sunday night. the store normally closes at 7 on sundays and this happened during store hours. but police aren't saying if any customers were here at the time or if anyone was hurt. now just 24 hours before that in city, 80 people rushed into a nordstrom started emptying the shelves and ran away with thousands of dollars in merchandise that happened at broadway plaza in walnut creek about 10 to 15 minutes just before include employees are going to close the store investigators say looters assaulted 2 employees and pepper spray to another one. they found one gun and arrested 3 people. but does it's got away. police feared the same group of people were going to strike again. so they blocked off broadway plaza to traffic as a precaution. take a look at this video. looters took over union square in san francisco on friday. the video has gone viral. thieves were seen running from the louis baton store. some ran into a car. this is a video that darya and james were pointing to police chased these crooks d

. >> around the corner from where thieves ransacked lululemon apparel on sunday here at santana row vintage wine merchants in other shops have their guard up. they're worried customers might fear getting caught up in violence in stay away says owner harry to think of a mob coming around breaking windows looting >> causing just not the place you want to put your family in response to the recent rash of organized shoplifting, law enforcement is looking at a regional approach. >> but has his work cut out for us is former prosecutor and legal analyst stephen clark them a lot of these retail theft crews have become emboldened by a decriminalization. >> in our property crime laws. and i think that's why you're seeing this spring up all over the bay area because they recognize that at this point the prosecutors are a step behind them to get around a state law that treats up to $950 is a misdemeanor. prosecutors may have to raise the stakes by alleging the well organized on 2 felony conspiracy. >> and send a strong message says clark. >> you need the conspiracy law so that if you can show that thes

in the south bay, lululemon at santana row was hit by thieves over the weekend. around 6:30 last night, four people made off with about $40,000 in merchandise. one suspect had a gun in his waistband warning to authorities. around the same time at valley fair mall, another group took fra sunglass hut police believe the two groups were working is. they go in, trying to y someone tries to stop them which immediately turns the theft into robbery. not to mention the amount that was taken, also classifies it as a felony. obviously organized. right now there is some conspiracy charges possible to. too. >>> police say security officers likely prevented a larger theft. so far no arrests. >>> at the bay bridge, right now, many people a are hitting the roads very soon. kpix 5's jeff franco says people will be paying some of the highest gas prices in years. >> reporter: this man is driving from the bay area to be with his family at thanksgiving and this year, it is a pricey trip next last week it was $70 for a full tank. >> reporter: aaa says 48 million americans will drive

. >>> out of the south bay, crooks targeted at least one store at santana row this afternoon. earlier in the day we spotted security guards stationed all around the upscale outdoor mall. one business told kpix 5 they are posting photos of shoplifters to deter theft. >>> happening tomorrow, oakland's police chief is scheduled to discuss all of this crime breaking out across the city over the weekend. >>> an out-of-control sideshow broke out last night. hundreds gathered to watch the cars. cameras capturing someone in the crowd firing gunshots. no word on any arrests or citations. >>> officers also responded to several marijuana dispensary burglaries. a security guard shot one of the suspects, who was taken to a hospital. police ended up taking two other people into custody. a short time later officers responded to a second break-in at a dispensary. this one showed up in an armored truck. several suspects were able to escape. >>> at least five people are dead. dozens more injured after an suv plowed through a parade, just outside milwaukee. we have the latest on this investigati

that santana row restaurants were open on thanksgiving night by the looks of the crowds. many people skipped the traditional thanksgiving dinner. we didn't know what the world would be like the situation will be like right now. normally we host thanksgiving. this family is more comfortable outdoor dining than gathering everyone. we spoke to had a lot to celebrate. just really. thankful that we're all healthy. i'm a sophomore in college. my freshman year was kind of like online. so this is my first time away from family and after two months like being here is like. yeah i miss i miss home food. i miss hanging out with these. my parents. chp wants to remind those who are out and about to stay safe on the roads this holiday, we have experienced three fatalities, collisions. one in unincorporated county wanted unincorporated coach cost county and we've had one in our jurisdictional area in the city of belmont. this is video of the crash on vasko road and contra costa county. chp says speed and unsafe turn violations are to blame for the crashes. it's already pretty early to h

they say a group of robbers stole about $40,000 worth of merchandise from the lululemon store and santana row sunday night around the same time police say at least 2 people hit the valley fair mall across the street and they stole roughly $7,000 worth of goods from a sunglass hut. there. >> whoever was waiting outside and multiple vehicles. let me add that it was just wasn't one or 2 cars. it was 4, 5, cars. they're planning to load all these cars fully with merchandise. who knows. i tried to stop him, but they indicated they were really run me over. so back off. >> no arrests have been made in either robbery and there's no information on a possible suspect in that there is a large security presence at santana row ahead of black friday. and in the east bay this dramatic video shows a group of 9 people fleeing the sam's jewelers inside of southland mall. this all happened sunday night around 5.30, police say the group use hammers to smash open the display case and grab whatever they could get their hands on. police say the jewelry store was the only one and the only location in that was ta

santana's is a regional name. so ours are diablo winds are offshore flows, but we refer to it as same idea. same deal drawing sinking winds. strong, gusty winds, power outages due to pg and e and also just due to power outage is blowing trees down and things like that, so they're going to get their red flag warning through friday. here's all this activity and look at the trajectory. it's almost looks like something you'd see in this not in the summer, but in the late spring when all the energy is up here and set it down here, you expect the jet stream to be further south this time of year in which you don't expect and farther northern british columbia, you don't expect some tropical moisture. entering your domain, and that's what's happening. it's cool outside. right now. that's what's happening for us. it's 40 and napa, 40 and fairfield temperatures tomorrow are going to be just like today. there's a few clouds in the forecast. don't want that scary, though. it's going to be just a few widely scattered clouds, ca

night, a group got away with thousands of dollars worth of mers merchandise from the loop the lemon on santana row. it's a county where they have from us to work together to crack down on retail theft. another is contra costa county, where we found shoppers out well before the sun at a best buy in pleasant hill. >> i got here at 12:00 in the morning because i thought there was going to be a lot of people. that was my mistake. i had blankets in the car, pillows. i can easily order this online. >>> for many shoppers, finding the item itself may be trickier than finding a great deal. southern california port workers are still trying to clear the massive backlog of shipping containers, and it's not just a matter of moving faster. with so many containers already sitting in those yards, there is nowhere left to put anything. >> reporter: how long would it take you in general to unload a ship like this? >> 3 to 4 days. >> reporter: how about now? >> about 9, sometimes longer. >> as for trucks, they can't just pick up the first containers available, they are there for specific containers. sometimes th

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fact, they say a group of robbers stole about $40,000 worth of merchandise from the lululemon store on santana row. that was sunday night, then right around the same time, police say at least 2 people hit the valley fair mall across the street. in that case they stole roughly $7,000 worth of goods from the sunglass hut. >> whoever was waiting outside and multiple vehicles. let me add that it was just wasn't one or 2 cars. it was 4, 5, cars. they're planning to load all these cars fully with merchandise. who knows. i tried to stop him, but they indicated they were willing to run me over. so. >> backed off. >> and no arrests have been made in either robbery and there's no information right now on any possible suspects there is a larger security presence, though, at santana row ahead of upcoming black friday sales. >> meantime, in the east bay, dramatic video showing a group of 9 people fleeing the sam's jewelers inside the southland mall. >> this happened sunday night, right around 5.30, police say the group used hammers to smash open the display cases and grab whatever they could. police say th

where workers industrial not returned, but destination shop something entertainment districts like santana row are thrive, in part because they cater to higher income households. >> many in the tech industry look on value, have been doing very well this whole time. so they have cash to spend, and they're looking for luxury products. >> in fact, higher income households are expected to increase spending by 15% this year, providing the biggest bump according to the national retail federation. >> i think overall it should be a net-net growth over last year. >> reporter: they say they will probably spend more this year than last and do more shopping in person. >> like the delta has calmed down, so i feel like we can be out and can enjoy. i don't know. i just feel better. >> reporter: and as retailers know when shoppers feel better, they spend better. >> a live look at sfo now. american oil al airlines is experiencing minor flight cancellations today, but over the weekend, the airline canceled more than a thousand flights. eighteen flights were canceled in san francisco yesterday. the airline h

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