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The Heiress Who Runs the Sweetheart of California In-N-Out Burger Chain He cited crime in Oakland as the reason for closing a profitable location in the city.
The company closed the location in January due to crime issues affecting customers and employees, the company said at the time.
“I mean, there was a lot,” Linsey Snyder told PragerU Video Network on Monday, SFGate reports. “There was actually — shots fired in the store, stabbings, a lot of stuff happened.”
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The company says this In-N-Out location at 8300 Oakport St., Oakland, CA 94621 will close in March due to crime. (Google Maps/Google Maps)
“For the safety of our colleagues, we felt like this was not right,” he said.
At the time of the closing, In-N-Out Chief Operating Officer Denny Warnick told SFGate that work was underway in the area surrounding the location. crime issues,
“Despite taking repeated steps to create safe conditions, our customers and associates routinely become victims of car break-ins, property damage, theft and armed robberies,” he said.
Snyder also said that the police response time was “concerning”.
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The In-N-Out burger chain cited the crime crisis for closing its Oakland location earlier this year. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Oakland is struggling with an increase in crime. In July, Governor Gavin Newsom Announced the deployment of 120 California Highway Patrol officers to the city to address the problem and assist local authorities.
“As crime rates decline across California – including in the San Francisco Bay Area – the opposite trend is being seen in Oakland,” Newsom said at the time. “What is happening in this beautiful city and the surrounding region is alarming and unacceptable. I am sending the California Highway Patrol to assist local efforts to restore the sense of safety that the hardworking people of Oakland and the East Bay demand.” We do and we deserve it.”
In those days, crime in oakland The growth has been at a disproportionate level compared to other urban centers in California, officials said. They saw violent crime, robbery and vehicle theft increasing by 21%, 38% and 45% respectively in 2023.
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Denny’s Restaurant The chain also closed its only location in Oakland in January due to high crime.
“The safety and well-being of Denny’s team members and valued guests is our top priority,” the company said at the time. “With those factors in mind, the decision has been made to close this location.”
