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#OccupySanFran Sparks Rise in Theft, Shoplifting

From the San Francisco Examiner:



Ferry Building merchants and managers are fed up with the mayhem that has come with the nearby Occupy SF encampment.

A spike in shoplifting, break-ins and reports of abandoned human waste — and a reported drop in foot traffic — has management fuming about the Justin Herman Plaza encampment. There even are reports of occupiers using the building’s restrooms as washrooms — with folks taking sponge baths from toilets.

And last Monday, eight men were allegedly escorted out of the building after they attempted to use the bathrooms wearing nothing but their boxer shorts.

Property manager Jane Connors has written two letters to The City, one sent Nov. 1 and the other sent Monday. In both, she highlighted merchant complaints and asked police to increase their presence at the building.

But that hasn’t happened.

Police say they have not changed the way they patrol the camp since early October. Officers are stationed there and others conduct routine patrols in the area, spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said Thursday.

The inaction doesn’t sit well with building management. “When we report incidents we are told The City does not want to deal with the Occupiers,” Connors wrote.

One letter said Occupy SF members were overheard boasting about how much they were stealing from farmers and shops. It added that shoplifting suspects were seen returning to the encampment after attempted heists.

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