September 1 at 9:26 pm
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"More than 40 robberies occur every day in the Bay Area - and they are happening far more often than just a few years ago. While recent high-profile restaurant robberies have citizens calling for police to crack down on commercial holdups, the total number of robberies in the nine-county region was up nearly 40 percent in 2007 compared with 2004, according to the FBI's most recent figures. Some of the worst spots are busy hubs for commuters and shoppers, including the areas around the 12th Street BART station in downtown Oakland, and San Francisco shopping districts at Fifth and Market streets and the Metreon at Fourth and Mission streets..." - Mike Doeff
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I know this sucks. People are getting more daring in these desperate times. I'm near 19th street BART station anf there's been a number of hold ups at ATMs and purse snatchings in the surrounding blocks. - Larry Kless
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Just last week in Glen Park there was a robbery of a grocery store in Glen Park near several popular restaurants. The owner was stabbed and one of the employees was kidnapped. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/... - Mike Doeff
Follow-up article about the brutal Glen Park burglary... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/... - Mike Doeff