Safeway grocery stores in the San Francisco Bay Area are taking drastic measures to stop the rampant shoplifting at their stores.

The store in Vallejo has now joined other local grocery stores in installing metal emergency gates to combat the rising thefts.

KPIX reporter Betty Yu has been documenting security measures at grocery stores on Twitter.

“A Safeway in Vallejo has added gates and closed a second entrance. Other locations have also done this to deter shoplifters,” Yu wrote.

A Safeway in Vallejo has added gates and closed a second entrance. Other locations have also done this to deter shoplifters @KPIXtv pic.twitter.com/v86GmNNKOJ

— Betty Yu (@bett_yu) June 19, 2023

“This automatic gate closes after each person enters the store. Barricades also make it harder for shoplifters to make a run for it. Safeway also closed off an exit and blocked it with water bottles,” Yu tweeted last year about a Safeway in Castro.

CASTRO SAFEWAY ADDS SECURITY GATES, BARRIERS

This automatic gate closes after each person enters the store. Barricades also make it harder for shoplifters to make a run for it. Safeway also closed off an exit and blocked it with water bottles @KPIXtv pic.twitter.com/Zn4ShXWMDm

— Betty Yu (@bett_yu) December 7, 2021

“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 in a statement provided to Fox Business.

The report noted that “The Bay Area, which has seen property crime rise 10.4% since last year, has also been afflicted with a spike in smash-and-grab robberies, where shoplifters armed with bats and other weapons make off with thousands in merchandise from high-end stores.”

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Two people are dead and 15 others injured after a shooting at a street party in Saginaw, Michigan just after midnight early Saturday morning.

According to reports, 12 people were shot and 3 people were hit by cars after a fight erupted at a social media-promoted party at the intersection of 4th and Johnson.

No suspects are in custody.

Partygoers were seen twerking and dancing before the gunfire erupted.

WATCH (content warning):

Damn dawg. I was really rooting for Saginaw on this one. That shit crazy pic.twitter.com/gSKG3wqrdR

— M.DOT XXVII (@RicoRuffino) June 24, 2023

WNEM reported:

Multiple agencies are investigating a crime scene in Saginaw after several people were injured.

The investigation started early morning Saturday, June 24, at the intersection of 4th and Johnson. Saginaw Police and Michigan State Police arrived on the scene around midnight.

According to MSP, after shots were fired among the 300-plus partygoers, several were shot or struck by cars.

MSP said 15 people were injured between being shot or struck by a car, three people were struck by a car and 12 were struck by gunfire.

MSP reported two deaths at the scene one a 19-year-old male and a 51-year-old female.

Police also reported that there were multiple shooters and five different calibers of bullets recovered at the scene.

MSP said no one is in custody at this time.

More on this from WNEM:

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