Three shoplifters were seen grabbing as much as they could carry as they stole items off the shelves, including from behind the counter, at a San Francisco Walgreens Pharmacy.
The brazen act was all caught on camera as the clerk could do nothing but watch as the trio simply snatched whatever they could, as quickly as possible, with nobody around to stop them.
The shop attendant could be heard on the radio calling out 'code 99 in aisle one', shorthand for a robbery in progress.
A trio of thieves in San Francisco could be seen filling their bags before emptying the shelves at a Walgreens pharmacy taking whatever they wanted
One pair of women even went behind the counter to steal nicotine patches
After the women finished behind the counter, they ventured into the rest of the store to steal
In footage posted to Reddit, it could be seen how two of the perpetrators were women while the third suspect was a man.
One of the participants could be seen in the restricted area behind the cash register as she grabbed what appeared to be nicotine patches and Nicorette gum from the shelves.
The other pair were seen filling bags that were worn over their shoulders before racing out of the store.
The trio's actions were all caught on cellphone camera as fellow shoppers looked on
The threesome walked out of the store unhindered and left to make their getaway
Shoppers could do nothing but stand around in disbelief as the team simply filled their bags before making a clean getaway.
On the way out of the door, the shop associate called out 'Get a job!'
'F**k you you piece of s**t!' came the response as the male robber run out the door.
It is the latest in a string of shocking shoplifting outrages to hit the famously liberal Bay Area.
Last month a man was seen stuffing everything from gift cards to batteries into his suitcase
Last month a man was seeing cruising the ailes of a CVS Pharmacy also in San Francisco stuffing items into a rollaboard suitcase.
The frustration was felt by viewers of the video online.
'Some people will do what they can get away with. Does raise the question: how much theft can a store absorb and still stay open?' asked one user.
'The only occasion these people will be willing to wear their masks,' added another
'I wasn’t even physically there and I feel very awkward,' wrote one Redditor.
'In SF there's zero risk of going to jail or even being put on probation. The DA can not prosecute any thefts under $950, and even if it goes above that the DA in SF doesn't care,' explained one viewer.
A bottle of soda was the final item to catch the man's eye. Stealing is thirsty work!
Crime in San Francisco has been climbing steadily, with larceny theft only slightly lower than homicides
The scene is similar to those seen across the country from New York to Los Angeles and beyond, with thieves undeterred as they take whatever they like from the shelves.
But San Francisco and its Bay Area neighbors have been hit hard by a wave of property crimes and smash-and-grab robberies since the start of the pandemic.
Lax bail reform laws in often-liberal cities mean there is virtually no penalty for the thieves who carry out the crimes.
Without any threat of a jail sentence, the crooks are
