CNN correspondent reporting on San Francisco street crime falls victim to car break-in

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A CNN correspondent in San Francisco sabotaged his rental car Friday to report on the city’s “rampant street crime” — even with hired security tasked with watching the vehicle.

“Robbed. Again,” Kyung Lah tweeted After the break-in with a picture of the car’s broken rear-view window.

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“We had security watching our rental car + crew car. Thieves did this feat within just 4 seconds. This is ridiculous,” she wrote.

Lah said he and producer Jason Kravrik were at City Hall in San Francisco when thieves stole two bags from a car.

The CNN crew traveled nearly 400 miles from Los Angeles to cover “voter discontent due to rampant street crime”.

“San Francisco is a beautiful city. This is our third day here and I really enjoyed my time here. But if you visit this city, know that even with the security personnel who rent your car, it Not enough,” said the reporter.

Reporter talking about break-in with picture of car’s broken rear-view window.

@KyungLahCNN: Twitter

The progressive city has faced rising crime, open drug dealing and robberies over the past few years, which led to the recall of soft-on-crime District Attorney Chessa Boudin last June.

Although overall crime is down slightly in the first three months of 2023 compared to the same time frame last year, robberies continue to rise – 525 robberies have been reported in San Francisco since January 1, data shows.

In December, more than half of the city’s residents Surveyors told the San Francisco Chronicle that they had been victims of theft or burglary, with illegal entry into automobiles accounting for most of the reports.

Lah said he and a producer were at City Hall in San Francisco when thieves stole two bags from a car.

@KyungLahCNN: Twitter

Lah lost his ID and passport in the robbery, which would have prevented him from going home under any other circumstances.

“BC so many people get their cars broken into & their bags stolen, @SouthwestAir was very attuned to the problem of my lack of ID & conveniently gave me my ticket after a brief security check,” she said .

Luckily for the pair, thieves dug up both of their bags later on Friday.

Kravrik’s bag was found by the restaurant’s owners after the thieves threw it during an attempt to break into a patron’s car. However, his computer was removed.