Beloved Bay Area bike shop robbed of $10K worth of items, forcing it to close

[@bellagirlgirl8827]

I don't think criminals cherish "community" as much as "cash" from stolen goods.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

So? No one does. Everyone chooses cash over community. Everyone.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

You act like the word capitalism doesn’t mean to capitalize.

[@heypistolero]

​@@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi Man, I feel bad for wherever you live. We have a sense of community in my town. You sound horribly jaded, but I hope you find somewhere that you like, and that likes you back someday

[@westonding8953]

@@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi this only happens to an extent. People do build community in a capitalistic society.

[@okigi-wo5zm]

What happens when there is nothing left to steal?

[@doggieboy773a]

In California, the government favors and empathizes the criminals while the regular hard-working folk get punished.

[@tl1533]

FN!

[@skidmoda]

Yeah, at the same time who voted for that government, sorry to say they voted for this soft on crime BS.

[@NerdyRed23]

Yap I hope that Gruesome gets voted out I don't ever want to hear about that guy again he ruined California by favoring stupid criminals to do all the bad stuff thinking its awesome, while the hard working people get punished very sad state its become

[@larkinkelly3754]

Fnewsome!

[@NerdyRed23]

@@tl1533 totally agree FN!!!!

[@geraldwarren4593]

Why even bother to have a business in the bay area...

[@Tony-m4b]

Or anywhere in California

[@rocketmanpm]

So true...even though one may live in the far reaches of the state, overarching law is set & mandated by Sacramento. Accordingly, any final adjudication of a crime is subject to the whims of Communist fellow travelers in California's legal system. @@Tony-m4b

[@RooseveltTruong]

Rich city has always shown up to East Bay Bike Party and has my full support. Great people.

[@lforrest14]

Small store, big box store, it does not matter and the fact that some are fine with stuff like this if it is a "big box store" shows part of the issue right there. In the area, nothing is safe, and the elected officials do not see a problem.

[@Truelib99Hobbes]

This crime problem is a failure that goes all the way to Sacramento.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

Lmao “goes all the way to sacramento”. You sound so intimidated. You sound scared AF of the government

[@airtioteclint]

Sacramento? It's nationwide and it's all by y the same people.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

@@airtioteclint crimes are obviously committed by every race. Maybe you have a personal issue with black people.

[@airtioteclint]

@@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi i feel a whole lot safer walking down the street in any other neighborhood but black. And so would you. You have a personal issue with the truth.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

@@airtioteclint you being a coward is about one thing: you being a coward.

[@s.terris9537]

This is so tragic. I'm not a patron, but if I were, I'd feel crushed. So sad that the thieves would target a community resource like this!

[@Eksoteric]

the culture of having no repercussions

[@Tony-m4b]

The Consequences of Voting Democratic

[@Eksoteric]

@@Tony-m4b lol aint wrong

[@SkankHunt42isback]

repeal the 13th amendment @@Tony-m4b

[@okigi-wo5zm]

People feel entitled. A shame this is happening to a small independent business.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

Not entitled: empowered. You act like people are going to just be sanitation workers without a fight. Hell no. Stop underestimating the human will to fight back

[@okigi-wo5zm]

@@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi you think it's easy getting a job in sanitation? Those are well paid coveted jobs.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

@@okigi-wo5zm ez AF. It’s being a garbage man.

[@MR-xc3sw]

This is wrong no matter the size of the business.

[@MR-xc3sw]

​@@LikeLikeLikeLikeLientitled that became criminals. Lock you up !

[@striker44]

Why some people can't stand something that is good in a community.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

They wanted money. It has nothing to do with anything else but that. You can try to make more of it than that but that’s just you trying to make people feel guilty because you don’t know what else to do. We don’t feel guilty. At all.

[@heypistolero]

This is Rich City Rides, they aren't some bourgeois bike shop, yhey help cater to the *lower* income people. These criminals are the lowest of the low. You know, I think middle east might have the right attitude towards thieves

[@cvn6555]

Because it is so much more moral and just to steal from those with more income than you. Theft is wrong whether you steal from a beggar or a millionaire. It is these sorts of attitudes that divide us and normalize crime.

[@heypistolero]

@@cvn6555 Stealing from children, the elderly, a church, etc *IS* much more immoral than stealing from Walmart. I am so against theft I think we should take a finger or a hand if you get caught, but stealing from the struggling is worse than retail theft, you will not convince me otherwise

[@cvn6555]

Theft is theft. There are no levels of morality. And the examples here are a small store vs a big box store. Both are equally as reprehensible. We cannot apply different levels of shame on criminal activity based on who gets victimized. That does nothing but divide us and pit us against each other. A world in which theft against the middle and lower classes is seen as bad but theft against the more successful is seen as good cannot continue for long. When the producers get targeted there ceases to be producers.

[@micd9256]

Ironic for Gioia to speak since he was all about reducing policing, reducing punishment for criminals and all about social justice. He’s been at the front of the death march. Nobody cared when this impacted the big guys like Target or Walgreens. But now it’s coming to small businesses. Even the bike shop owner seemed to think it’s no big deal when it’s the bigger stores. Well now that they are gone or everything is locked up, guess where the criminals will go now .

[@rocketmanpm]

Indeed! Gioia's hypocrisy shows-through. His is the Softspeak of the new Left politicos - neutered fem-men and neuroshorted wo-men. [Time to start a new meme.] Maybe there's something in the California water that downregulates human gonadotropin. Let's run with that....

[@cvn6555]

Wait until there are no stores to loot and they start widespread home invasions. That will be crazy.

[@rocketmanpm]

Precisely. This will happen in areas where the citizenry has been cowed into submission.@@cvn6555

[@Gryphon999]

Small and large business all destroyed by......you know who....😢

[@tl1533]

Who? You?

[@BikeRidez]

NOTE TO ABC7 NEWS: The shop was not robbed. It was burglarized. Although robbery and burglary may seem the same, they're actually different crimes. The most important thing to remember is that burglary involves entering a home or another building illegally, whether or not something is stolen, while robbery involves taking property from a person through threats or fear of harm.

[@Thebikewrench]

The go fund me page explains quite a different situation, seems like the “robbery” was an inside job, and the reason the shop is in trouble has more to do with bad business management.

[@roundingcorners]

yep a news artical shares the business was $185k in debt and they let their insurance lapse because they couldnt afford it. owners described there was no force entry and the alarm was deactivated preventing the police to be called.

[@bfranco1519]

Funny how this always happens in the “East bay” near a certain demographic's home base….

[@dudeonbike800]

Funny, I'm seeing robberies, car chases, murders and everything else EVERYWHERE in the Bay Area. (But not to racist little you.)

[@dudeonbike800]

@@Monkeymadness249 Making assumption is never a good idea.

[@nayibah4188]

This breaks my heart. I wish the owners and workers of this bike shop the best in life... if they ever open back up again I'll be sure to shop there.

[@lih-fk8by]

I see stories all the time where people start gofundme for crackheads and single moms who keep on producing with no clue how they're going to feed them, if his shop is so beloved how about the community show him some support with a gofundme

[@MoonDog991]

Man, CA is going down the s**tter.

[@skidmoda]

somebody already flushed it, this is it circling.

[@thuggoe]

bay area has an obscene level of property crime

[@Wyndu777]

Oh no. That was a great place to go to get bike parts.

[@mikeg3728]

oh no, stop voting for Democrats. P.S. If you didn't I apologize and sympathize, I am a conservative living in Los Angeles and feel your pain. If you do vote for Democrats, there is nothing anyone can do for you, you are hopeless.

[@bltvd]

The thieves thought that too!

[@TheTheo58]

A terrible shame for the community and the looses this local business who is very much involved with the community has taken. Organizing bike rides, other community events yes shows family values on display. Something we're not seen enough of.

[@willfredcalderon7637]

Start a go fund me ! Please don’t close!

[@rcnightlife9611]

Luckily they don't have downhill bikes that cost $7k to $12k each.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

Obviously absurd comment

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

You just wanted to say that soooo bad.

[@robappeldorn2162]

In Florida the motto "you loot, we shoot" In california, the motto is "you loot, no problem". I know it doesnt ryhyme but you get the idea.

[@MAGA1440-s2m]

Florida😂

[@elchampeon8772]

Hey bro, u ain't lying. But I feel so bad for the owner cause he does stuff for the kids in our community her in Richmond, CA. But man that shit sounds like a straight inside job fucking scumbags.

[@A.Dunn90]

At this point every business in town should just leave and let the city deal with the consequences its created

[@desolder75]

It's getting there. In-N-Out, Walmart, Target, Safeway etc are bailing on these soft-on-crime communities. Entire swaths of the Bay Area's retail zones are empty.

[@mikeg3728]

That is happening gradually and this is working as the politicians there intended. Next step: force in socialism.

[@oneanddonetzone3673]

But how did the business owners vote? Why have they allowed to George Soros money elect their district attorneys? Why in the hell would Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters be held as great leaders in California? Gavin Newsom? How can you stay in business one if you are profitable And hard-working they want to redistribute your wealth to those that do nothing except steal from your community. Makes no sense to me

[@MatthewMorgan25]

By your own people

[@samuelestigoy4219]

The Governor and Attorney General have to Blamed 😢😢😢

[@skidmoda]

no, the voters. They voted for this, they got what they wanted. I feel for the business owner here, and I hope he gets his gofund me money to keep afloat. However, the gofundme stuff is a band aid on the actual cause of this issue.

[@DaveCarlson01]

Californian's share some of the blame for rampant crime. They passed prop 47 8 years ago that reduced the penalty for property crime and punishment for property crime.

[@RichardJew-d9x]

thank you Newsome.... Not more Laws Needed......Career Politicians always want More Laws. Term Limits needed. Just enforce the laws on the books and not change Felonies to Misdemeanors that scot wieny wants new cars with some gadget that controls speed of cars.

[@MissLibertarian]

A news editor writing a headline should know he wasn’t robbed. It was a burglary. The headline stated a falsehood as fact. It was fine to quote the owner if quoted accurately, but don’t suck viewers in with over-dramatized headlines. This poor businessman had a bad enough blow without having suffered violence or threats of violence, and the public needs to learn that the penalties are completely different to the burglar than the robber. I hope they not only catch the burglar and get the stuff back, but offer to let the burglar(s) work off his restitution in lieu of the maximum sentence. We need to encourage restitution, responsibility, and non-violence…healing, maturing.

[@kixigvak]

It's very common for an editor to write the headline without reading the story. Not good journalism but happens all the time.

[@MissLibertarian]

@@kixigvak I couldn't even get away with that on my high school paper! I knew they printed the press release the time the word "Gaffe" appeared in headlines of news reports worldwide, print and spoken.

[@chrisqwerty]

All democrat voting areas seem to be having this problem

[@markbreaux2370]

Wonder if Gavin is going to shut down his winery in solidarity?

[@skidmoda]

why would he? CA will keeping voting him back in. He obviously thinks they are morons, he basically spat in their faces with the French Laundry and then sending his own kids to schools.

[@mikeg3728]

They have tax payer funded heavily armed security 24/7. "In case an important government official is there", it's "required", I'm sure he would say "I wish it wasn't needed but my constituents insist on my safety".

[@oneanddonetzone3673]

How did you vote last time?

[@durianriders]

Got to sleep at your business these days if you want it to be protected,

[@kyshac81]

Yes Black ppl get robbed too.

[@MrMountain707]

ok dude

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

Bizarre comment

[@ufo_vid9694]

Definitely defund the police and vote Democrat.

[@TimedOut...NoWayo]

There's your Richmond, folks.

[@BlueSky-Above]

Family values on display

[@Obeijin]

You need a father to be a family .

[@mwatercress]

A crime family.

[@Soapy73-k3t]

Kind of a cloaked racist vibe in this thread. Dumb as usual😂

[@bigjohn2811]

I was told this is just property theft, so it's not a real crime.

[@milpool001]

This can’t be true. Insurance covers everything. They come over, wave a magic wand, and your store is back to normal.

[@empirestate8791]

How low do you go to rob a black-owned neighborhood business that provided such a useful service to the community and employed so many people? These thugs have no sense of morals or ethics. They will steal from their own parents if they get the chance.

[@TomSmith-ls5rn]

And the swirl down the bowl continues for the bay area and California as a whole. Voting has consequences.

[@liyah7867]

thats awful

[@davinxi5926]

It’s a pattern. And the local county and state and federal agencies are allowing it or just don’t seem to have a clueeeee

[@jeffdavis5841]

This is a shame. Being a cyclist my entire life I know bike shops actually become more than a place to buy stuff, they are often a gathering place where you are known by your first name and you know the owner by the same. All that said its hard for me to understand that a 10 K theft could put them out of business? One bike now days could cost that now days, but according to this they took only which was in the display case and items on the wall. I have to think the owner has insurance and certainly a quick call to vendors could have products back in the store and ready to open in a week. My guess is they would / could set up some extended billing credit for when the insurance pays like 90 or 120 days. Now possibly the report isn't entirely correct and more was taken like tools and equipment from the shop or? Wish them and the community the best getting back on their feet.

[@chrisyonts9652]

A clash of cultures within a community.

[@jeanpequignot80]

In an upscale shop, 10,000 could be just one bike...😢

[@leonardm9448]

I don't see any damage...must have been an inside job.

[@jamesg90]

I wonder how the owner of this business voted on Prop 47.

[@ptakvm]

Keep on re-electing Newsom, you won't have to worry about protecting anything . . . . . . . . . . there won't be anything to protect.

[@rct8884]

That is not right , what is the local govm't doing to protect these small entrepreneurs?

[@mixedmeter]

Damn, this sucks. Need the GoFundMe link. Also, does insurance not cover the items?

[@mdw0ng]

Force them to stay open... like Safeway!

[@skidmoda]

..eh..no..unless you are an authoritarian which it seems you are.

[@Noname-iz9uo]

Nothing thrives in poisoned soil.

[@netposerx]

When you promote the policies to let criminals run free you won't come out unscathed.

[@aquicktake]

Forgot to put a "black owned" sign on the front. Gotta tell your brothers hands off.

[@dayzemae9015]

And now they get free medical care! The money could be going towards helping shops like this recover! I’m never voting for a Democrat again!

[@winger9229]

That’s crazy I literally could bike the bridge to Richmond any day and crazy to know they robbed my local store

[@mikem.2078]

Robbed by who?

[@vin374]

Richmond….explains it all

[@armageddonready4071]

Check your cameras and your shops next door as well. There was a “shopper” that came in looked around and likely bought NOTHING. Good luck closing that case

[@skidmoda]

why bother the police won't do anything because the DA likely won't charge the criminal. The voters go the DA in place with the soft on crime BS, they wanted this I guess.

[@catmi3068]

I guess the thieves go from city to city. It is not just certain cities. After the thieves cleaned one city they will go to another city to rob. CA law has to change. Put them in jail if not there will be no end to this!

[@vmobile890]

Did the bike shop have alarm system and cameras ?

[@bg710]

its your own community doin this!!! hold your own people accountable

[@skidmoda]

if you do that is considered MAGA and racist according to media.

[@ThaDarkLighter]

Stop voting for crazy ass people.

[@thorick590]

Some people at the Flea Market will be getting some deals.

[@cvn6555]

Yes. And there will be ZERO effort by the DA or the cops to investigate local flea markets, popups or local online sellers for these items. Those that loot drug stores sometimes go 2-3 blocks to illegal flea markets and sell their goods with the tags still on them. They know that nobody is going to come looking.

[@MrCyclist]

What happened to insurance?

[@PerfectoKiss]

When will the locals wake up and start holding the politicians accountable? Clean house from the Gov to Supervisors. This cannot continue to happen to hard working people.

[@facelesssman]

Locals voted for this garbage! They embraced the bigotry of BLM! Now, they must pay for their mistake!

[@smokingjoe9864]

What are you going to do, lock em up and throw away the key? Moses told people thou shall not steal 6,000 years ago. And for 6,000 years people have been stealing. California has oneof the highest incarceration rates in the world. 14.5 billion a year just to run the prison for 125,000 inmates. You ain't going to jail your way out of a 6,000 year old problem. Lay off the FOX NEWS.

[@DaveCarlson01]

Californian's have them selves to blame. They passed prop 47 8 years ago which reduced the punishment and seriousness of property crimes.

[@dudeonbike800]

AS long as you and others keep saying this, we know it will never change. America has pursued Reaganomic, private-enterprise economics for over 50 years. We've all seen the graphs of falling income for working class Americans. And now the graphs for middle class are looking pretty damn shabby. "You got the WRONG degree!" is the victim-blaming response to unemployed, smart, college graduates. Moving the goalposts is so convenient! Income and wealth concentration have consequences. When working doesn't pay the bills, what do you expect people to do? But trust me, I get it. You're one of those who "made it," so you'll NEVER part with YOUR lifestyle. "You earned it" after all! Here's what is needed: 1) The poor need... MONEY. 2) The homeless need... HOMES. Crazy thinking, I know. But since no one will accept this fact, expect the downward spiral to continue. We're so screwed.

[@GrandWizard69]

Should blame John. Its his district and he cant handle it

[@mnm2007]

Did the bikes have airtags !

[@theotheleo6830]

They set up a GoFundMe? Do they not have insurance?

[@johnf8877]

That was not a robbery, it was a burglary. But hey, why worry about getting the facts right Timmy.

[@mariofigueroa6902]

the thieves are the real victims! open your eyes people!

[@marcolopez5672]

Who tf steals bikes

[@nicks8026]

$10k worth of items so, like one bike.

[@josephnguyen3730]

Too much criminals

[@silvermica]

Depressing

[@ZidaneDaMan10]

Damn, hopefully insurance covers it

[@peatyxxjxxx1494]

Ohh no. I hate this. This guy puts on some great group rides

[@apwkastmaster2096]

Jenkins,Breed, and Gavin are truly ruining California

[@skidmoda]

how did they get into power...the voters ultimately did this to themselves.

[@kisnhug]

It's not worth it to stay in business. Other states when it comes to crime, they're not putting up with that at all.❤

[@avataraustin1]

Leave CALI!!!!!

[@robappeldorn2162]

Just relax and go have an In and Out burger, or not. Or go to Boudine in Fruitvale but wear a bullett proof vest. Or go to the Apple store on 4th street but watch out for the stolen car driving through the front door.

[@daviddupre5591]

Where are the lawsuits against çity leaders?😮

[@Knordsman]

It was a nice little store and it came in clutch when I was riding nearby and got a puncture I couldn’t repair. They had what I needed and let me use their stand to do the fox at no charge.

[@mikeg3728]

but did you vote Dem? If so, you caused this.

[@vongdong10]

No business insurance?

[@RacerX1971]

Horrible...

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

They dont have theft insurance?

[@nelsondecaires9516]

The city should pay for it

[@airtioteclint]

Hey black man. Tell your black people how everything is good because "it's all covered by insurance anyways".

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

Ok I will

[@MR-xc3sw]

Not likely. Theft insurance is expensive and if he has it and makes a claim his rates will go up. He likely can't afford theft insurance in the first place though.

[@airtioteclint]

@@MR-xc3sw I know. I'm just repeating their favorite excuse for stealing. At least it was one of their favorites. They're coming up with so many it's hard to keep up.

[@MR-xc3sw]

@@airtioteclint they won't run out of people to blame.

[@internetzone1178]

Thanks Joe Biden and democrats

[@user-yp9nz6bs9q]

A beloved bicycle store,.

[@johnandrews3568]

This is why people suck.

[@SkankHunt42isback]

thats what he gets for catering to yt's. its called reparations

[@Im2sassy]

At less it not the homeless doing the robbery

[@misspiscesdreamz]

💔 very sad

[@Snuffaluffagis]

Maybe, just maybe, Voting habits being changed would be a good start to rehabilatating the BayArea and California, or you could just keep on enabling this mess.

[@chowfun1976]

Wasn’t he insured?

[@Lifeisshortby]

Insured? He probably didn’t even have a business license,it’s San Francisco.

[@chowfun1976]

@@Lifeisshortby you can’t even hang drapes in California without a permit (sarcasm) which means you are damn sure he has a business license. The amount of regulation here is outrageous.

[@chowfun1976]

@@Lifeisshortby is also not San Francisco. He’s in Richmond which is a completely different city.

[@Lifeisshortby]

@@chowfun1976 what about all those food carts that are unlicensed? It’s seems like if you check all the boxes you get a pass on everything.

[@NoName-c4y7h]

That's like 1 Hardtail these days.😂

[@John-Brown]

You get what you vote for.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi]

I don’t vote

[@MR-xc3sw]

​@@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi felons can't vote in Cali?

[@desolder75]

You get what your *neighbors* vote for. So choose your neighbors wisely, or call them out if they're not voting for sane policies.

[@Lifeisshortby]

They love this stuff,otherwise why would they keep voting blue.

[@LordLoMR2]

So what’s London Breed and the reverent going to do? 😂